▁( 1 , 3 0 0 ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁France ), ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁billion ▁eu ros ▁in ▁assets ▁under ▁management , ▁O D DO ▁B H F ▁oper ates ▁in ▁three ▁main ▁business es , ▁based ▁on ▁significant ▁invest ment ▁in ▁market ▁expert ise : ▁private ▁bank ing , ▁asset ▁management ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁invest ment ▁bank ing . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁B H F ▁Bank ▁The ▁bank ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Berliner ▁Hand els - ▁und ▁Frank fur ter ▁Bank ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Frank fur ter ▁Bank ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Berliner ▁Hand els - G es ellschaft ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁B H F - B ank ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁architect ▁Sep ▁R uf , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁building ▁in ▁Frankfurt . ▁The ▁banks ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁B H F - B ank ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁invest ment ▁banks ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁top ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁market . ▁The ▁bank ▁had ▁extensive ▁industrial ▁hold ings . ▁Its ▁former ▁senior ▁partner , ▁Hann s ▁Sch ro eder