Who Owns Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a Canadian-based luxury hotel and resort management company operating high-end properties and residences worldwide.
Cascade Asset Management Company
Cascade Asset Management Company is a private investment and asset management firm that manages the assets of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation Trust using a long-term, fundamentals-based approach across global asset classes.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a Canadian-based luxury hotel and resort management company operating high-end properties and residences worldwide.
Cascade Asset Management Company
Cascade Asset Management Company is a private investment and asset management firm that manages the assets of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation Trust using a long-term, fundamentals-based approach across global asset classes.
Major Shareholders
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (affiliate of Bill Gates) Majority shareholder of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts after increasing its stake from 47.5% to 71.25% by acquiring half of Kingdom Holding Company’s former 47.5% interest in a US$2.21 billion transaction that closed in January 2022; this structure is still described as current in later references through at least 2025. | Institutional | 71.3% | Jan 2022 |
Kingdom Holding Company (affiliate of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal) Saudi-based publicly listed investment company that retained a 23.75% stake in Four Seasons after selling half of its previous 47.5% holding to Cascade Investment in the 2021–2022 recapitalization; Kingdom Holding continues to be described as a significant minority owner. | Corporate | 23.8% | Jan 2022 |
Isadore Sharp / Triples Holdings Limited Founder and long-time chairman Isadore Sharp holds an approximate 5% stake in Four Seasons through his private company Triples Holdings Limited, a position he retained following the 2021 agreement that gave Cascade Investment a controlling interest; he remains closely associated with the brand’s culture and governance. | Founder | 5.0% | Jan 2022 |
Cascade Asset Management Company
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Bill Gates (William H. Gates III) Ultimate beneficial owner and controller. Cascade Investment, L.L.C., the Gates family holding company, is widely reported to be controlled by Bill Gates, with Michael Larson as investment manager. Cascade Asset Management Company is the renamed Bill & Melinda Gates Investments (BMGI), the Gates family office, and now oversees Cascade Investment and the Gates Foundation Trust, managing assets for Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation Trust; the foundation and the Trust are clients and explicitly do not control Cascade. Public descriptions consistently characterize the firm as Bill Gates’s family office or an asset management firm owned by him. The company is privately held and does not disclose detailed equity ownership, so exact share and voting percentages and any minority interests (if any) are not publicly known. | Individual | — | — |
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