Focam AG

Overview

FOCAM combines multi-family-office expertise with professional asset management. The firm reports more than 2 billion euros in assets under management and a core team of more than 25 specialists.¹

History

FOCAM says it was founded in 1999 by prominent entrepreneurs as a bank-independent wealth advisory and asset management business. It reports that the organization developed from a classic family office into a modern asset manager serving families and institutional investors.²

Leadership

Christian Freiherr von Bechtolsheim is a founding shareholder and spokesperson of the executive board, a role the firm says he has held since 2000. Thomas Bayreuther has served on the executive board since October 2024. Stefan Krause has served on the executive board since March 2025 and is identified as spokesperson of the executive board. Alexander Halmburger has led the Family Office business unit since January 2026.³

Services

FOCAM’s stated capabilities include strategic portfolio management, selected funds and direct investments, proprietary research, and tailored risk and liquidity models. Its Family Office division coordinates investments and divestments, private and business-related transactions, external advisers, and long-term wealth structures.⁴

What the firm offers

• Investment management
• Private and alternative investments

Client focus

FOCAM identifies entrepreneurs, founder families, senior executives, investors, wealthy private clients, young entrepreneurs, and foundations among its client groups.⁵

Approach

The firm states that its family-office work is based on a values-driven partnership designed to support clients across generations.⁶

Regulation

FOCAM states that it is authorised for financial portfolio management, investment brokerage, and contract brokerage and is supervised by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin. BaFin’s official company database is the regulator’s public source for firms authorised to provide banking or financial services in Germany.⁷

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Sources

1. FOCAM AG, About us
2. Family Office FOCAM, Family Office
3. FOCAM AG, History
4. FOCAM AG
5. Christian von Bechtolsheim
6. Thomas Bayreuther
7. Stefan Krause
8. Alexander Halmburger
9. Family Office Solutions
10. FOCAM AG, Legal notice
11. BaFin company database

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