Who owns Galt & Taggart?
Galt & Taggart is owned by Lion Finance Group (Georgia, LSE: BGEO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lion Finance Group PLC - Annual Report 2025 (ESEF report). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lion Finance Group PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇪 Georgia, Tbilisi
- Origin
- 🇬🇪 Georgia, Tbilisi
- Founded
- 1995
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Investment banks
- Parent ticker
- LSE: BGEO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Galt & Taggart
Galt & Taggart is the investment banking and brokerage subsidiary of Lion Finance Group, incorporated in December 1995 and part of the group since 28 December 2004. It arranged 17 bond issues worth about GEL 3.2 billion in 2025, and its parent puts its share of the public debt arranged on the Georgian market that year at 47.8%.
Ownership timeline of Galt & Taggart
- Current owner Lion Finance Group [1] reported
Where Galt & Taggart sits in Lion Finance Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Ameriabank (90%)
- Bank of Georgia
- Belarusky Narodny Bank (99.98%)
- Biletebi.ge (93.94%)
- Galt & Taggart
- Optimo
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See the full Lion Finance Group brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Lion Finance Group
Lion Finance Group controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
- Ameriabank (1992)
- Bank of Georgia (1994)
- Belarusky Narodny Bank (1992)
Other brands in banks, and who owns them
The 45 brands in banks on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is OTP Bank, with 8; Lion Finance Group has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CKB | OTP Bank | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Banco Agrícola | Grupo Cibest | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco AV Villas | Grupo Aval | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco de Crédito del Perú | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| TBC Bank | TBC Bank Group | 🇬🇪 Georgia |
| Banco de Chile | Banco de Chile | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Banco Macro | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Freedom Bank | Freedom Holding | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
About the owner: Lion Finance Group
Lion Finance Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: BGEO.
Lion Finance Group is the London-listed holding company of Bank of Georgia and Armenia's Ameriabank, and a constituent of the FTSE 100. It was called Bank of Georgia Group PLC until 6 February 2025, when it changed its name to reflect the March 2024 purchase of Ameriabank; the two banks kept their own names in their markets. It is incorporated in England and Wales, but its business is retail and corporate banking in Georgia and Armenia, with smaller operations in brokerage, leasing, a Belarusian bank and a Georgian digital business.
Lion Finance Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇪 Galt & Taggart and other Georgian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 15 brands that began in Georgia. All of them are controlled from Georgia.
- TBC Bank — TBC Bank Group 🇬🇪
- Georgian Airways — Georgian Airways 🇬🇪
- Georgian Railway — Georgian Railway 🇬🇪
- Metable — Nikora 🇬🇪
- TBC Capital — TBC Bank Group 🇬🇪
- TBC Insurance — TBC Bank Group 🇬🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Galt & Taggart?
The parent company of Galt & Taggart is Lion Finance Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Georgia.
Is Galt & Taggart Georgian?
Yes. Galt & Taggart originated in Georgia in 1995 and its owner, Lion Finance Group, is also headquartered in Georgia.
Is Galt & Taggart still owned by Lion Finance Group?
Yes. As of 27 October 2026, Galt & Taggart is still owned by Lion Finance Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lion Finance Group PLC - Annual Report 2025 (ESEF report) — Lion Finance Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 27 October 2026.
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