BHF Bank
Sign at the headquarters in 2014 | |
BHF Bank Tower in Frankfurt, photographed in 2018 | |
| Company type | Corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Predecessors | Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft and Frankfurter Bank |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Acquired by Oddo & Cie |
| Successor | ODDO BHF |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Germany |
| Products | Banking services, private banking |
| Owner | ING Group followed by Sal. Oppenheim and followed by Kleinwort Benson |
| Website | www |
BHF Bank, full name Berliner Handels- und Frankfurter Bank was a German bank formed in 1970 by merger between the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft and Frankfurter Bank, both founded in the 1850s. It was initially named Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft – Frankfurter Bank (lit. 'Trade Company of Berlin – Bank of Frankfurt') and was rebranded BHF Bank in 1975.
BHF Bank was among the largest commercial banks in Germany, but experienced relative decline under successive ownership of ING Group and Sal. Oppenheim. It was eventually acquired by Paris-based Oddo & Cie which subsequently renamed itself ODDO BHF.