It was formed in January 1972 by the merger of Skandinaviska Banken (founded in 1864) and Stockholms Enskilda Bank (founded in 1856). In 2000, in order to strengthen its presence in Northern Europe, SEB acquired the German bank BfG (currently - SEB AG) and three Baltic Banks in 1999-2000: Eesti Ühispank (Estonia), Latvijas Unibanka (Latvia) and Vilniaus Bankas (Lithuania). In 2004, SEB acquired Codan Pension (now SEB Pension) in Denmark and Bank Agio in Ukraine. In 2007, it acquired Factorial Bank in Ukraine and KAM Group Limited (London). In 2011, German and Ukrainian commercial activities were sold. In 2011, it united with Gyllenberg Private Bank Ltd. In 2012, it merged with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AS and SEB Privatbanken ASA