Fiba Group
Turkish conglomerate
Fiba Group (also known as Fiba Holding) is a Turkish holding company and conglomerate founded in 1987 by Hüsnü Özyeğin. Headquartered in Istanbul, the group operates in both financial and non-financial sectors, with significant activities in banking, leasing, insurance, asset management, retail, real estate, energy, tourism, and property management across Turkey, Europe and Asia. It employs approximately 13,000 people.
The group includes companies such as Fibabanka, Nexent Bank, Fiba Retail and Fina Enerji. It is chaired by Murat Özyeğin, the son of the founder. In 2017, Fiba Group became a co-owner of the Kınık coal mine and is listed on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald.
Fiba Group's business interests span sectors including solar power, fashion retail (through franchises like Marks & Spencer, GAP, Forever 21 and Lululemon), and hospitality through its ownership of the Swissôtel The Bosphorus in Istanbul.
History
Fiba Group was founded in 1987 by Hüsnü Özyeğin with the establishment of Finansbank in Turkey. In 1990, the group began expanding internationally, starting with banking operations in Switzerland. Over the next several years, it launched banking subsidiaries in Romania, Russia and the Netherlands.
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