Capital Investment
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In 2021 BDPST Group purchased 57 per cent ownership in Gránit Bank, as a result of which the group, being a financial investor with a long-term commitment, has become the main owner of the fastest-growing bank of the Hungarian banking sector with a digital business model. At present, BDPST Group has 43 percentage of equity. With its innovative electronic banking and financial services, the financial institution offers simple, comfortable and cost-efficient solutions to its retail clients. Besides, the 100-percent-Hungarian-owned Gránit Bank complies with the principles and practices of economic, social as well as environmental sustainability. The extremely effective financial institution is characterised by low environmental impact, minimised pollutant emissions and digital, paperless solutions, hereby saving thousands of trees every year.
Gránit Alapkezelő – formerly Diófa Alapkezelő – is a modern fund manager with a solid banking background, which has become one of the most dynamically developing players in the domestic asset management sector since its establishment in 2009. The scope of the fund manager’s activities has expanded considerably in recent years, and since 2014, in addition to institutional and retail asset management, Gránit Alapkezelő has also been offering premium asset management services. The company offers a highly diversified range of products, from more traditional products to innovative investment products with a sustainable approach. Gránit Alapkezelő currently manages assets of over 900 billion HUF for institutional and retail clients, while assets under management in real estate funds exceed 380 billion HUF.
The company was founded on 9 September 2008 under the name Waberers Biztosító Zrt., and on 27 October 2008 it was granted a licence to provide “Motor Vehicle Insurance” and has been a full member of the Hungarian Insurance Association since 12 September 2008. The company aims to be a responsible and transparent insurance company, making maximum use of modern information technology tools, offering modern, affordable and customer-oriented products and services, thus becoming a reliable player in the Hungarian insurance sector. The professionalism of its staff, its openness to new knowledge and, last but not least, its stable ownership background ensure that Gránit Biztosító Zrt is at the disposal of its existing and prospective retail and corporate customers with high-quality and competitive services.
BDPST Equity Zrt., a part of the BDPST Group, entered into a sale and purchase agreement in 2022 to acquire MHB Optimum Zrt., a 21% shareholder of Waberer’s International Nyrt. The Waberer’s Group has more than 75 years of experience in the European logistics and freight forwarding market. The shares of the Group’s parent company, Waberer’s International Nyrt., are traded in the Premium category of the Budapest Stock Exchange. At the end of 2019, the logistics company announced a change in strategy and structure, focusing on complex, high value-added services. The company has a dedicated green division, focusing on greening its entire service portfolio and coordinating carbon neutrality efforts. The group includes Wáberer Hungária Biztosító, a leading player in the Hungarian insurance market. With the support of the BDPST Group, Waberer’s can take its business model based on high value-added services and the most advanced logistics technologies to a new level.