Danske Bankas is a brand name of Danske Bank A/S Lithuania Branch. It is a part of Danske Bank Group - one of the largest financial service groups in Northern Europe and the Baltic States. Danske Bank Group in Lithuania works as Danske Bankas, UAB Danske Capital Investicijų Valdymas and UAB Danske Lizingas. Danske Bankas offers all types of banking services, including investment service, debts, savings etc. for both private and business customers. Danske Bankas currently is 5th largest bank in Lithuanian banking industry.
Until 2008, Danske Bankas in Lithuania was known as SAMPO Bankas and belonged to Finnish financial service group SAMPO Plc which was bought by Danske Bank Group in November 2006. Danske Bank Group bought SAMPO Plc for 4,05 billion euro. The profit SAMPO Plc gained after this transaction was 2,9 billion euro. In 2007 Danske Bank Group started to run retail banks in Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia. In Lithuania, SAMPO Bankas was renamed to Danske Bankas in June 2008 and to Danske Bank in November 2012.