Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers and Bankhaus Lampe KG Merge

 With 1,400 employees and assets under management of approximately €180 billion, this new company will gain market position in the four core business areas of private banking, asset management, asset servicing and investment banking.

Founded in 1796, Frankfurt am Main headquartered Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers is a private bank operating for private and corporate clients in Germany, Luxembourg and Ireland. It mainly specializes in small and mid-cap enterprises in German-speaking countries.

Bankhaus Lampe is one of the leading independent private banks in Germany and serves private investors, medium-sized and capital market-oriented companies as well as institutional investors.

Advising on the deal, Mayer Brown’s Frankfurt-based partners Dr. Marco Wilhelm and Ulrike Binder coordinated a team of more than 20 associates, counsel and partners from the Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, London, Brussels and Washington offices.