Ferring Pharmaceuticals (100% owned by Dr. Frederik Paulsen and family)

Overview

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, founded 1950, makes drugs for infertility, obstetrics, urology, gastroenterology, and endocrinology, with estimated sales of $2.2bn. 100% owned by Frederik Paulsen Jr. (son of the founder), who took over in 1983 when annual revenue was $15M -- notably NOT structured as a multi-stakeholder 'family business' by design, as Paulsen has argued family-owned firms falter across generations with diverging priorities. Paulsen separately holds a majority stake in Swiss biotech PolyPeptide (vaccine ingredients) plus real estate and viticulture interests.

Key Facts

Type

Family-Owned Private Company