Montreal Investment Fund Sued Over Use of Founder’s Great-Great-Grandfather’s Name

Elisabeth Ann Laett, Holt Xchange’s managing partner, is seen in front of portraits of her family at the company’s office in Montreal on July 30, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

MONTREAL =—Brendan Holt Dunn said he wanted to invoke the legacy of his great−great−grandfather, pioneering Quebec industrialist Sir Herbert Holt, in the name of his Montreal−based venture capital fund.

Now, he may have to go to court to keep the name.