Editing Rothschild family (section)

===The Rothschild Group===
{{Main|Rothschild Group}}
Since 2003, a group of Rothschild banks have been controlled by Rothschild Continuation Holdings, a Swiss-registered holding company (under the chairmanship of [[David René de Rothschild|Baron David René de Rothschild]]). Rothschild Continuation Holdings is in turn controlled by Concordia BV, a Dutch-registered master holding company. Concordia BV is managed by [[Paris Orléans]] S.A., a French-registered holding company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paris-orleans.com/en-gb/activites/activites-bancaires.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325224731/http://www.paris-orleans.com/en-gb/activites/activites-bancaires.html|archive-date=25 March 2012<!--Yes, link apparently spelled that way--> |title=Banking activities organisation chart of Rothschild |publisher=Paris-orleans.com}}</ref> Paris Orléans S.A. is ultimately controlled by Rothschild Concordia SAS, a Rothschild's family holding company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paris-orleans.com/upload/2007_2008/031208_PO_UK_RA07_08_MEL.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325224642/http://www.paris-orleans.com/upload/2007_2008/031208_PO_UK_RA07_08_MEL.pdf |archive-date=25 March 2012 |title=Paris Orléans Annual report 2007/2008 |publisher=Paris-orleans.com |access-date=31 July 2008}}</ref> [[Rothschild & Cie Banque]] controls Rothschild banking businesses in France and continental Europe, while Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG controls a number of Rothschild banks elsewhere, including [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] in London. Twenty per cent of Rothschild Continuation Holdings AG was sold in 2005 to Jardine Strategic, which is a subsidiary of [[Jardine Matheson Holdings|Jardine, Matheson & Co.]] of Hong Kong. In November 2008, [[Rabobank]] Group, the leading investment and private bank in the Netherlands, acquired 7.5% of Rothschild Continuation Holdings AG, and Rabobank and Rothschild entered into a co-operation agreement in the fields of [[mergers and acquisitions]] (M&A) advisory and equity capital markets advisory in the food and [[agribusiness]] sectors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rabobank.com/content/news/news_archive/020-RothschildandRabobankestablishglobalfoodandagricooperation.jsp|title=Rothschild and Rabobank establish global food and agri co operation|publisher=Rabobank|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205065020/http://www.rabobank.com/content/news/news_archive/020-RothschildandRabobankestablishglobalfoodandagricooperation.jsp|archive-date=5 February 2009}}</ref> It was believed that the move was intended to help Rothschild Continuation Holdings AG gain access to a wider capital pool, enlarging its presence in East Asian markets.<ref name="rabo2">{{cite web |url=http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/11/20/18451/rothschild-sells-75-stake-to-rabobank/ |title=Rothschild sells 7.5% stake to Rabobank |access-date=20 November 2008 |website=Financial Times |year=2008 |archive-date=5 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205062600/http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/11/20/18451/rothschild-sells-75-stake-to-rabobank/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Paris Orléans]] S.A. is a financial holding company listed on [[Euronext]] Paris and controlled by the French and English branches of the Rothschild family. Paris Orléans is the flagship of the Rothschild banking group and controls the Rothschild Group's banking activities including [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] and [[Rothschild & Cie Banque]]. It has over 2,000 employees. Directors of the company include [[Eric de Rothschild]], [[Robert de Rothschild]] and Count Philippe de Nicolay.<ref name="reuters.com">[https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=PROR.PA&viewId=bio People: Paris Orleans S.A. (PROR.PA)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925010249/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=PROR.PA&viewId=bio |date=25 September 2015 }} Reuters.</ref>

[[N M Rothschild & Sons]], an English investment bank, does most of its business as an advisor for mergers and acquisitions. In 2004, the investment bank withdrew from the gold market, a commodity the Rothschild bankers had traded in for two centuries.<ref name="independent.co.uk" /> In 2006, it ranked second in UK M&A with deals totalling $104.9&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rothschild.com/investmentbanking/ibleague.asp?id=ib-regional-manda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020823111103/http://www2.rothschild.com/investmentbanking/ibleague.asp?id=ib-regional-manda |archive-date=23 August 2002 |title=League tables |publisher=Rothschild.com |access-date=8 July 2010 }}</ref> In 2006, the bank recorded a pre-tax annual profit of £83.2&nbsp;million with assets of £5.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>Annual Report of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited for the year ended 31 March 2006.</ref>
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—A traditional family [[Maxim (philosophy)|maxim]].<ref>''The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798–1848'', Volume 1, Niall Ferguson, 1999, p. 3.</ref>
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