Braeburn Capital
Braeburn Capital is an asset management company based in Reno, Nevada and a subsidiary of Apple Inc. Its offices are located at 6900 S. McCarran Boulevard in Reno.[1]
History
Apple created the company on April 6, 2006 to better manage its assets and to avoid certain California state taxes[2] and taxes from other US States totaling in millions of dollars.[3]
Year | Value (billion USD) |
---|---|
2005 | 8.3 |
2006 | 10.1 |
2007 | 18.45 |
2008 | 24.49 |
2009 | 33.992 |
2011 | 25.95 |
2012 | 29.1 |
2015 | 205 |
2016 | 220 |
At the end of 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, Apple's cash and short-term investments were valued at US$8.3 billion,[4] US$10.1 billion,[4] US$18.45 billion,[5] and US$24.490 billion,[6] respectively. As of September 26, 2009, its cash holdings were reported to be US$33.992 billion, increasing to $97 billion at the end of 2011.[7] In October 2012, CNET reported that Braeburn had US$117.2 billion under management, making it "the world's biggest hedge fund." [8]
In 2012, Wall Street analysts calculated that Apple could earn up to $45.6 billion in its current fiscal year 2012, a record for any American business. By national and international diversions of revenues and many other legal methods, Apple stands to save billions of dollars in taxes.[3]
Name
The name Braeburn refers to a particular cultivar of apple. This is a play on the name of the parent company Apple Inc.[9]
References
- ↑ "Relax: Apple's Reno asset-management office is still here". Reno Rebirth. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Apple Takes Its Bankroll To Reno". BusinessWeek. April 5, 2005.
- 1 2 Duhigg, Charles; Kocieniewski, David (April 28, 2012). "How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes". The New York Times.
- 1 2 "SEC 10-K Filing" (PDF). Apple Inc. December 29, 2006.
- ↑ "SEC Filing". Apple 10Q Filing. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 29, 2007.
- ↑ "Edgar Pro". Google.brand.edgar-online.com. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ "SEC 10-K Filing". Apple Inc. October 27, 2009.
- ↑ "Apple cash manager Braeburn: the 'world's biggest hedge fund'". CNet. October 1, 2012.
- ↑ University of Massachusetts Cold Spring Orchard page