T
he French Perrodo family, behind Europe's largest independent oil company Perenco, is diversifying its investments into high-end real estate, luxury goods, and other sectors. The billionaire clan, founded by late patriarch Hubert Perrodo, has made bets on assets such as a $21 million office and apartment block in New York's SoHo, packaged Italian food, and upscale property in Spain. Regulatory filings and website updates reveal the family's investments through their London-based family office BNF Capital, private equity firm Perwyn Advisors, and property developer Kronos.

    Chairman Francois Perrodo, 47, is leading the diversification efforts alongside his mother Ka Yee Wong Perrodo, 73, and siblings Nathalie Samani, 42, and Bertrand Perrodo, 40. The family's net worth exceeds $8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. BNF Capital has invested in BC Brands, a fashion label combining Bandier and Carbon38, and real estate projects such as a £37-million office development in Bristol, southwest England.

    The second-generation Perrodos have used proceeds from their oil business to branch out into sectors like battery metals, uranium, vineyards, and now high-end real estate. BNF's investment partners include Morgan Capital, Felix Capital, City Relay, Bloom8, and Kronos Investment Group, which focuses on property in Spain and Portugal.