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LfA Förderbank Bayern

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German regional promotional bank

LfA Förderbank Bayern is a German regional development bank (German: Förderbank) for the German state of Bavaria. It was established by law of 7 December 1950, initially as Landesanstalt für Aufbaufinanzierung (LfA), which makes it the oldest of the Förderbanken. It is headquartered in Munich.2 It employed 333 people in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1951Founded1
  • HeadquartersMunich1
  • Websitewww.lfa.de
  • Legal formpublic-law institution1
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI529900K094KMHKJ4TS823
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKöniginstraße 17, 80539 München, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court München, HRA 788203

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LfA Förderbank Bayern is a German regional development bank (German: Förderbank) for the German state of Bavaria. It was established by law of 7 December 1950, initially as Landesanstalt für Aufbaufinanzierung (LfA), which makes it the oldest of the Förderbanken. It is headquartered in Munich.2

Corporate structure

LfA Förderbank Bayern sits at the top of its group. 10 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What LfA Förderbank Bayern reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

LfA started operations on 1 May 1951. It provides financing for start-ups, environmental protection, and other areas deemed of public interest. It does not compete with commercial banks but co-lends or co-invests with them and provides guarantees. It also controls investment companies, namely BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Bayern Kapital GmbH.

In July 2021, the latter was entrusted with the management of a €200 million scale-up fund at the initiative of the Bavarian state government.

From Wikipedia’s article on LfA Förderbank Bayern, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Together with other Förderbanken and the more commercially oriented Landesbanken, LfA Förderbank Bayern is a member of the Association of German Public Banks (VÖB). Since September 2023, it has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact.

From Wikipedia’s article on LfA Förderbank Bayern, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20153331

Timeline

  1. 1951Founded Founded1

Sources

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