Fortis Group

Originally created in 1990 through a three-way Belgian-Dutch merger, Fortis, formerly known as Fortis N.V./S.A., was a global financial services business with a Benelux focus operating in insurance, banking, and investment management. Its headquarters were in Brussels. Through numerous acquisitions, it expanded quickly, ranking as the 20th-largest financial services company in the world in terms of revenue in 2007.[1] It was traded on the stock exchanges of Luxembourg, Euronext Amsterdam, and Euronext Brussels.

Fortis experienced significant difficulties during the 2008 financial crisis, not least as a result of taking part in the 2007 acquisition of ABN AMRO by Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Banco Santander, and other financial institutions. It was split up shortly after receiving an emergency bailout from the governments of Belgium and the Netherlands.

Founded: 1990
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium; Utrecht, Netherlands
Website: fortisgroup.com