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HANSAPANK
Liivalaia 8, 15040 TALLINN
Phone +372 631 0311, fax +372 631 0410
hansa@hansa.ee
www.hansa.ee
About:
The history of the Hansabank Group dates back to 1 July 1991 when Hansabank, which has grown into the largest financial institution in the Baltic States today, started operating as a branch of Tartu Kommertspank (Tartu Commercial Bank). Officially Hansapank launched independent operations on 10 January 1992.
As soon as in the following year the bank set up its first subsidiary, AS Hansa Liising (Hansa Leasing), which focused on selling leasing products. A significant milestone in the history of the bank was the year 1995 when Hansabank`s shares were listed in the I-list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Besides, in 1995 Hansabank also opened a representation in the capital of neighbouring Latvia, Riga, and Hansa Liising´s subsidiary, AS Hansa Leasing Latvia, was launched.
In 1996, Hansabank established its presence in the largest market in the Baltic states, Lithuania. Differently from Estonia and Latvia, the first company set up there was Hansa Leasing Lithuania. In the same year Hansabank´s shares were listed on the over-the-counter market in Frankfurt. The Hansabank Group was developed at the end of 1996, when sales units Hansabank Estonia, Hansabank Latvia and Hansa Leasing were set up. On the basis of the bank`s financial markets division Hansabank Markets was set up to cover the financial markets of the Baltic states.
The year 1998 marks the period of mergers in the history of the bank. In April 1998, Hansabank merged with Eesti Hoiupank and since then the new legal name of the bank has been AS Hansabank. In June 1998, the holding company of the Hansa Leasing Group, Hansa Capital, and Hoiupanga Liising (Hoiupank Leasing) signed a sales agreement. In September 1998, Hansabank Latvia and Hoiupank`s Latvian bank, Zemes Banka, signed a merger agreement.
The same year Swedish FöreningSparbanken (Swedbank) obtained over 50 per cent of Hansabank's shares through a share issue. In 2005 Swedbank made a buy-out offer to the minority shareholders and as of today Hansabank is a fully-owned subsidiary of Swedbank Group.
In July 1999, Hansabank's Lithuanian subsidiary Hansabankas opened its doors to the clients in Vilnius to complement the services offered by Hansa Leasing Lithuania.
In June 2000, the Latvian Company Registry registered the reorganisation of Ventspils Apvienota Baltijas Banka (UBB Ventspils) into Hansabanka´s branch.
The negotiations between Hansabank and the Lithuanian State Property Fund that had started in 2000 were finalised in the second half of 2001 and on 23 April 2001 an agreement on purchasing 90.7 per cent of Lietuvos Taupomasis Bankas was concluded between Hansabank and the fund. The agreement took effect on 1 June.
In November 2002 Hansa Capital and EBRD signed the establishment agreement of Hansa Leasing Russia, which focuses on financing the most important areas of the Russian-related transit sector- ports and the railway.
In October 2003 Hansabank's Lithuanian subsidiary Hansabankas signed a purchase agreement for acquiring 100% of the Lithuanian life insurance company UAB Lietuvos Draudimo Gyvybes Draudimas (LDGD).
On 24 September 2004 Hansabank signed a purchase agreement of the Russian Kvest bank in Moscow. Closing of the transaction is subject to receiving regulatory approvals from the Russian Central Bank and the Estonian Financial Supervision.
In December 2004 Hansa Capital’s subsidiary OOO Hansa Leasing set up a leasing subsidiary in Kaliningrad. The company leases industrial equipment and vehicles.
On 10 March 2005 Hansabank successfully completed the acquisition of the Moscow-based OAO Kvest bank in Russia.
The same year Swedbank purchased 100% of Hansabank’s shares and Hansabank become entirely part of Swedbank Group.
On 15th August 2006 Hansabank enters the insurance market as Hansa Property Insurance is launched.
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