Danske Bank (Denmark)

The flag is a horizontal blue background with the logo (https://danskebank.com/-/media/danske-bank/dotcom/logos/danske-bank-logo.svg) in the lower middle, the "Danske" part of the logo in white letters and located in the lower-middle part of the flag, inside a white rectangle, and the "Bank" part of the logo in white letters, below the rectangle. According to their official website and their "Images Bank" (https://danskebank.com/da/news-og-insights/billedbank/billedbank---logoer), the logo to be used is this version (middle resolution digital version): https://danskebank.com/-/media/danske-bank-images/global/graphics/logo/danske-bank-logo-light-bg.jpg.

There was a temporary logo used between September and October of 2010, keeping the same structure and font type as the current logo, changing only the background colors, being black and yellow, as seen here:

• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danske_Bank#/media/Fil:Danske_Bank_logo_alt.svg
  (source: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danske_Bank)
  
• https://berlingske.bmcdn.dk/media/cache/resolve/image_x_large_md/image/28/288819/3116680-pix-danskebankgul-alm.jpg
  (source: https://www.berlingske.dk/virksomheder/fejl-i-danske-banks-gule-kampagne)
  
• https://jonkabell.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/danskebank.jpg
  (source: https://jonkabell.wordpress.com/2010/10/)

For additional information please refer to:
Danske Bank (official websites):
https://danskebank.dk/
http://danskebank.com/
Esteban Rivera, 18 July 2020

Danske Bank A/S (Aktieselskab) (English: Danish Bank, Companies) (sometimes refered to as Danske Bank-koncernen, English: Danske Bank Group) was established on October 5, 1871 in Københavns Kommune as "Den Danske Landmandsbank, Hypothek- og Vexelbank i Kjøbenhavn" (English: The Danish Farmers' Bank, Mortgage and Exchange Bank of Copenhagen), colloquially known as "Landmandsbanken" (English: Farmers' Bank) and it is the largest bank in Denmark and a major retail bank in the northern European region. It serves private customers, small and large companies as well as institutional customers with multiple products, such as savings accounts, mortgages, pension products, insurance, wealth management, etc. In 1928 Arnold Peter Møller (A. P. Møller) was appointed the president and since then a long lasting partnership has been established with the shipping company A. P. Møller / Maersk Line the biggest Danish company (AP Møller Holding A/S (Aktieselskab)) in return controls the majority of shares in the Danske Bank). The bank changed its name from Landmandsbanken to Den Danske Bank in 1975 (other sources mention 1976). On December 12, 1989 by recommendation of the Boards of the three most prominent banks (Provinsbanken A/S, Aktieselskabet Kjøbenhavns Handelsbank and Den Danske Bank) it was suggested that the banks be merged, which effectively took place the following year, on April 6, 1990. In 2000 the bank changed its name again to its current form, Danske Bank A/S, after the acquisition of RealDanmark and Fokus Bank (which was completed in 2001).

Over the years it has acquired and/or merged with other banks, financial institutions, real estate and pension funds such as:

• SEB pension Danmark (2018) (official website: https://sebgroup.com/)
• Sampo Bank (2006) (renamed Danske Bank (Finland) since november 15, 2012) (official website: https://danskebank.fi/)
• BG Bank (on April 10, 2007) (Divisions that were not part of the earlier merger when RealDanmark was acquired)
• SkandiaMäklarna (2005) (official website: https://www.skandiamaklarna.se/)
• Krogsveen (2005) (sold in 2018) (official website: https://www.krogsveen.no/)
• Northern Bank (2005) (other sources mention 2004) (Remaining stock in Ireland banks sold in 2017) (renamed Danske Bank (UK)) (official website: http://danskebank.co.uk/)
• National Irish bank (renamed Danske Bank (Ireland) (2004) (Remaining stock in Ireland banks sold in 2017) (official website: http://www.nationalirishbank.ie/, now: http://www.nationalirishbank.ie/)
• RealDanmark A/S (2000, effective in 2001) (official website: https://www.rd.dk/)
• Fokus Bank ASA (1999) (other sources mention 1998) (established in 1859) (renamed Danske Bank (Norway) since 2007) (official website: http://www.fokus.no/, which redirects to: http://www.danskebank.no/)
• Saga Securities (1998) (official website: http://sagacorporate.no/)
• Myrberg Fondkommission (1998)
• AG (Aktiengesellschaft) Bankierfirma (1998)
• AB (Aktiebolag) Östgöta Enskilda Bank (1997) (established in 1837 and renamed Danske Bank since May 2011).
• Danica Pension (1995) (official website: https://danicapension.dk/)
• Provinsbanken A/S (Aktieselskab) (1990) (also known as Den Danske Provinsbank after merger) (established on August 14, 1871, although it traces its roots as far back as 1846, being the country's first private bank) (logo: http://danishlogo.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Provinsbanken.png, source: http://danishlogo.dk/?portfolio=provinsbanken) was designed by South African Graphic Designer Dirk Baillie and Danish Graphic Designer Flemming Nielsen (Kjøbenhavns Handelsbank A/S (Aktieselskab) (colloquially known as Handelsbanken) (1990) (sold Handelsfinans (2005)) (established on April 18, 1873) (logo: http://protokol.dk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Kj%C3%B8benhavns-HandelsbankB.png, source: http://danishlogo.dk/?portfolio=kjoebenhavns-handelsbank) was designed by Danish Graphic Designers Niels Hartmann and Flemming Nielsen in 1977.

It has also divested several others as follows:

• All banking activities in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia (2019)
• Personal banking activities in Lithuania and Latvia (2015)
• HandelsFinans (2005)
• (International) Engrosbank (UK) (2004)
• (International) Engrosbank (USA) (2004)
• (DDB (Den Danske Bank)) Danske Securities (2002)
• DDB (Den Danske Bank) Hong Kong Branch (2002)
• DDB (Den Danske Bank) Singapore Branch (2001)
• BG Garanti Forsikringsselskab A/S (also known as BG Garanti) (2001)
• BG Factoring A/S (2001)
• (DDB (Den Danske Bank)) Forenade Factors A/S (2000)
• BG International (Luxembourg) (2000)
• (DDB (Den Danske Bank)) General Insurance (1999)

The Bank has used several logos on its products and merchandising reflecting its multiple divisions (business units) throughout the years when a new logo (http://protokol.dk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Den-Danske-Bank.png, source: http://danishlogo.dk/?portfolio=landmandsbankenc) was designed and introduced in 1965 (other sources (mainly: http://www.logobook.com/logo/den-danske-landmandsbank/) mention 1967) by Danish Architect and Industrial Designer Acton Bjørn. The current logo must have been introduced after the last name change in 2000.

Sources:

• https://danskebank.co.uk/Link/pageADBGrpHistory (currently unavailable, accessible only through here:
  https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://danskebank.co.uk/Link/pageADBGrpHistory)
• https://danskebank.com/da/om-os
• https://danskebank.com/da/om-os/kunder-og-services
• https://danskebank.com/da/om-os/vores-historie
• https://danskebank.com/da/om-os/vores-historie/fusioner?section=fusioner
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danske_Bank
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danske_Bank
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%B8benhavns_Handelsbank
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsbanken
• https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96stg%C3%B6ta_Enskilda_Bank
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/BG_Bank
• https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokus_Bank
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realkredit_Danmark
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Irish_Bank
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.P._M%C3%B8ller_Holding_A/S

Esteban Rivera, 18 July 2020