Andreas Schmitz

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (Private Banking) (HSBCT&B) is the private banking arm of Germany-based HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (FRA: TUB), itself a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA) in Great Britain. The firm's history dates to 1785 when Christian Gottfried Jäger founded a trading house in Düsseldorf. Christian Gottfried Trinkaus, one of the founder's nephews, took over the firm in 1852, naming it C.G. Trinkaus. In 1972, C.G. Trinkaus merged with Bankhaus Burkhardt & Co., changing their name to Trinkaus & Burkhardt. They became HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA in 1999. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, HSBCT&B provides a diverse range of financial products and services to institutions, high-net-worth private individuals, large middle-market companies and major corporations and institutions.

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Private Banking & Asset Management (PB & AM), Commercial Banking (CMB), Global Banking and Markets (GB & M), and Central. The PB & AM segment involves advisory services and special facilities, which include advice on special asset structuring, execution of wills, and family office services. The CMB segment includes lending and deposit products. The GB & M segment deals with capital financing and markets activities, and securities services. The company was founded by Christian Gottfried Jager in 1785 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

KfW provides housing-related loans, grants, and financing services. The firm offers financing for infrastructure projects for municipalities, global funding to regional development agencies and financial institutions, and export and project finance. It also promotes small and medium-sized enterprises, business founders, start-ups, self-employed professionals, and developing and transition countries. The company was founded on November 18, 1948 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

EDD AG provides securities brokerage services. It operates an online trading platform for private investors. The company was founded in 1553 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Liquiditäts-Konsortialbank GmbH is a private company based in Innenstadt, Germany. The German company supervises banking services.