Nagelmackers is a private bank in Belgium, the oldest in the country and the 14th oldest surviving bank in the world. It focuses on wealthy individuals and families, relying on a network of local offices. In July 2024, It was purchased from China's Anbang by Caisse d'Epargne Hauts de France, a local bank of Groupe BPCE in the Northern French region.[1]
History
Nagelmackers was founded in 1747 in Liège by Pierre Nagelmackers (1705-1780) and developed by his son Gérard Nagelmackers (1731-1798). In 1810, it purchased a building on Place de Louvain 12 in Brussels,[2] which it had rebuilt in 1870 on a design by architect Antoine Trappeniers and eventually became its head office.[3] The Nagelmackers family was instrumental in promoting the Liège International Exposition in 1905.[2] In 1910, it was restructured into a partnership under the name Nagelmackers Fils & Cie.