Walter Thoma

Bank Vontobel AG (BV), formerly known as Bank J. Vontobel & Co AG, is a Zurich-based private bank. Established in 1924, BV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SW: VONN) and has offices in Geneva, New York, Frankfurt, Milan, Vienna and Luxembourg. The bank is VONN's private banking arm. In 2006 BV acquired the brokerage and corporate finance activities of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, which were integrated into their investment banking subsidiary, Vontobel Equity Research. BV specializes in financial consulting, research and wealth management via mutual funds, hedge funds, derivatives and special products for institutions, pension funds, corporates, high net-worth individuals, family offices and private individuals