Rothschilds

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1. A family of European financiers and bankers active since the eighteenth century. The Rothschilds had spectacular success in governmental finance in the nineteenth century, supporting, for example, the British against the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The family is spread through several nations to this day.

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Rothschilds

The lenders told the BBC that CKI had its chance to make a good offer for Thames during a bidding process run by the investment bank Rothschilds but failed to present a competitive bid.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

The Rothschilds added more shares when Pearson divested in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

At one point, the Rothschilds were widely considered to have amassed the largest private fortune on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2024

“Strictly in terms of their combined capital, the Rothschilds were in a league of their own,” wrote historian Niall Ferguson in his book “The House of Rothschild.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022

There are Barings and Rothschilds; they are not members of the Clearing House.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur