- Fremont Group
Fremont Group is a private investment group based in
San Francisco, California , USA. It was formerly known as Bechtel Investments, reflecting its ownership by theBechtel family.The firm is comprised of three business areas:
* [http://www.fprpartners.com/ FPR Partners] - a
hedge fund
* [http://www.fremontrealtycapital.com/ Fremont Realty Capital] - areal estate investment firm
* [http://www.fremontventures.com/ Fremont Ventures] - aventure capital investment firmOther Organizations
In 2007, [http://www.caleracapital.com Calera Capital] , a San Francisco based
private equity firm that spun out of the Fremont Group (its firstinstitutional investor ), changed its name from Fremont Partners as part of a rebranding effort in advance of raising its fourthprivate equity fund . [ [http://www.caleracapital.com/pdf/20070222.pdf www.caleracapital.com/pdf/20070222.pdf] (Reprint from TheDeal.com, February 2007)]The Fremont Group also makes a note of distinguishing itself from [http://www.fremontgeneral.com/ Fremont General Corp] , a
financial services company and [http://www.1800fremont.com/ Fremont Investment & Loan] , aretail bank .Controversy
On May 5, 2003, "
The New Yorker " ran an [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/05/05/030505ta_talk_mayer?printable=true article] revealing that thebin Laden family has invested $10 million in The Fremont Group. [ [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/05/05/030505ta_talk_mayer?printable=true The Contractors] (by Jane Mayer. The New Yorker, May 5, 2003)] [ [http://money.cnn.com/2003/05/05/news/companies/war_bechtel/ The Bechtel-bin Laden connection] (CNNMoney.com)]The investments represent a small fraction of the assets managed by Fremont, which has counted former Secretary of State
George P. Shultz as a director. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E6D61F31F93BA15753C1A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 Bin Laden Family, With Deep Western Ties, Strives to Re-establish a Name] (New York Times, 2001)]References
* [http://www.fremontgroup.com Fremont Group] (official website)
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