Bankmed SAL (Arabic: بنك البحر المتوسط or بنك ميد; formerly Banque de la Méditerranée S.A.L) is a Lebanese bank, established in 1944, owned by the holding company GroupMed. It is one of Lebanon’s top five banks by both assets and deposits, and has 44 branches in Lebanon, one in Cyprus, and one in Geneva (called Bankmed Suisse).Egypt-based Jordanian businessman Alaa Al Khawaja acquired the 42.24 percent stake of Ayman Hariri in GroupMed Holding which fully owns Bankmed. The oher shareholders in GroupMed are Saad Hariri (42.24%) and Nazek Hariri (the remaining 15.5 percent).