UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s., is a Czech and Slovak bank based in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The bank was a subsidiary of Italy-based UniCredit Group for 99.96% stake.
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Industry | Financial services |
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Headquarters | 1525/1 Želetavská, Prague , Czech Republic |
Area served | Czech Republic and Slovakia |
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Revenue | 18,123,000,000 Czech koruna[1] (2018) |
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Owner | UniCredit S.p.A. (99.96%) |
Number of employees | 3,251[1] (2018) |
Capital ratio | 14.17% (Group CET1 ratio) |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references in a consolidated basis (including minority interests); in IFRS[2] |
History
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s. was founded on 1 December 2013 by UniCredit Bank Czech Republic a.s. absorbed Slovak sister company UniCredit Bank Slovakia a.s..[3] UniCredit Bank Czech Republic itself was founded on 1 October 2006 by the merger of HVB Bank Czech Republic a.s. and Živnostenská banka a.s..[2]
The parent company of HVB Bank Czech Republic, German bank HypoVereinsbank (HVB) was acquired by UniCredit Group in 2005. HypoVereinsbank's subsidiary, Bank Austria (aka UniCredit Bank Austria), was the direct parent company of UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia until September 2016. In September 2016 UniCredit S.p.A., the ultimate parent company, acquired the whole Central and Eastern Europe division from subsidiary Bank Austria.[4]
References
- https://www.unicreditbank.cz/content/dam/cee2020-pws-cz/cz-dokumenty/o-bance/vyrocni-zpravy/VZ_2018_CZ_vyrok.pdf.
- "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Cross-border Merger of UniCredit Bank Slovakia with UniCredit Bank Czech Republic". UniCredit Global Securities Services. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Transfer of CEE Division from Bank Austria to UniCredit SpA". UniCredit. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.