UBP

Founded in Geneva in 1969, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is a family-owned Swiss private bank specialising in wealth management and asset management. The firm has expanded internationally through a series of acquisitions, including Lloyds International Private Banking in 2013 and Coutts International in 2015. UBP has maintained a UK presence for nearly three decades, with London serving as an important centre for its wealth and asset management businesses. In 2025, UBP completed its acquisition of SG Kleinwort Hambros from Société Générale, significantly expanding its UK private banking and wealth management operations and making UBP one of the UK's largest family-owned private banks.