Private company

Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft

Former German bank

The Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft (BHG, lit. 'Trade Company of Berlin') was a significant German joint-stock bank, founded in 1856 in Berlin. It relocated to Frankfurt following World War II. On 1 September 1970 (with retroactive effect at 1 January 1970), BHG merged with Frankfurter Bank to form Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft - Frankfurter Bank, referred to as BHF Bank from 1975 to 2017 and since then as ODDO BHF.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1856Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1

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Berlin, Mitte, Behrenstrasse, Berliner Handelsgesellschaft 01
Photo: Jörg Zägel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft (BHG, lit. 'Trade Company of Berlin') was a significant German joint-stock bank, founded in 1856 in Berlin. It relocated to Frankfurt following World War II.2

Corporate structure

Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft sits at the top of its group. 17 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

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Board members and other officers (3)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1970Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1856Founded Founded1

Sources

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