Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, a subsidiary of the leading Swiss private bank, Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd, was named the Best Private Bank in the Middle East at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2010. The award ceremony was held on 16 June 2010 in Dubai. This is the third time that Bank Sarasin-Alpen has been awarded with this accolade, having won it previously in 2007 and 2008.

The Sarasin Group is incorporated in the GCC as Sarasin-Alpen. It was established in the region with its first office in Dubai in 2005 and since then has built a strong presence by expanding its operations to Qatar, Oman and India. In the GCC and India, Bank Sarasin-Alpen operates along with its Investment Banking associate, Alpen Capital. The two organizations operate through a simple and successful business model where in the investment banking services of Alpen Capital complement the private banking activities of Bank Sarasin-Alpen.