Deutsche Bank’s DWS Considers Sale of Funds Platform IKS

  • German bank’s asset management arm weighs options for unit
  • Platform market identified as growth area just two years ago
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Deutsche Bank AG’s asset management arm is considering a sale of investment funds platform IKS, according to people familiar with the matter, little more than two years after identifying it as a key growth area.

DWS Group, which is majority owned by Germany’s largest bank, is weighing a disposal of part or all of the IKS business, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. It hasn’t begun a formal sale process, according to the people.