BHF Kleinwort Benson Group (formerly RHJ International) was a French financial services group, formerly listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Belgium,[2] with principal activities in wealth management, asset management and merchant banking.

Prior to being listed on the Euronext the company was a private equity fund run by Ripplewood Holdings.

Earlier in his career, RHJI's CEO, Leonhard Fischer had worked in senior positions for Dresdner Bank AG, the previous owner of Kleinwort Benson.

In line with this transformation strategy, RHJI acquired KBC Asset Management Ltd in October 2010 for €24 million, renaming it Kleinwort Benson Investors,[6] and Close Offshore Group in June 2011 for £29 million, bringing both of these acquisitions together under the Kleinwort Benson brand.

[8] In line with its strategy to transform itself into a focused financial services group, RHJI also made a number of divestments from its legacy industrial portfolio.