Venetobanca

The Veneto Banca Groups story dates back to 1877, the year Banca Popolare di Montebelluna was founded in the heart of Italys North-East. In 1997, Banca Popolare started out on a journey which led to it changing its name to Veneto Banca, becoming a key player in the national banking scenario, by acquiring local banks and opening new branches. In 2000, it expanded its interests in Eastern Europe, acquiring four banks in countries with huge potential, in which many Italian banks operate. Veneto Banca now serves Italy with its network of branches, split into four Area Head Offices, and with its subsidiaries Banca Apulia, Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni and Banca Ipibi Financial Advisory. In Eastern Europe, it operates with Banca Italo Romena in Romania, Eximbank in Moldova, Veneto Banka d.d. in Croatia and Veneto Banka sh.a. in Albania. It holds a number of corporate equity investments. The most significant include those in the merchant bank Palladio Finanziaria and in Sintesi 2000, specialised in providing consultancy for company internationalisation, with registered office in Milan and offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai.