Dell Family Office
In short: Dell Family Office, legally DFO Management, LLC, is the private investment firm of Michael Dell and his family, based in New York. It began in 1998 as MSD Capital. It matters to the dating industry indirectly: it is a named investor in TikTok's US joint venture, a major marketing channel for dating brands.
Key facts
| Type | Investor |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Status | Active |
| Website | dellfamilyoffice.com |
| LinkedIn profile | |
| Legal name and relationship to Michael Dell | DFO Management, LLC is the private investment firm for Michael Dell and his family [DFO Management, LLC (LinkedIn)] |
| Founded | 1998, as MSD Capital, L.P.; restructured as DFO at the end of 2022 [DFO Management - Michael Dell, 1998] |
| Headquarters | New York, United States [DFO Management (Wikipedia)] |
| Official website | www.dellfamilyoffice.com [DFO Management - Michael Dell] |
| TikTok US joint venture investor | Named by TikTok as one of the investors in TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, described as the investment firm of Michael Dell; ByteDance retains 19.9% [Announcement from the new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, 22 January 2026] |
| Structure | Single-family office that does not accept external limited partners; separate from BDT & MSD Partners [Michael Dell's Family Office, 2026] |
| Baldwin Group take-private | Agreed with Sequence Holdings to take The Baldwin Group private in a deal valued at about $7.7 billion [Michael Dell's Family Office, 14 September 2026] |
About Dell Family Office
Dell Family Office is the common name for DFO Management, LLC, the private investment firm that manages the capital of Michael Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive of Dell Technologies, and his family. It is a single-family office, so it does not take outside investors. The firm was set up in 1998 as MSD Capital, L.P. and was restructured as DFO at the end of 2022. It is headquartered in New York and is separate from BDT & MSD Partners, which grew out of the former MSD Partners adviser business.
DFO describes its work as a broad range of investment activities across many asset classes. Recent reporting says it agreed, together with Sequence Holdings, to take The Baldwin Group private in a deal valued at about $7.7 billion, announced in September 2026.
The firm is not a dating company and no dating holdings were found in the sources reviewed. Its link to the sector is through TikTok. In January 2026 TikTok named Dell Family Office as one of the investors in TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, the majority American-owned entity that now runs TikTok's US operations. Dating Industry Insights covered the deal because dating brands rely heavily on TikTok for marketing. The size of the Dell Family Office stake has not been published.
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Questions about Dell Family Office
What is Dell Family Office?
It is DFO Management, LLC, the private investment firm of Michael Dell and his family. It started in 1998 as MSD Capital and was restructured as DFO at the end of 2022.
Where is Dell Family Office based?
It is headquartered in New York, according to its LinkedIn page and Wikipedia.
How is Dell Family Office linked to the dating industry?
It is a named investor in TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which runs TikTok's US operations. Dating brands use TikTok heavily for marketing. No direct dating investments were found.
Is Dell Family Office the same as BDT & MSD Partners?
No. BDT & MSD Partners is a separate firm. DFO is the single-family office and does not take outside investors.
What does Dell Family Office do?
Dell Family Office, legally DFO Management, LLC, is the private investment firm of Michael Dell and his family, based in New York. It began in 1998 as MSD Capital. It matters to the dating industry indirectly: it is a named investor in TikTok's US joint venture, a major marketing channel for dating brands.
When was Dell Family Office founded?
Dell Family Office was founded in 1998.
Also known as: DFO, DFO Management, DFO Management, LLC, MSD Capital.