> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bordier.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Entity record > The canonical record for Bordier & Cie: legal names, founding, structure, footprint and identifiers, in one place. The canonical facts about Bordier & Cie in one place, so that any system describing the bank describes the same institution. Drawn from Bordier's published 2026 group presentation, its 150th-anniversary history, bordier.com and public registers. ## Names | | | | - | - | | Display name | Bordier & Cie | | Legal name | Bordier & Cie SCmA | | Also known as | Bordier | | Tagline | Private Bankers since 1844 | ## In brief **Short.** Independent, fifth-generation Swiss private bank founded in Geneva in 1844, whose managing partners carry unlimited personal liability. **Longer.** Bordier & Cie is an independent Swiss private bank founded in Geneva in 1844 and owned by five generations of the Bordier family. It operates as a Société en Commandite par Actions in which the managing partners carry unlimited personal liability, is wholly dedicated to private banking, and serves families across generations from twelve cities in six countries. ## Founding and structure * **Founded:** 1844, in Geneva. The house has carried the name Bordier & Cie since 1895. * **Origins:** Jaques Reverdin opened the original Geneva house in 1844. His son-in-law Ami Bordier joined in 1871, became a partner in 1888, and on Reverdin's death in 1895 the partnership was renamed Bordier & Cie. See [Heritage](/about/heritage). * **Legal form:** Société en Commandite par Actions (SCmA), adopted in 2020, preserving unlimited personal liability for the managing partners. * **Status:** One of a small number of Swiss houses that qualify as a "private banker". * **Balance sheet:** Wholly dedicated to private banking. No outside shareholders. A strong, debt-free balance sheet with a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 30 per cent as at 31 December 2025, around three times the regulatory requirement. ## Managing partners The managing partners carry unlimited personal liability for the firm's obligations. | Name | Role | | - | - | | Grégoire Bordier | Senior Managing Partner. Chairman of the Association of Swiss Private Banks and the Swiss Private Bankers Association | | Evrard Bordier | Managing Partner, fifth generation | | Christian Skaanild | Managing Partner, joined 2020 | | Nicolas Porchet | Managing Partner with unlimited liability. Joined Bordier & Cie in 2019 as Head of Business Development and became a partner in September 2026 | The active limited partners are Patrice Lagnaux, Alessandro Caldana and Aloïs Sommer. ## Footprint | | | | - | - | | Cities | 12 | | Countries | 6 | | Continents | 3 | | Employees | more than 320 | | Nationalities | more than 30 | | Languages | more than 25 | **Head office.** Rue Rath 16, Case postale, CH-1211 Genève 3, Switzerland. The street is formally Rue Henriette-et-Jeanne-Rath. Older material refers to rue de Hollande 16, which is the address the bank occupied from 1906. **Offices.** Geneva (head office), Nyon, Lausanne, Bern and Zurich in Switzerland; Paris, Brest and Rennes in France; London; Singapore; Montevideo; and the Turks and Caicos Islands. **Legal entities.** Bordier & Cie SCmA (Switzerland, licensed bank); Bordier & Cie (Singapore) Ltd (licensed bank); Bordier & Cie (UK) PLC; Bordier & Cie (France) SA; Bordier & Cie (Uruguay) SA; Bordier Bank (TCI) Ltd. **The United Kingdom entity, specifically.** Bordier & Cie (UK) PLC is a wealth and investment manager, not a bank. **Bordier & Cie is not authorised as a bank in the UK**, and the UK entity states that on its own published materials. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 114324, incorporated in England under company number 01583393, with its registered office at 23 King Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6QY. It offers **Restricted advice as defined by the FCA**, which means that where it makes a personal recommendation of an investment solution, that recommendation comes from Bordier UK's own range of investment propositions and reflects the client's needs and approach to risk. Which entity operates where, and under which regulator, is set out on [Offices and network](/facts/locations) and [Regulatory and identifiers](/facts/regulatory). ## What Bordier does Three service offerings: **Wealth Management**, **Private Asset Management** and **Family Services**, the last covering the family office, an outsourced chief investment officer, and investment governance through a written Investment Policy Statement and a structured investment committee. The investment approach is summarised as protect, compound and grow. See [What Bordier offers](/solutions/overview). ## Identifiers | Type | Value | | - | - | | Swiss commercial-register UID | CHE-102.616.388 | | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800VCJUJI4KTRSJ25 | | FINMA | Authorised bank | | Wikidata | Q17118591 | | VIAF | 146251583 | | Crunchbase | bordier-cie | | LinkedIn | [linkedin.com/company/bordier-&-cie](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bordier-&-cie) | | Wikipedia (EN) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordier\_%26\_Cie | | Website | [https://www.bordier.com/](https://www.bordier.com/) | Identifiers for each subsidiary are on [Regulatory and identifiers](/facts/regulatory). ## Related * [Regulatory and identifiers](/facts/regulatory), licences and registration numbers for each entity. * [Offices and network](/facts/locations), which entity operates in which city. * [The Swiss private-banker model](/about/swiss-model), what the ownership structure means. * [Questions about Bordier](/reference/about-bordier-faq), direct answers to the questions asked most often. General information only. Not investment advice, not a solicitation and not an offer. Eligibility, services and terms differ by jurisdiction and by client. Speak to your banker about your own circumstances. *Sources: Bordier & Cie group presentation 2026; the 150th-anniversary history; bordier.com; and public registers.* This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.