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DFO Management

American private investment firm

DFO Management, LLC (formerly MSD Capital) is an American family office that manages the capital of Michael Dell and his family. Established in 1998, it is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Santa Monica, California and West Palm Beach, Florida.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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DFO Management, LLC (formerly MSD Capital) is an American family office that manages the capital of Michael Dell and his family. Established in 1998, it is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Santa Monica, California and West Palm Beach, Florida.2

Corporate structure

DFO Management sits at the top of its group. 188 entities, 72 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • DFO Management
    • OTA Broadcasting Subsidiary · Fairfax
    • Dell Technologies Stake · 3.92% · Menlo Park, California, United States
      • Alienware Subsidiary · Miami
        • AlienVibes Subsidiary
      • Dell Boomi Subsidiary · Chesterbrook
      • Dell EMC Subsidiary · Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States
        • EMC (Ireland) Subsidiary · Ireland
        • EMC TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
        • VMW Holdco LLC Subsidiary · Round Rock, Texas, United States
      • Pivotal Software Subsidiary · San Francisco
      • Secureworks Inc. Subsidiary · Atlanta
      • Branch of Dell Free Zone Company LLC Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia
      • Branch office of foreign company Dell Emerging Markets (EMEA) Limited United Kingdom – Branch Office Skopje Subsidiary · North Macedonia
      • Dataloop Information Technology Consultancy - Sole Proprietorship L.L.C. Subsidiary · United Arab Emirates
      • Dataloop Ltd. Subsidiary · Israel
      • Dell (Chengdu) Company Limited Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Beijing Branch 戴尔（中国）有限公司北京分公司 Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Beijing Information Technology Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Dalian Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Guangzhou Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Hangzhou Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Jinan Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Nanjing Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Shanghai Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Shenyang Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Shenzhen Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Wuhan Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (China) Company Limited - Xian Branch Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (Xiamen) Company Limited Subsidiary · China
      • Dell (Xiamen) Company Limited - Dalian Branch Subsidiary · China
      • and 149 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What DFO Management reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Michael Dell in 1998.1

Leadership

Who has led DFO Management, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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