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.
The beginnings in Berlin
1712
David Splitgerber and Gottfried A. Daum found the banking and trading house Splitgerber & Daum, the first banking business in Berlin.
The origin of the name and the financial centre
1748
The merchant and banking family Bethmann found the bank Gebrüder Bethmann in Frankfurt am Main.
The first Influencer
1786
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.
“Mia san Bank”
1802
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.
Start-up scene in Berlin
1857
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.
A French landmark
1889
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.
The initial mergers
1910
The two banks Delbrück Leo & Co. and Gebrüder Schickler merge to form Bankhaus Delbrück Schickler & Co.
Branch on the Rhine
1919
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.
Two competitors join forces
1968
Delbrück Schickler & Co. and Delbrück von der Heydt & Co. merge to form the bank Delbrück & Co.
ABN AMRO makes its mark
2002
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.
A leading private bank emerges
2004
Three renowned traditional banking houses merge under the umbrella of ABN AMRO to form Delbrück Bethmann Maffei.
Founding of the Sustainability Advisory Board
2011
four-member Advisory Board is established, to continuously review and monitor Bethmann Bank's sustainable investment universe in the future.
The next step forward
2011
Bethmann Bank takes over LGT’s German business, the bank of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.
