Family Offices Hunt 2,900% Returns in Global Defense Tech Drive

A Shield AI V-BAT Teams on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024.Photographer: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

The Michels family has spent more than six decades building pipelines, airports and seawalls through their namesake Wisconsin contracting business.

More recently, the private investment arm for the billionaire owners of Michels Corp. has deepened its focus on defense, inspired by both the late patriarch’s military service and surging demand.