Deutsche Bank Is in Talks With Commerzbank After Turnaround Efforts Failed

  • Both banks have struggled for years to restore revenue growth
  • Government is said to signal it’ll accept job and cost cuts
Bloomberg’s Tony Czuczka explains why Deutsche Bank agreed to begin government-backed merger talks with Commerzbank.(Source: Bloomberg)
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Deutsche Bank AG, Europe’s once-dominant financial institution, threw in the towel on years of failed turnaround efforts and agreed to begin government-backed merger talks with Commerzbank AG.