The Berlin Hyp AG, based in

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, is one of the large

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real estate and

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s. The bank was created in 1996 from the

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of ''Berliner Hypotheken- und Pfandbriefbank AG'' and ''Braunschweig-Hannoversche Hypothekenbank AG''. The Berlin Hyp focuses its sales activities on business with

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s, housing companies, real estate funds, investment companies and selected developers. Regionally, it concentrates on economically strong

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History

The Berlin Hyp's first predecessor institute, the ''Berliner Pfandbriefinstitut'', was founded in 1868. Later, the institute operated under the name of ''Berliner Pfandbriefamt''. In 1973, a number of public institutions were incorporated under the name ''Berliner Pfandbrief-Bank'' as a public-law institution: * ''Stadtschaft der Mark Brandenburg'' * ''Berliner Hypothekenbankverein'' (''Stadtschaft'') * ''Preußische Zentralstadtschaft'' * ''Brandenburgische Provinzialbank und Girozentrale'' * ''Brandenburgischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband'' * ''Kur- und Neumärkische Ritterschaftliche Darlehens-Kasse'', ''Märkische Landschaft'', In 1993, the legal form was changed to a

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. Since this change, the bank has been operating as ''Berliner Hypotheken- und Pfandbriefbank AG'' (short: Berlin Hyp). The sole shareholder was the

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. In 1994, a predecessor institution of today's '' Landesbank Berlin'' took over all shares. The current bank was created in 1996 from the merger of ''Berliner Hypotheken- und Pfandbriefbank AG'' and ''Braunschweig-Hannoversche Hypothekenbank AG''. In November 2009, the Berlin Hyp's Supervisory Board resolved a substantial capital increase by issuing new no-par-value shares in order to broaden the scope of action for new

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s and thereby expand and consolidate its market position. In October 2013, the company was renamed Berlin Hyp AG. Also, the brand image of the bank was completely revised and has since leaned its business colors and appearance against the image of the ''Sparkasse'', to make the involvement of the Berlin Hyp in the

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outwardly visible. As of January 1, 2015, the company's shares were transferred to LBB Holding and the commercial real estate financing business, which had previously been operated jointly with ''Landesbank Berlin'', was dissolved. The Berlin Hyp is a member of the '' Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken''.

Key figures

The bank employs 596 people (as of 2018) and has offices in Berlin (headquarters),

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Shareholders

Status: February 2018

Corporate publications

The Berlin Hyp regularly publishes real estate studies, some of which are own works and partly in cooperations. * Logistik und Immobilien 2017 * Trendbarometer 2/2017 * Wohnmarktreport 2018

Significant investments

Since 2008, the Berlin Hyp holds a 100 percent stake in the now-defunct ''Berlin Hyp Immobilien GmbH''. The Berlin Hyp's business purposes were

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and real estate marketing.

Brand and corporate design

At the beginning of 2013, the traditional ''Berliner Immobilienbank'' was facing a comprehensive strategic repositioning. The starting point for the rebranding was the organizational reorganization of the parent company, ''Landesbank Berlin'' (LBB). Berlin Hyp was set up as an independent real estate financier and future

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of ''Berliner Sparkasse'' within the ''Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe''. Factors of the reorientation were the now independent market position and the expansion of the range of services as a composite bank in the ''Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe'' and for real estate clients. The slogan of the Berlin Hyp is "partnership is our foundation". The slogan represents a promise of service to its employees, customers, partners and owners. It guides the operation and emphasizes key features of the Berlin Hyp: down-to-earth, reliable, in partnership and personal.

References

External links

Financial report of the Berlin Hyp
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