Short Portrait
HSH Nordbank at a glance
HSH Nordbank is a dependable partner to the business community in northern Germany. As a bank for higher-end medium-sized companies, a provider of finance for real estate projects, a specialist in wealth management and a partner to savings banks, we are firmly rooted in the regional economy. The corporate clients business includes our involvement in attractive sectors such as the health industry, the food industry, logistics and the services sector. The Bank’s real estate clients business focuses on the Northern German core region as well as on German metropolitan regions with the aid of its strong position as a specialist real estate financial provider. In private banking, the Bank focuses on the needs of wealthy private clients and foundations. The savings banks business covers integrated solutions for business conducted by savings banks as well as debt and liquidity management for public-sector clients.
Internationally, we are active as a major financial partner in the fields of shipping, aviation, renewable energies and infrastructure. These sectors have the potential for long-term growth. At the same time they represent particular strengths of the Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein region. Our involvement is based on comprehensive expertise and client relationships some of which were established decades ago. With regard to shipping, we are in a leading position globally and provide services for our clients in all regions and market segments key to this industry. We are also an important specialist in the aviation industry with global reach. In the renewable energies business, the Bank as a leading provider finances wind and solar power projects in Europe. In the infrastructure business, our focus is on financing airports and sea ports amongst others.
The activities in the Capital Markets Unit focus mainly on funding and liquidity management. Furthermore, the unit supports client activities by providing tailored products, such as risk hedging in rates, currencies and commodities.
The Restructuring Unit, established as an internal unit within HSH Nordbank, manages the winding down of portfolios that, as a result of the restructuring, are no longer part of the core business of the Bank. These include special capital market portfolios such as the credit investment portfolio and non-strategic loan commitments from various fields of business of the Bank, which were given up in order to focus on the regional and sectoral core activities. The portfolios are being wound-down in a risk-aware and value preserving manner. Customers’ best interests will continue to be guaranteed in the course of this process.
Established on June 2, 2003, HSH Nordbank AG is the result of the merger between Hamburgische Landesbank and Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein (LB Kiel). It has total assets of some EUR 138 billion and around 3,292 Full-time positions worldwide. HSH Nordbank has twin headquarters in Hamburg and Kiel.
Current Shareholders
Group Key Figures (IFRS)
| Q3 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets (€ bn) | 138 | 151 |
| Core capital ratio incl. market risks (in %) | 17.9 | 15.4 |
| Group net income/net loss (€ mn) | -224 | 48 |
| Full-time positions (group) | 3,292 | 3,388 |
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Maintenance and guarantee obligations from the guarantors – German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein – continue to apply to senior and lower Tier II issues.
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Business Areas
- Upper medium-sized corporate clients in North Germany with a focus on long-term Client-relations and profound sector knowledge as well as nationwide sector approach driven by competence (e.g. healthcare, food industry, logistics and service sector) and a long-term perspective
- Strong consulting expertise as well as a comprehensive range of products
- Distinct structuring capabilities
- Acknowledged sector specialist with profound market know-how
- Assistants the clients nationally in German metropolitan regions as well as in important Western European markets
- Residential, office, retail and logistics types of property constitute the focus of financing for commercial real estate clients
- Comprehensive solutions for wealthy private clients
- Combining the personal style of a private bank and the institutional know-how of a wholesale bank
- Trustworthy partner with numerous locations in North Germany
- Comprehensive consulting services for savings banks in their core business segments “private and corporate clients”, treasury/depot-A-management as well as loan portfolio management
- Demand-oriented solutions to savings banks specific challenges
- Partner in syndicate business; expert provider of loan syndicates in the asset classes shipping & transportation as well as a provider of innovative products and services
- Globally leading position in the ship-finance market with more than 75 years of experience in the sector
- Financial services include long-term ship mortgage loans, business financing and structured ship financing.
- Focussing on solutions tailored to specific needs in the main sectors of container vessels, tankers and bulk carriers, but also in the area of special vessels - in particular in the offshore segment.
- Internationally recognized financier of airlines, aircraft lessors and aircraft manufacturers
- Advisor, arranger and asset/risk manager with comprehensive market know-how and innovative products
- Strong, global client relationships with an international network
- Leading provider of wind and solar power project financing in Europe, with more than 20 years of experience
- Financing of railway and transport related infrastructure such as airports and sea ports
- Entrepreneurial approach with comprehensive services
- Efficient and innovative provider of products for all client segments
- Profound know-how in capital-market products, especially involving risk-management solutions focused on interest rates, foreign exchange and commodities
- Funding and liquidity management
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