Hoffmann Family of Companies

Hoffmann Family of Companies is a Florida-based family-run private equity firm headquartered in Naples, Florida[1] that owns various companies. The company was established in 2015 and is led by billionaire David Hoffmann.[2]

It bought the Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Lee County, Florida in 2022 and is redeveloping it.[3][4][5]

David Hoffmann stated an aim to establish the second-largest group of newspapers in the U.S.[6] The firm owns 19 publications,[7] including a stake in Lee Enterprises,[8][9] publications in California through its Hoffmann Media Group subsidiary, the Town Crier on Mackinac Island, Florida Weekly, and the Napa Valley Register in California, as well as a large stake in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.[2]

In December 2025 it was announced that the family is buying the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL hockey team.[10]

According to its website it owns 120 brands and employs 16,000 people across 30 countries. Holdings include wineries, golf courses, sports businesses, wood products companies, transportation businesses and newspapers.[11]

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References

  1. ^ Layden, Laura. "What does the Hoffmann family of Naples own near and far? Here's a look as they expand". Naples Daily News.
  2. ^ a b "Hoffmann promises more Missouri newspaper purchases, but locals are leery | St. Louis Magazine". May 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hoffmann Family to develop Estero golf course on site it bought for $14.5M". Business Observer. August 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "The Old Corkscrew Golf Club will be Redeveloped".
  5. ^ "Hoffmanns select Kyle Phillips to design new Estero golf club".
  6. ^ "Billionaires Buying Bulletins and other Newspaper Consolidation". November 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Naples' Hoffmann takes step to buy national newspaper chain". 24 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Meet the Florida Billionaire Who Wants to be a Newspaper Baron". The New York Times. 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Florida investor aims to be America's largest newspaper publisher". 18 April 2025.
  10. ^ https://www.sportspro.com/news/finance-investment/pittsburgh-penguins-sale-hoffmann-family-fsg-nhl-ownership-december-2025/
  11. ^ Berkowitz, Rachel (May 27, 2025). "Hoffmann Family of Companies Featured in WSJ Pro: PE".
  12. ^ "Hoffmann Family buys St. Louis-area newspaper". ksdk.com. June 9, 2025.
  13. ^ "He bought Oberweis Dairy, Mackinac Island ferries and now an $85 million Florida mansion". Crain's Chicago Business. May 9, 2025.
  14. ^ "Elmer Chocolate partners with Florida company, promises more jobs and same sweet traditions". WBRZ.
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