EFG Bank European Financial Group SA is a bank and financial holding company based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the controlling shareholder of EFG International, a Swiss private banking and asset management group listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
The Latsis family holds a controlling stake in EFG International through the group’s holding structure.[1]
EFG International operates as a Swiss private banking group and has pursued acquisitions as part of its strategy in a consolidating Swiss wealth-management market.[2]
Potential mergers
In 2024, takeover discussions involving Swiss private bank Julius Baer and EFG International were reported. The merger stalled amid regulatory concerns.[3][4]
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References
- EFG’s Pradelli looks beyond Europe’s ‘old money’ Euromoney, 2024-03-27, retrieved 2025-12-15^
- Swiss lender EFG posts 10% rise in net profit, robust inflows Reuters, 2024-07-24, retrieved 2025-12-15^
- Julius Baer considering potential takeover of Swiss rival EFG, Bloomberg News reports