Sarasin-Alpen receives an advisory license for the Sultanate of Oman

Notes and media contacts

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Harald Melzer, Vice-President Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Telephone +41 (0)61 277 70 48

T.M.Lakshmanan
Chief Operating Officer, Sarasin - Alpen LLC
Telephone +971 (0) 4 363 4306

Sarasin-Alpen LLC
Located in the financial district of Oman, Sarasin-Alpen LLC is a subsidiary of Bank Sarasin-Alpen, Dubai providing a complete range of advisory services in private banking services. Sarasin - Alpen LLC caters to the requirements of private & institutional clients in the Middle East & South Asia.

Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd - Responsibly yours
Founded in 1841, Bank Sarasin is today one of Switzerland's leading private banking institutions. Its sustainable success is based on trust, confidentiality, expertise and dedication. Bank Sarasin's core activities include investment advisory and asset management services for private and institutional clients, as well as an investment funds business. Its complementary services extend to corporate finance and financial analysis. The Sarasin Group - headquartered in Basel, Switzerland - employs over 1,100 staff. In addition to its headquarters in Basel, the Bank has offices in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano in Switzerland. Internationally, the Sarasin Group has offices in Bahrain, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guernsey, Hong Kong, La Coruña, London, Madrid, Munich, Muscat, Paris, Qatar and Singapore. Bank Sarasin is a limited company. Its shares are listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange, SWX. Its majority shareholder, Rabobank, enjoys the highest qualification of credit status (triple-A rating) from prominent international rating agencies. Measured by its core capital, Rabobank is one of the world's top 20 financial institutions.

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