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<p><big> History </big></p>
<p>In 1911, <a href="page.php?w=Henry_Phipps_Jr.">Henry Phipps Jr.</a>, a co-founder of <a href="page.php?w=Carnegie_Steel_Company">Carnegie Steel</a>, formed <a href="page.php?w=Bessemer_Trust">Bessemer Trust</a> in New York to manage his family's assets. In 1911, he spun out Bessemer Securities as a separate entity which had $20 million <a href="page.php?w=assets_under_management">assets under management</a> which invested in venture capital deals, publicly traded securities and real estate.</p>

<p>In 1974, Bessemer Trust</p><p>
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