Introduction
In 1990, with the establishment of Equilor and the reorganization of the Budapest Stock Exchange, a new era began for the domestic capital market. More than 35 years have passed since then, but our goals remain unchanged.
In addition to continuously improving our services, we strive to provide our clients with fast and reliable access to the ever-expanding world of money and capital markets, as well as support in growing the assets we manage through sound financial advice and analysis.
The world of capital markets is one of the fastest growing industries, so in order to offer our private and corporate clients the right investment banking services, we are constantly improving not only our product structure but also our technology. Due to the ongoing tightening of market regulations, we place great emphasis on stability and the provision of reliable, transparent information, which forms the basis of responsible investment services.
We strive to work with employees who fully embrace these principles and treat them as fundamental values in their daily work and decisions. Our colleagues serve all clients who turn to us with the utmost attention, giving their best knowledge, thoroughly assessing their needs and providing personalized investment guidance.
As a result of our dedicated work over the past years, Equilor has seen steady growth in terms of client numbers, assets under management and profitability, while continuing to maintain our close relationships with our clients.
We are proud to be a full member of the Budapest Prague and Warsaw stock exchanges, we are present throughout the entire Central and Eastern European region and, together with Equilor Corporate Advisory Zrt., we offer our clients a full range of investment banking services, from stock exchange trading and private banking advice to corporate finance.
OUR HISTORY
Equilor Befektetési Zrt. was established in 1990 by the Vienna-based Rotter und Co. GmbH Stock Exchange Agency and Minerálimpex Rt., the predecessor of MOL, with a registered capital of HUF 50 million. In the same year, we participated as a founding member in the rebirth of the Budapest Stock Exchange, which reopened its doors on June 21, 1990, after a 42-year hiatus. Following the departure of Rotter und Co. in 1992, the company changed its name to Confides Hungária Brókerház.
In line with the development of the domestic capital market and in order to meet investor demands at the highest level, our company underwent a significant transformation in 1995, both in terms of its ownership structure and internal structure, and the company's name was changed to Equilor Befektetési Rt. Thanks to our long experience in the domestic investment market, our company has become an increasingly important player in the domestic securities and foreign exchange markets year after year. Thanks to our conservative business policy, we have managed to maintain the trust of our clients despite increasing market competition, combining the security expected of an investment institution with flexible, client-focused services. After five successful years following the transformation, Equilor Befektetési Rt. merged with Dunaferr Rt.'s investment company, Buda Bróker Rt., in 2000 and took over its client and asset management portfolio.
In 2005, we increased our registered capital to HUF 500 million, and then to HUF 1 billion in 2010, thus forming the current Equilor Befektetési Zrt., a company with significant capital strength and a wide range of services.
Equilor participated in the establishment of the Investor Protection Fund in 1997 and has been a member since its inception. In 2006, it also joined the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.
In order to expand our services regionally, Equilor became a full member of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2010 and the Prague Stock Exchange in 2011.
In 2006, Equilor Fine Art Kft. was established to provide art investment advice and organize art patronage, and in 2013, Equilor Alapkezelő Zrt. was established to provide fund management and institutional and private asset management services, which now operates independently of us and is not directly owned by Equilor.
In 2022, Gránit Bank acquired a 50% + 1 vote stake in Equilor Befektetés Zrt., as a result of which our company is now able to provide a full range of services with a banking background and even greater liquidity.
OVERVIEW
Equilor Befektetési Zrt. began operations within a few days of the restructuring of the domestic capital market and the Budapest Stock Exchange. We provide professional, customer-focused and personalized comprehensive investment banking services in relation to domestic and foreign securities and foreign currencies for our private and institutional clients.
Through our corporate business line, we have participated in numerous significant stock exchange and over-the-counter securities issues, syndicated financing arrangements, venture capital and private equity transactions, and corporate acquisitions on behalf of leading players in the international and domestic economic arena over the past decades.
The assets managed by the Equilor Group exceeded HUF 600 billion in 2022.
Our employees are highly qualified professionals, many of whom have decades of experience in personalized portfolio, fund and asset management, private banking and corporate financial advisory services.
Equilor is a full member of the Budapest and Warsaw stock exchanges, and our work and activities have been recognized with numerous awards. Equilor has also received the MagyarBrands award for its work on the Hungarian market with a domestic background. Based on the decision of the professional jury of the Budapest Stock Exchange, Equilor has also won the “Investment Service Provider of the Year”, “Team of the Year” and “Stock Exchange Credit Instrument Issuer of the Year” awards in previous years.
SENIOR STAFF
Equilor's nearly 90 employees and investment professionals strive to provide excellent, continuously improving services to their clients.
Our managers have not only thorough theoretical knowledge but also decades of practical experience in the field of finance.
Bálint Szécsényi
Chairman of the Board and CEO
András Gereben
Honorary Chairman of the Board
Krisztián Kőrössy
Managing Director
Ágnes Svoób
Managing Director
Tímea Schuck
Chief Financial Officer
Zsolt Vavrek
Head of Premium Investment Services and Private Banking
Péter Horváth
Operations Director
Szilárd Buró
Head of Financial Innovations
Szilvia Erdei
Head of Back Office
OUR RESULTS
We are proud that Equilor has become one of the leading investment service providers on the domestic capital market during its more than 35 years of operation.
The success of our work is confirmed by the steady growth in the number of our clients and the assets we manage over the years.
In addition to the recognition of our clients, we have also won numerous awards over the past three decades. Among other things, Equilor received the Budapest Stock Exchange's “Stock Exchange Team” award because, as an independent investment service provider, it has organized and executed a number of outstanding capital market transactions for the Budapest Stock Exchange. Equilor also received the “Stock Exchange Credit Instrument Issuer of the Year” award from the Budapest Stock Exchange for being the most active company in this field in 2011.
In 2015, 2021 and 2024, the Budapest Stock Exchange's independent professional jury honored the company's activities with the “Investment Service Provider of the Year” award. Equilor has received several MagyarBrands and Superbrands awards on the Hungarian market for its work with a domestic background.
Our achievements also include our efforts to develop the community and financial culture, as Equilor, as a responsible investment service provider, considers it important to support socially valuable causes. We have supported numerous initiatives in areas such as healthcare, education, sports, and the arts. Among other things, we have supported the establishment of the Corvinus Financial Laboratory, the training of young talent at the 575 Triathlon Association and the United Way campaign.
AWARDS
- Equilor was awarded the title of “Team of the Year” by the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2010.
- Equilor was awarded the title of “Credit Issuer of the Year” by the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2011.
- Kőrössy Krisztián, head of Equilor's Institutional Business Division, won the Budapest Stock Exchange's “Trader of the Year” award in 2012.
- Equilor was awarded the titles of “Hungarian Brands” and ‘Superbrands’ in 2012.
- In 2015, 2021 and 2024, the Budapest Stock Exchange recognized the company's activities with the “Investment Service Provider of the Year” award.