Milestones on the way to becoming a market leader
For over five decades we have been making an active contribution to the success of our customers' business. Below you will find a few milestones in the history of our company.
| 2006 | new business reaches record level of € 3.012 billion |
| 2005 | GEFA takes over a 60% stake in Truckport GmbH |
| 2004 | Société Générale starts common European brand "SG Equipment Finance" for its equipment and vendor finance business, GEFA group represents SG Equipment Finance in Germany |
| 2003 | New business volume on record level: 2,688 mio. Euro |
| 2002 | Expansion of European vendor and asset finance within Société Générale Vendor Services (SGVS) group |
| 2001 | 25 May: Société Générale acquires the GEFA Group; European vendor finance business integrated into the Société Générale Vendor Services (SGVS) division |
| 2000 | Established a subsidiary in the UK; opened an office in Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1999 | 50th anniversary of the GEFA Group on 12 August, Sales and marketing activities focused on the Transport, High Tech and Industrial Equipment sectors, Set up subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland |
| 1998 | Established further subsidiaries in Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary; Acquired AL Aviation Leasing GmbH, a provider of aircraft financing |
| 1997 | Set up a subsidiary in Polandbrbr |
| 1996 | Established a subsidiary in the Czech Republic in which GEFA holds a 60% interest |
| 1993 | Prepared to launch inventory finance as a product |
| 1990 | Built up a distribution network in eastern Germany (former GDR) |
| 1976 | Launched hire purchase as a product |
| 1971 | Established the subsidiary Heinz Langer Versicherungs GmbH |
| 1968 | Established GEFA-Leasing GmbH |
| 1959 | Business focused on industrial investment loans |
| 1949 | GEFA, Wuppertal, was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, providing consumer loans |
| 1929 | GEFI mbH, GEFA's predecessor, was established in Berlin |