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RBI and ODDO BHF partnership goes live

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and ODDO BHF have agreed on a partnership in the areas of equity sales and equity research for Austria and CEE

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Last year, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and ODDO BHF have agreed on a partnership in the areas of equity sales and equity research for Austria and CEE, aiming to pursue a joint growth strategy in the region. ODDO BHF has received approval from the Austrian regulator to launch its activities from 1 February 2025. This collaboration allows RBI’s clients to benefit from ODDO BHF Group’s distribution capabilities in the stock market, gaining access to over 800 institutional investors in Europe and the US.  

ODDO BHF has successfully established a platform for institutional equity research and distribution of equity products to institutional investors through partnerships with European banks such as ABN AMRO, BBVA, Commerzbank, and Natixis. The alliance has achieved top rankings in investor surveys and is the third largest in Europe for equity transactions. This successful model will now be implemented together with RBI in Austria and CEE.  

The entire equity sales and institutional equity research team of RBI will become part of the ODDO BHF platform, aiming to maintain leading position in research for Austrian issuers, expand the universe in CEE, and leverage the expertise of a network of over 80 analysts. 

RBI’s clients will continue to be supported in relation to investment banking services from the headquarters in Vienna and the network banks in the region. In this way, RBI will continue to offer its clients local proximity and local market expertise, coupled with greatly improved access to institutional investors through cooperation with one of Europe's leading equity sales and research platforms. 

Christian Zahn, Head of Investment Banking at ODDO BHF: "After the success of the partnerships with Natixis, ABN AMRO, BBVA and Commerzbank, the partnership with Raiffeisen Bank International confirms the pan-European ambition of ODDO BHF in the equity markets.”

Harald Kröger, Head of Group Structured Finance & Investment Banking and Harald Müller, Head of Group Capital Markets at RBI: “We are pleased to announce the start of our cooperation with ODDO BHF, a strategic partnership that promises to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders, including issuers, investors, and both cooperation partners.”