Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft

Name

Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft

Legal name

Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft Holding AG

Website

https://frankfurter-bankgesellschaft.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Banking

NAICS

Depository Credit Intermediation (5221)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Banking Cross-Border & International Wealth Services (FSABADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) Private Banking (FSABADAA), High-Net-Worth (HNW) Private Banking (FSABADAB)

Keywords

• Private banking services
• Wealth management
• Multi-family office
• Investment advisory
• Cross-border banking

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Private Banking and Wealth Management: Core revenue from managing assets for wealthy private clients and family businesses. Revenue generated through management fees on assets under administration, transaction fees, and advisory services.
2. Multi-Family Office Services: Independent advisory services for entrepreneur families, providing comprehensive wealth management and succession planning.
3. M&A Advisory (via IMAP): Transaction advisory services for mid-market companies including sales, acquisitions, growth capital, and shareholder changes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft is a private bank that manages over €25 billion in assets for wealthy private clients and family businesses across Germany and Switzerland, offering wealth management, investment advisory, custody, and multi-family office services. It operates as the designated private bank of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, providing cross-border banking services between Germany and Switzerland with two custody locations (Zürich and Frankfurt am Main).

Product overview

Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft operates as a unified private banking platform consisting of multiple specialized sub-brands serving different client segments: two regional private banks (Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft Deutschland AG and Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft Schweiz AG) provide core private banking and wealth management services, supplemented by a Multi-Family-Office for entrepreneur families and an M&A consulting subsidiary (IMAP) for transaction advisory. The company offers deposit custody in Zurich and Frankfurt, investment management under the 'Stabilität für Ihr Vermögen' strategy, and market perspective publications. With over 25 billion euros in assets under management and cooperation with over 85% of all German Sparkassen, the group functions as an integrated financial services ecosystem rather than a single product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Banking Switzerland (Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft Schweiz AG)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €25 billion in assets under management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sparkassen-FinanzgruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrankfurter Bankgesellschaft serves as the designated private bank of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, one of the largest and safest financial groups worldwide. The bank cooperates with over 85% of all Sparkassen in Germany, providing private banking services to their high-net-worth customers through referral and collaborative relationships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hauck & Aufhäuser: Frankfurt-based private bank serving HNW individuals, families, and institutional clients with wealth management, fund services, and corporate banking. Comparable as a German private bank with a strong family-office and wealth-management franchise.
• Bankhaus Metzler: Frankfurt-based independent private bank (founded 1674) serving HNW private clients, family offices, and entrepreneurial families with wealth management, capital markets, and corporate advisory. Closely comparable in client segment, Frankfurt heritage, and integrated private banking plus advisory model.
• Bethmann Bank: German private bank owned by ABN AMRO, focused on HNW private clients and family offices in Germany. Directly comparable as a domestic competitor targeting the same Sparkassen-referred and high-end private client segment with a multi-family office and wealth management offering.
• Julius Baer: Swiss pure-play wealth manager focused on HNW/UHNW individuals and family offices globally, headquartered in Zurich. Comparable on cross-border private banking, Swiss custody proposition, and HNW advisory focus; operates at significantly larger scale.
• Pictet Group: Swiss private bank and asset manager owned by eight partners, focused on wealth management for HNW/UHNW individuals, family offices, and institutional clients. Comparable as a Swiss-headquartered private bank with wealth management and asset management services for the same HNW/UHNW clientele.
• VP Bank: Liechtenstein-headquartered private bank focused on intermediated and direct wealth management for HNW/UHNW individuals, family offices, and financial intermediaries. Comparable as a mid-sized European private bank with cross-border capabilities and family-office services.
• LGT Bank: Liechtenstein-based private banking and asset management group owned by the Liechtenstein princely family, serving HNW/UHNW individuals, family offices, and institutional clients. Comparable as a European private bank with a strong family-office proposition and cross-border capabilities.
• Berenberg Bank: One of Germany's oldest private banks (founded 1590) offering wealth and asset management, investment banking, and corporate banking to HNW individuals, families, and entrepreneurial clients. Highly comparable in terms of private banking focus, family-business clientele, and German heritage positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Bank Wealth Management: Wealth management arm of Deutsche Bank serving HNW/UHNW individuals, family offices, and institutional clients in Germany and internationally. Comparable on German HNW private banking and family-business focus, but embedded within a much larger universal bank.
• UBS Wealth Management: Global wealth manager (now including former Credit Suisse) with a leading Swiss private banking franchise serving HNW/UHNW clients. Comparable on Swiss private banking, cross-border wealth management, and family-office services, but operates at vastly larger scale and with global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frankfurter-bankgesellschaft-schweiz-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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