Portrait of Georg von Opel

Rank #1227

Georg von Opel

Net worth $3.5B

Real estate, investments · Switzerland

Born
May 04, 1966
Age
60
Source
Real estate, investments
Residence
London
Citizenship
Switzerland
Marital status
Married
Children
5
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Economics, University of Rhode Island

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Georg von Opel's Hansa has a portfolio of diverse holdings in real estate, alternative investments and private equity.
  • In 2025, Hansa bought the remaining shares of investment company Athris, and delisted the company from the Bern Stock Exchange, where it had traded since 2018.
  • Von Opel, an heir to the Opel automotive fortune, owns Biotech4, an energy business that operates five plants with capacity for 53 megawatts of renewable power.
  • In 2018, he founded the private company Westerberg Limited, which buys young race horses.
  • His private real estate includes properties in England, Spain, France and Switzerland.
  • Georg is the great-grandson of Adam Opel, the pioneering namesake of the German car company.
  • The Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation funds care and education of underprivileged children and teens in developing countries.