Private company

La Roche & Co.

Swiss private bank

Bank La Roche & Co Ltd was a Swiss private bank, headquartered in Basel and founded in 1787 by Benedikt La Roche. It was organised in the form of an Aktiengesellschaft. The bank specialised in asset management for private customers and institutional investors.2 It ceased to exist in 2018.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 15, 1787Founded1
  • HeadquartersBasel1
  • Websitewww.lrc.ch
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

Bank La Roche & Co Ltd was a Swiss private bank, headquartered in Basel and founded in 1787 by Benedikt La Roche. It was organised in the form of an Aktiengesellschaft. The bank specialised in asset management for private customers and institutional investors. The bank had subsidiaries in Bern and Olten, and an office in Zurich. It had 120 employees as of 2011. The company was originally named Benedikt La Roche, and the name was changed to La Roche & Co. in 1892.2

Timeline

  1. Mar 28, 2018Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Oct 15, 1787Founded Founded1

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