Banca Transilvania

Banca Transilvania is a Romanian multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded on 16 February 1994 in Cluj-Napoca by 46 local entrepreneurs with an initial capital of $2 million, it has grown from a single-branch regional lender into a national institution within the BT Financial Group. Headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, the group serves 4.84 million active clients through 534 branches and offices across 350 Romanian communities and maintains an international presence. As of September 2025 the group held a c.22% share of national banking assets.

History

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was at some point the largest shareholder in the bank (15% of capital). In 2013, Banca Transilvania was considered the third largest bank in Romania, not having experienced losses during a financial crisis plaguing the nation in the year. In 1997, it became the first bank in Romania to be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and ATM. In 2021, Banca Transilvania bought Polish Idea Bank Romanian unit and renamed it to Salt Bank in November 2023. In July 2024, Banca Transilvania acquired Hungarian OTP Bank unit in Romania and its merger into Banca Transilvania in March 2025. == Bank net profit ==

Bank net profit

• 2007: 102 million euros • 2008: 108.2 million euros • 2009: 14.6 million euros • 2010: 24.43 million euros • 2011: 51.34 million euros • 2012: 71.98 million euros • 2013: 83.44 million euros == Bank assets ==

Bank assets

• 2006: 1.2 billion euros • 2007: 3.8 billion euros • 2009: 4.6 billion euros Banca Transilvania registered for Q1 of 2014, a net profit of 103.4 million lei, almost 23 million euros, having a 23% increase since last year's same period. == The BT Financial Group ==

The BT Financial Group

. The BT Financial Group was formed in 2003, and includes Banca Transilvania, BT Asset Management, BT Direct, BT Leasing, BT Securities, Factoring company, BT Finop Leasing and Medicredit. BT has 100% equity shares or majority positions in the other parts of the group, all of which use the BT logo. BT Asset Management (BT AM) manages the group activities. It was founded in 2005 and manages the BT Maxim, BT Classic and BT Invest 1 closed-end investment funds, which hold shares in Romanian companies with high growth potential. In 2007, BT Asset Management was the leading Romanian mutual fund with a market share of 15.3%, in 2008 it slipped to 5th place, with a market share of 5.2% and assets of 77.3 million RON. ==Shareholders==

Shareholders

As of October 2025, 79.37% of Banca Transilvania's shares are controlled by Romanian investors, while only 20.63% of its shares were controlled by international investors. == Sponsorships ==

Sponsorships

• 2021: it becomes the official jersey sponsor of the Romanian national basketball team, U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Romania national under-21 football team • 2025: on 1 august during the Hungarian Grand Prix Banca Transilvania officially becomes one of the sponsors of McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 Team ==See also==

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