Berenberg

The origins of the firm Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG go back to 1590 when brothers Hans and Paul Berenberg formed a commercial business in Hamburg which laid the foundation for the private bank known today as Berenberg Bank. It is Germany's oldest bank and one of the oldest banks in the world. With a volume of business amounting to more than 2 billion Euro, capital of 135 million Euro (31.12.2004) and with 500 staff, Berenberg Bank is one of the leading private banks in Germany.