Piraeus Bank 2018, Piraeus Bank completed the sale of Piraeus Bank Romania to J.C. Flowers & Co. following the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals by the National Bank of Romania. Piraeus Bank Piraeus Bank A.E. (), is a Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. , it is the leading bank in Greece, by assets with a 30% market share in net loans (44.7 Billion Euro) and second in liabilities, 29% in deposits (42.9 Billion Euro). Piraeus Bank's stocks are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) since January 1918. Its market capitalization on October 2017 is
Piraeus Bank c.30k). As of March 2018, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund holds 26% of outstanding common shares, while the remaining 74% is held by the private sector (legal entities and individuals). Piraeus Bank is a universal bank providing various banking services. Historically a bank supportive of SMEs it now also possesses particular know-how in the areas of agricultural banking, consumer and mortgage credit, green banking, capital markets, investment banking, leasing and electronic banking. Piraeus Bank and its subsidiaries form the Piraeus Bank Group. A group of shipowners in Piraeus founded "Banque du Pirée" (Piraeus Bank; BP) in 1916 to finance trade.