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<h2 id="notable-private-banks">Notable private banks</h2> <p>This list contains two types of banks: </p> <ul><li>Unincorporated banks owned by either an individual or a general partner(s) with limited partner(s).</li> <li>Incorporated banks specialized in <a href="/facts/Wealth_management/h0RwN9Rd">wealth management</a> for high-net-worth individuals.</li></ul> <h3>China</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bank_of_Communications/bUgJkHUz">Bank of Communications</a>, founded in 1908</li> <li><a href="/facts/China_Merchants_Bank/nIj7eMKo">China Merchants Bank</a></li></ul> <h3>France</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Compagnie_Financi%25C3%25A8re_Edmond_de_Rothschild/NpdWm3Hs">Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild</a>, <a href="/facts/Paris/DrNHpwnA">Paris</a>, founded in 1953; a member of <a href="/facts/Edmond_de_Rothschild_Group/jhIXM5cQ">Edmond de Rothschild Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Soci%25C3%25A9t%25C3%25A9_G%25C3%25A9n%25C3%25A9rale/sQpztLSE">Société Générale</a></li></ul> <h3>Germany</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bethmann_bank/5UbYttr4">Delbruck Bethmann Maffei</a>, <a href="/facts/Frankfurt/Pw4Xj9A4">Frankfurt</a>, founded in 1748; a member of <a href="/facts/ABN_AMRO/30uaj40F">ABN AMRO</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/M._M._Warburg_%2526_Co./mWvlkB1K">M. M. Warburg & Co.</a>, <a href="/facts/Hamburg/kmAAsYtT">Hamburg</a>, founded in 1798</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sal._Oppenheim/4ACzzUuW">Sal. Oppenheim</a>, <a href="/facts/Cologne/U2qmyGga">Cologne</a>, founded in 1789; a member of <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Bank/7NP7SJ8C">Deutsche Bank</a></li></ul> <h3>Italy</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Banca_Sella_Group/kloIaAkJ">Banca Sella Group</a>, founded in 1886.</li></ul> <h3>Liechtenstein</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/LGT_Group/61UszDGT">LGT Bank</a>, <a href="/facts/Vaduz/e3GXzMd2">Vaduz</a>, founded in 1920; owned by <a href="/facts/Princely_Family_of_Liechtenstein/7XVfJ3ft">Princely Family of Liechtenstein</a></li></ul> <h3>Netherlands</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Maduro_%2526_Curiel%2527s_Bank/palFcbYj">Maduro & Curiel's Bank</a>, <a href="/facts/Willemstad/7ls83MUb">Willemstad</a>, <a href="/facts/Curacao/upV1jGtJ">Curacao</a> founded in 1917</li> <li><a href="/facts/MeesPierson/xMQsp9PC">MeesPierson</a>, <a href="/facts/Rotterdam/p8LbhGmE">Rotterdam</a>, founded in 1720: a member of <a href="/facts/ABN_AMRO/30uaj40F">ABN AMRO</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Van_Lanschot_Kempen/dKeRQ45n">Van Lanschot Kempen</a>, founded in 1737. It is the oldest independent bank in the <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> and the <a href="/facts/Benelux/nWQHWmFc">Benelux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> and one of the oldest independent banks in the world.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Switzerland</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Banque_priv%25C3%25A9e_Edmond_de_Rothschild/jhIXM5cQ">Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild</a>, <a href="/facts/Geneva/14gXxjcq">Geneva</a>, founded in 1923; a member of <a href="/facts/Edmond_de_Rothschild_Group/jhIXM5cQ">Edmond de Rothschild Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Baumann_%2526_Cie%2c_Banquiers/e3c2FU9S">Baumann & Cie, Banquiers</a>, Basel, founded in 1920</li> <li><a href="/facts/EFG_International/T28px1yc">EFG International</a>, Zurich, founded in 1995; a member of EFG Group, Geneva</li> <li>Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève SA, founded in 1889</li> <li><a href="/facts/Julius_Baer_Group/HCEMxnaE">Julius Baer</a>, Zurich, founded in 1890</li> <li><a href="/facts/Landolt_%2526_Cie/mHEYCoAI">Landolt & Cie</a>, <a href="/facts/Lausanne/HwlVEYGN">Lausanne</a>, founded in 1780</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lombard_Odier_%2526_Cie/LT6GPRHB">Lombard Odier & Cie</a>, Geneva, founded in 1796</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pictet_%2526_Cie/79WKLyXf">Pictet & Cie</a>, Geneva, founded in 1805</li> <li><a href="/facts/Union_Bancaire_Priv%25C3%25A9e/LbtrzETR">Union Bancaire Privée</a>, Geneva, founded in 1969</li> <li>MBaer Merchant Bank AG, Zurich, founded in 2018</li></ul> <h3>United Kingdom</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arbuthnot_Latham_%2526_Co./7mYDWvnM">Arbuthnot Latham & Co.