The company's two parent companies are Berenberg Bank and Bankhaus Lampe, which own 50% of the company each, after having bought out Hauck & Aufhäuser and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg.
Private banks, represented by banks like Deutsche Bank or Commerzbank as listed companies or Hauck & Aufhäuser or Bankhaus Lampe as less known private companies, are part of the first tier.