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Black and white photography - the history of Bethmann Bank.

Bethmann Bank’s history

Since 1712

Bethmann Bank is one of the oldest private banks and one of the leading providers of private banking in Germany. 

1712 on green grounds.
1712

The beginnings in Berlin

David Splitgerber and Gottfried A. Daum found the banking and trading house Splitgerber & Daum, the first banking business in Berlin.

Drawing of Bethmann Banks entrance.
1748

The origin of the name and the financial centre

The merchant and banking family Bethmann found the bank Gebrüder Bethmann in Frankfurt am Main.

Portrait Goethe
1786

The first Influencer

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe commences his journey to Italy, which is now an integral part of German cultural history. It is financed by Bethmann Bank.

Painting of Marienchurch in Munich.
1802

“Mia san Bank”

Italy again - this time in Bavaria: Peter Paul Maffei, a member of the Veronese entrepreneurial family of the same name, established Maffei & Co. Bank in Munich.

Painting of the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin
1857

Start-up scene in Berlin

Adelbert Delbrück starts Delbrück Leo & Co. in Berlin. At that time, the company supported "start-ups" such as Siemens and Krupp, which later became global corporations.

Paiting of the Eiffel Tower.
1889

A French landmark

The world exhibition is held in Paris. The bank Gebrüder Bethmann is involved in financing the Eiffel Tower, the future landmark of the city on the Seine.

Delbrück Schickler & Co. on green ground
1910

The initial mergers

The two banks Delbrück Leo & Co. and Gebrüder Schickler merge to form Bankhaus Delbrück Schickler & Co.

Painting of the Cologne Cathedral.
1919

Branch on the Rhine

Joint owners of Delbrück Schickler & Co. found Delbrück von der Heydt & Co. in Cologne together with the business men Dr Otto Strack and Karl von der Heydt.

Delbrück & Co Privatbankiers on green ground.
1968

Two competitors join forces

Delbrück Schickler & Co. and Delbrück von der Heydt & Co. merge to form the bank Delbrück & Co.

ABN AMRO logo on green ground.
2002

ABN AMRO makes its mark

The Dutch bank ABN AMRO makes a clear commitment to the German market with its acquisition of Delbrück & Co. and proves that it wants to grow in Germany.

Newspaperarticle: ABN AMRO buys Bethmann-Maffey.
2004

A leading private bank emerges

Three renowned traditional banking houses merge under the umbrella of ABN AMRO to form Delbrück Bethmann Maffei.

Text on green ground: Bethmann Banks Sustainability Advisory Board
2011

Founding of the Sustainability Advisory Board

 four-member Advisory Board is established, to continuously review and monitor Bethmann Bank's sustainable investment universe in the future.

Drawing of a building.
2011

The next step forward

Bethmann Bank takes over LGT’s German business, the bank of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.

Bethmann Logo
2011

Growth means change

Delbrück Bethmann Maffei is renamed to Bethmann Bank.

Drawing of a the swiss flag.
2014

All signs point to growth

In a close bidding contest, Bethmann Bank prevails and acquires the private banking business of Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG booked in Germany.

Text on image: Bethmann bleibt Bethmann
2022

Bethmann Bank remains Bethmann Bank

Bethmann Bank simplifies its corporate structure and becomes part of the German branch of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. The brand as well as the strategy and the operational business of Bethmann Bank remain unaffected by the merger.