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Rabin Worldwide
Rabin Worldwide is a single family office based in Mill Valley, founded 1950; the Altss profile covers its classification, headquarters, registration, AUM...
Rabin Worldwide
Rabin Worldwide, a multi-generational, family-owned industrial asset recovery firm specializing in complex transactions with multiple assets.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
1950
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Mill Valley
Corporate office
Mill Valley, Enfield, Grand Rapids, United States
Additional offices
San Francisco, CA · Enfield, CT · Grand Rapids, MI
Principals
Richard Rabin
President
Michael Rabin
CEO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Rabin Worldwide source its acquisition opportunities?
Rabin sources deals through long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners. The firm's reputation for all-cash, certainty-of-close bids on complete manufacturing facilities — not just equipment — generates proprietary deal flow directly from corporate sellers, rather than through competitive broker-led auctions.
Does Rabin participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Rabin operates as a principal, not a fund manager. It deploys family capital to purchase entire industrial facilities, inventory, and real estate outright in single transactions. It does not raise third-party funds or commit to external investment vehicles.
What investment stages does Rabin Worldwide typically target?
Rabin targets distressed and surplus industrial assets at the end of their corporate lifecycle — plant closures, bankruptcies, or strategic divestitures. It acquires turnkey facilities that can be operated, relocated, or liquidated in pieces across global secondary markets.
Which sectors does Rabin explicitly avoid?
The firm specializes in tangible industrial assets — food processing, packaging, automotive, and general manufacturing. It does not acquire financial assets, intangible IP, or operating businesses outside its core industrial machinery and real estate expertise. Service-sector assets and pure technology IP fall outside its mandate.
What is Rabin's relationship with the Rabin Management Company?
Rabin Management Company (RMC) is an affiliated family-held real estate investment and management arm headed by the same principals. After Rabin Worldwide acquires a facility, RMC operates and redevelops retained industrial and commercial real estate. RMC currently manages over 1 million square feet of office, multi-family, and retail properties, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Who runs investment decisions at Rabin?
Investment decisions rest with the second-generation leadership: Richard Rabin (President) and Michael Rabin (CEO). The firm maintains a flat decision-making structure typical of single-family offices, allowing rapid execution of all-cash offers on complete industrial facilities.
Where does Rabin's underlying capital come from?
Rabin is a multi-generational family office funded by the Rabin family's own liquidity, built since the early 1950s from industrial auction and liquidation earnings. The firm does not disclose its total net worth or provide outside investors access to its balance sheet.
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