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Investitionsbank Berlin

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State-owned investment bank in Berlin founded in 19931

The Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) is a development bank and central promotional institute of the state of Berlin. The aim of the funding is the Berlin economy and housing construction. The main task of IBB is business development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).2 It employed 626 people in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Websitewww.ibb.de
  • Legal formpublic-law institution1
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI529900OBCZMX3TFA06733
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBundesallee 210, 10719 Berlin, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRA 355663
Gebäude der Investitionsbank Berlin
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The Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) is a development bank and central promotional institute of the state of Berlin. The aim of the funding is the Berlin economy and housing construction.2

The story

1924: founded as Wohnungsfürsorgegesellschaft Berlin mbH to finance Berlin housing construction

1937: conversion to the housing loan institute of the capital city of Berlin (as a legal municipality)

1965: conversion to the Housing Loan Institute Berlin as a public institute. The Wohnungsbau-Kreditanstalt Berlin becomes a capital collection point for loans according to § 17 Berlin Promotion Act.

1993: conversion into the Investment Bank Berlin under expansion of the tasks on the economic promotion; Integration into Landesbank Berlin as an economically and organizationally independent department

2004: spin-off from the Landesbank Berlin and separation as Investment Bank Berlin, public institute with Anstaltslast and Refinanzierungsgarantie of Berlin

2021: IBB Unternehmensverwaltung Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts (IBB UV) is established by law by the Federal State of Berlin. As the parent company of the group, IBB UV is the owner of IBB and for its part is wholly owned by the Federal State of Berlin. All of IBB’s equity investments are transferred to IBB UV.

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Products and brands

Banking-related promotional business

IBB Ventures (formerly known as IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH)

IBB Business Team GmbH

IBB Capital

Location and other economic development measures

Berlin Partner GmbH

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Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH

DAB Digitalagentur Berlin

House of Finance and Tech Berlin GmbH (HoFT Berlin GmbH)

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20156261

Timeline

  1. 1993Founded Founded1