HSBC in Germany

The Bank, which operates as HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt GmbH, stands for internationality, comprehensive advisory expertise, major placement power, first-class infrastructure and capital strength. HSBC Germany was founded in 1785 and has offices in Düsseldorf and eight other locations.

Facts and figures

• Total assets (results as at 31.12.2021): EUR 31.5 billion
• Tier 1 capital ratio (results as at 31.12.2021): 15.7 per cent
• Locations: Baden-Baden, Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart

Timeline

• Christian Gottfried Jäger set up his trading house in Düsseldorf in 1785
• In 1852 Christian Gottfried Trinkaus, a nephew of the founder, took over the house and gave it his name
• The last family members left the company in 1919. It was then taken over by institutional investors (including Deutsche Bank)
• In 1972 C. G. Trinkaus merged with Bankhaus Burkhardt & Co. From then on the Bank operated under the name Trinkaus & Burkhardt
• Citibank acquired the majority of the bank in 1974
• In 1980 Midland Bank in the UK took over the majority of the shares of Trinkaus & Burkhardt
• In 1985 Trinkaus & Burkhardt was converted into a partnership limited by shares (KGaA) and brought to the Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart stock exchanges
• In 1992 HSBC Holdings plc acquired Midland Bank giving it a majority holding in Trinkaus & Burkhardt
• The bank was renamed HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA in 1999
• In 2006 HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt changed the legal form of the bank from a KGaA to an AG (German stock corporation)
• On its 225th anniversary HSBC Germany increased the share capital by EUR 150 million to promote the corporate business in Germany as part of HSBC.
• In 2013 the Growth Initiative started with the aim to position HSBC Germany as leading international bank for German customers
• In 2020 the HSBC Group acquired an additional 18.7% of the registered share capital in HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt GmbH from Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and thus holds 99.3%
• In 2021 the HSBC Group acquired the shares of the remaining minority shareholders and since holds 100%

Modern structure

HSBC in Germany comprises a group of 10 active companies. The parent company is stock corporation HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt.

General enquiries

Please feel free to contact our switchboard for general questions by calling +49 211 9100 or you can e-mail us at info@hsbc.de

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt GmbH

• Hansaallee 3
  40549 Düsseldorf

• Phone: +49 211 9100

• Fax: +49 211 910 616

• SWIFT-Code/BIC: TUBDDEDD

• VAT ID No.: DE 121310482

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