HSBC in Germany

The Bank, which operates as HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, stands for internationality, comprehensive advisory expertise, major placement power, first-class infrastructure and capital strength. HSBC Germany was founded in 1785 and has around 2,900 employees in Düsseldorf and at a further eleven locations.

Facts and figures

• Total assets (results as at 31.12.2020): EUR 29.5 billion
• Tier 1 capital ratio (results as at 31.12.2020): 13.4 per cent
• Funds under management and administration (preliminary results as at 31.12.2020): EUR 348 billion
• Locations: Baden-Baden, Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart
• Number of employees: around 2,900
• The HSBC Group holds a share of 100 per cent of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG’s capital

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 AG 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 12 active companies. The parent company is stock corporation HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt.

Awards

• ‘World’s Best Bank for Transaction Services’, ‘World’s Best Bank for Corporates’, ‘World’s Best Bank for Public-Sector Clients’, Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2018 (HSBC Group)
• ‘Best service for investors’, Zertifikate Awards 2019 (HSBC Germany)
• ‘The Elite among the Asset Managers’ and 'The Elite among Family Offices' Elite Report 2020 (HSBC Germany)
• ‘Best Asset Manager in Germany’, Fuchsbriefe Tops 2019 (HSBC Germany)
• ‘Bond House’, ‘Bank for Governments’, ‘SSAR Bond House’, ‘Covered Bond House’, ‘Asia Bond House’, IFR Awards 2018 (HSBC Group)
• ‘Best Global Cash Manager for Corporates’, ‘Best Global Cash Manager for Financial Institutions’, Euromoney Cash Management Survey 2018 (HSBC Group)
• ‘Global Bank of the Year for Cash & Liquidity Management’, Treasury Management International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2018 (HSBC Group)
• For more awards of HSBC please visit our global corporate website

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 AG

• 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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