KBL European Private Bankers S.A. to acquire Bank am Bellevue AG

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In August 2019, KBL European Private Bankers S.A. (KBL epb), a pan-European private banking group headquartered in Luxembourg and operating in 50 cities across Europe, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bank am Bellevue AG (Bank), the wealth management business of the independent Swiss financial boutique Bellevue Group AG listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The acquisition of the Bank – which currently employs 22 staff and manages some CHF 1.7 bn in assets – marks KBL epb’s return to Switzerland.

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