Ocean Wilsons is in turn controlled by Hansa Investment Company (LSE: HAN) and private trusts associated with the Salomon family. Hansa is itself controlled by the same family trusts through majority ownership of the voting shares, which comprise a third of the total share capital. Then at the end of July, Hansa and Ocean Wilsons agreed to merge, creating a single trust with assets of £900 million. Hansa Investment Company: an attractive opportunity? Hansa has significantly outperformed RIT in recent years, especially over three years, largely due to its much lower exposure to private equity.