LBBW (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg) is a medium-sized universal bank and the central institution for savings banks in Baden-Württemberg, Saxony, and Rhineland-Palatinate. Its core activities are corporate banking, particularly with medium-sized businesses, and retail banking, as well as banking with the savings banks. Together with its regional counterpart, Baden-Württembergische Bank (BW-Bank), LBBW serves its private and corporate clients at approximately 150 locations throughout Germany – many of which have been their primary bank for many years. For medium-sized businesses, in addition to expertise in innovative and complex financing, support in accessing international markets plays a crucial role. To this end, LBBW maintains an international presence with 16 locations in 15 countries. Specialized subsidiaries, for example in the areas of leasing, factoring, real estate, commercial investments, venture capital, and asset management, complement the LBBW Group's in-house service portfolio.