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Bank Sarasin & Co. AG

Postal address

PO Box, 4002 Basel

Street address

Elisabethenstrasse 62, 4002 Basel

Telephone

(41-61) 277-7777

Fax

(41-61) 272-0205

E-mail

pbbs@sarasin.ch

Website

www.sarasin.ch

Established

1841

Employees

1,170

Ownership

Rabobank, Utrecht (46.06%/68.63%)

Key personnel

Christoph Ammann (Chairman)

Joachim H. Straehle (CEO)

Auditors

Ernst & Young AG, Basel

History

Founded in 1841 by Johann Riggenbach as Riggenbach & Co. Name later changed to A. Sarasin & Cie. Became limited partnership in 1987. Incorporated and current name adopted in 2002. Absorbed Orelli in Thalhof in 1974 and Blankart & Co. in 1978. Acquired Banque Jenni & Cie in 1989, ABRE AG in 1999, Rabo Robeco Bank (Schweiz) and Direkt Anlage Bank (Schweiz) in 2002. Sold Banque Jenni in 2004. Rabobank acquired 28% equity stake in 2002 with seven-year option to acquire control; exercised the option in 2006.

Other offices

Zurich (1973), Geneva (1997), Lugano (1999)

London (1980), Guernsey (1990)

Munich (1992), Frankfurt (2008)

Luxembourg (1992), Paris (2003), La Coruna (2008)

Hong Kong (2002), Singapore (2002)

Dubai (2005), Bahrain, Qatar, Oman (all 2008)

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Last update: August 03, 2008