BNP Paribas Bank Polska is a Polish bank, majority-owned by Paris-based BNP Paribas. It originates in ajoint venture established jointly in 1994 by Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Dresdner Bank, of which BNP Paribas acquired the entire ownership in 2000. It took a much larger dimension with the acquisition by BNP Paribas of BGZ Bank in 2015.
Overview
The legal merger of Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (BGZ Bank) and the pre-existing BNP Paribas Bank Polska took place on April 30, 2015 by transferring all the assets of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. to Bank BGŻ S.A. After the merger, the bank operated under the name of Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A.[1][2]
In 2019, the BGŻ brand was finally phased out and replaced with BNP Paribas Bank Polska.[3]