Paribas
| Company type | Société anonyme |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Predecessor |
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| Founded | 27 January 1872 |
| Founder | Henri Bamberger, Adolphe-Ernest Fould, Eugène Goüin, Edouard Hentsch, Edmond Joubert, Henri Cernuschi |
| Defunct | 22 May 2000 |
| Successor | BNP Paribas |
| Headquarters | Paris , France |
The Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃k də paʁi e de pei ba], lit. 'Bank of Paris and the Netherlands'), generally referred to from 1982 as Paribas (French pronunciation: [paʁiba]), was a French investment bank based in Paris. In May 2000, it merged with the Banque Nationale de Paris to form BNP Paribas.