Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse headquarters at Paradeplatz in Zürich
The logo of Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Group is a Swiss bank. It is headquartered in Zurich.

The company was founded in 1856 as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA, English: Swiss Credit Institution) jointly by Alfred Escher and the German bank Allgemeine Deutsche Credit-Anstalt which held 50% of the equity.

After the bank had financial problems because the customers lost confidence, it was decided to integrate Credit Suisse into UBS. This decision was communicated on March 19, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Safeguarding financial market stability: Federal Council welcomes and supports UBS takeover of Credit Suisse". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-19.