</a>, <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, founded in 1833</li> <li><a href="/facts/Brown%2c_Shipley_%2526_Co./DUAcvEJA">Brown Shipley</a>, London, founded in 1810; a member of KBL epb Group</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cater_Allen_Private_Bank/t4W1dv9C">Cater Allen</a>, London, founded in 1816: a member of <a href="/facts/Santander_Group/IBGWLefT">Santander</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Child_%2526_Co./YdXTduNw">Child & Co.</a>, London, founded in 1664; a member of <a href="/facts/NatWest_Group/Vnordzku">NatWest Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/C._Hoare_%2526_Co/7HdTmoYl">C. Hoare & Co</a>., London, founded in 1672</li> <li><a href="/facts/Coutts_%2526_Co./KThgNY0L">Coutts & Co.</a>, London, founded in 1692; a member of <a href="/facts/NatWest_Group/Vnordzku">NatWest Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hampden_%2526_Co./sEUrrmT5">Hampden & Co.</a>, Edinburgh, founded in 2015</li> <li><a href="/facts/Weatherbys/6B0SFR6B">Weatherbys</a>, Established in 1770 as a bank to the horse racing industry, now based in Northamptonshire</li></ul> <h3>United States</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Brown_Brothers_Harriman_%2526_Co./vl5EyStf">Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.</a>, <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, founded in 1818</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bank_secrecy/6R2sM7nX">Bank secrecy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Family_office/kAreUnXr">Family office</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Offshore_bank/PfpLGJXA">Offshore bank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Private_banks/MuM1NRll">Private banks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_bank/VxUxRHQI">Public bank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Swiss_bank/k4lupIuQ">Swiss bank</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.swissprivatebankers.com/en">Swiss Private Bankers Association</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Burggraf, Helen (7 June 2017). "UBS to sell its Netherlands wealth management biz". International Investment. Retrieved 3 February 2021. <a href="https://www.internationalinvestment.net/internationalinvestment/news/3503988/ubs-sell-netherlands-wealth-management-biz" target="_blank">https://www.internationalinvestment.net/internationalinvestment/news/3503988/ubs-sell-netherlands-wealth-management-biz</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"A Chinese carmaker agrees to buy a Danish investment bank". The Economist. 5 October 2017. <a href="https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21730048-despite-curbs-outward-investment-chinese-firms-are-expanding-european" target="_blank">https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21730048-despite-curbs-outward-investment-chinese-firms-are-expanding-european</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"COMPANY NEWS; Belgian Bank Deal". The New York Times. 25 April 1990. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2021. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/25/business/company-news-belgian-bank-deal.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/25/business/company-news-belgian-bank-deal.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Miller, Zoe (30 May 2019). "The 20 oldest banks in the world still operating today". MSN. Retrieved 2 January 2021. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/the-20-oldest-banks-in-the-world-still-operating-today/ss-AAC5XIc#image=9" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/the-20-oldest-banks-in-the-world-still-operating-today/ss-AAC5XIc#image=9</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>