Banque Internationale à Luxembourg
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A. (BIL) is the oldest private bank in Luxembourg.[1] It offers commercial and corporate banking services.
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Banking |
Founded | April 3, 1910 |
Headquarters | Luxembourg |
Products | Corporate banking Commercial banking |
Owner | Legend Holdings (89.936%) Luxembourg government (9.993%) |
The Bank provides services including investment management and private banking services, mortgage loans, mutual funds management, and credit card sponsorship. BIL lends to major multi-nationals from around the world and underwrites Eurobonds and domestic bond issues.
History
Founded in 1856, the bank was a major bank of Luxembourg. It was acquired by Dexia in 1999.[2] In 2012 Dexia sold BIL for €730 million to Precision Capital,[3] which also owned KBL European Private Bankers.
In 2017, Legend Holdings announced it was acquiring a 90% stake in the bank from Precision Capital for €1.484 billion.[4][5] In July 2018, the procedure was approved by the Luxembourg regulator (CSSF) and the European Central Bank.[6][7]
See also
References
- "A Chinese carmaker agrees to buy a Danish investment bank". The Economist. 5 October 2017.
- Sébastien Buron (11 January 2007). "Manager de l'Année" (PDF). Levif.be (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- "Closing of the sale of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg" (PDF). Dexia. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- "Legend Holdings to acquire Precision Capital's stake in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg" (Press release). Banque Internationale à Luxembourg. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Major Transaction Acquisition of 89.936% Issued Share Capital in Banque Internationale a Luxembourg S.A." (PDF) (Press release). Legend Holdings. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Legend Holding gets regulatory green light for BIL purchase". luxtimes.lu. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "Purchase complete: Legend Holdings acquires BIL - Delano - Luxembourg in English". Delano (in French). 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-12-11.