ODDO BHF

ODDO BHF is an independent European financial group whose history, according to its official website, stretches back to 1849. The group describes itself as the result of the merger of a French family bank and the long-established German Mittelstandsbank BHF-BANK. It emphasizes its Franco-German roots and strategic presence in Switzerland, combining local European market knowledge with an international outlook. The group serves several client audiences. For private clients, it presents itself as a strategic adviser and wealth-management partner. For institutional investors, it offers asset-management solutions across equities, fixed income, asset allocation, private equity and private debt. It also provides savings products for financial intermediaries and their clients. Corporate and investment-banking services include research and brokerage in equity and credit markets, mergers and acquisitions advice, financing, international and corporate banking, and trading in non-ferrous metals. Its corporate-finance advisory work includes M&A and debt and capital-structure advice, serving mid-sized and family-owned businesses, corporations and financial investors. The group also describes services in equity and fixed-income research and brokerage, metals trading, and banking for companies engaged in international business. Its stated client approach emphasizes independence, long-term relationships, tailored advice and alignment with clients’ interests and values. ODDO BHF reports that 90% of its shares are held by the Oddo family and employees. It presents this ownership structure as supporting shared interests and long-term client relationships. The group’s public-facing identity is that of an entrepreneurial, independent European financial institution, with a multi-generation history and a current focus on clients’ ambitions.

ODDO BHF traces its history to 1849, when Camille Gautier became a stockbroker in Marseille, as recorded in the group’s official history. The group places this event at the beginning of an entrepreneurial financial tradition that spans generations. Its history page also identifies two developments in Germany: Frankfurter Bank was founded in 1854 as Frankfurt’s central bank, and Berliner Handelsgesellschaft (BHG) was founded in 1856 during a period of economic expansion. In 1966, the high-rise bank tower in Frankfurt am Main, designed by Sep Ruf, opened. The present group describes itself as formed through the merger of a French family bank and the German Mittelstandsbank BHF-BANK. This combination underpins the group’s stated Franco-German roots. ODDO BHF also identifies Switzerland as a strategic location in its European presence. The supplied official history excerpt does not specify the merger date or provide a fuller account of the intervening corporate changes. Today, ODDO BHF describes itself as an independent European financial group serving private clients, institutional investors, financial intermediaries and companies. Its activities span wealth and asset management, savings products, research and brokerage, corporate finance, corporate and international banking, and non-ferrous metals trading. The company says 90% of its shares are held by the Oddo family and employees, a structure it associates with shared interests and long-term client relationships. Its stated mission is to grow clients’ assets and provide responsible solutions aligned with their aspirations and those of society.

• 1966

  The Sep Ruf-designed high-rise bank tower opens in Frankfurt am Main

• 1856

  Berliner Handelsgesellschaft (BHG) is founded

• 1854

  Frankfurter Bank is founded as Frankfurt’s central bank

• 1849

  Camille Gautier becomes a stockbroker in Marseille

• A French family bank and German BHF-BANK combine to form the group described today as ODDO BHF

An independent, entrepreneurial European financial group combining French and German roots, local European market knowledge and an international outlook. Its stated approach emphasizes long-term client relationships, tailored solutions and alignment with client interests.

• Private-client wealth advisory

  Strategic advisory and wealth services for private clients.

• Institutional asset management

  Investment solutions in equities, fixed income, asset allocation, private equity and private debt.

• Corporate Finance

  M&A, debt advisory and capital-structure advisory for companies and investors.

• Research and brokerage

  Equity and fixed-income research and brokerage services.

• Non-ferrous metals trading

  Trading-related services covering supply, financing, logistics and forward price hedging.

1. 1ODDO BHF | The European financial Group - ODDO BHFoddo-bhf.com
2. 2About us - ODDO BHFoddo-bhf.com
3. 3Corporate Finance - ODDO BHFoddo-bhf.com
4. 4Corporate clients - ODDO BHFoddo-bhf.com