Optima bank

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Optima bank S.A.
Company typeAnonymi Etairia
IndustryFinancial services
PredecessorInvestment Bank of Greece
Headquarters
Maroussi
,
Greece
Number of locations
28 branches (2024)[1]
Area served
Greece
Key people
George Taniskidis (Chairman) [2]
Dimitris Kyparissis (CEO)
ProductsBanking
Financial services
€103 million (2023)[3]
Total assets€4.1 billion (1Q 2024)[4]
Total equity€543.1 million (2023)[5]
OwnerIreon Investments Ltd (8.9%)
Number of employees
512 (1Q 2024)[6]
SubsidiariesOptima Capital
Optima Investments
Optima factors
Optima asset management AEDAK
Capital ratioCommon Equity Tier 1 =15.9% (Fully Loaded Basel III)[7]
Websitewww.optimabank.gr

Optima bank, is a banking and financial services institution in Greece, which apart from its full banking license, is also a member of the Athens Stock Exchange. It offers its customers, both retail and businesses, products and services according to their needs.

Optima bank HQ's are located in Maroussi[8] of Athens (Aigialeias 32 and Paradissou street).

History[9][edit]

Optima bank was founded on 31 July 2019 through the transfer of Investment Bank of Greece shares to Ireon Investments, a member of Motor Oil Group (Hellas). To strengthen its capital base and support its development strategy, Optima bank implemented a share capital increase in 2021 along with utilizing other financial instruments such as the issuance of a convertible bond loan in 2022.

On top, in October 2023 the bank successfully completed a new capital increase via an IPO on the Athens Exchange being oversubscribed and with the participation of cornerstone investors.  

  • On 2.10.2019 Investment Bank of Greece was renamed Optima bank.
  • On 24.10.2019, Optima bank opened the first Optima bank branch in Psychiko.
  • On 12.11.2020 Optima bank acquired 94.5% of Optima asset management AEDAK from Ireon Investments, increasing its holding to 99.4%.
  • On 11.12.2020 Optima bank acquired 100% of Optima factors from Ireon Investments, a subsidiary of the Motor Oil Group.
  • In January 2021 Optima bank completed the share capital increase 80 million euros.
  • In December 2021 Optima bank completed the first profitable financial year.
  • In October 2022 Optima bank completed a 60 million euro convertible bond loan issue.
  • In October 2023 Optima bank completed a share capital increase of 151 million euros and listing of the bank to the main market of the Athens Exchange.

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.optimabank.gr/branch-network. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Profile Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, published by Athens Exchange Group - accessed 2020-01-26
  3. ^ "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  4. ^ "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  5. ^ "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  6. ^ "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  7. ^ "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  8. ^ "Maroussi", in, Profile Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, published by Athens Exchange Group & (location) ENISA Athens office in Maroussi Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Published by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity - accessed 2020-01-26 ("location" using p.2 of "where is Maroussi")
  9. ^ "The Company". Optima bank. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

Bibliography[edit]

  • IBOGGRAAXXX, published by TransferWise, "Optima bank..."

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