Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) is a universal bank headquartered in Stuttgart and the central bank for the savings banks of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony. Founded in 1999, it employs approximately 10,000 people across some 180 offices and reports total assets exceeding €369 billion, making it Germany's largest state-backed Landesbank and one of the largest banks in the country. It is supervised by the European Central Bank as a Significant Institution.
The bank serves corporate customers - particularly small and medium-sized enterprises - retail clients, institutional clients and savings banks. Corporate customer business is its core focus, offering customised financing for liquidity, investments and growth. Its technical domains span real estate financing, capital markets, investment banking, leasing, factoring, asset management and venture capital. Regional customer banking is conducted through the subsidiaries Baden-Württembergische Bank (BW-Bank), Rheinland-Pfalz Bank and Sachsen Bank, with further specialised subsidiaries covering leasing, factoring, real estate, venture capital and asset management.
LBBW combines regional roots in three German states with global connectivity, and describes its approach as that of a mid-sized universal bank with a comprehensive product range delivered through specialised units. Its stated emphasis is on tailored financing solutions for corporate customers alongside retail and savings bank services.
