Germany’s Big Banking Merger, in Charts
What would a combination of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank look like?
Under the microscope.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/BloombergDeutsche Bank AG’s planned merger with Commerzbank AG is designed to create a national champion to oil the wheels of Europe’s biggest economy. The combined business would have about 1.81 trillion euros ($2.05 trillion) of assets, making it Europe’s fourth-largest on that measure after HSBC Holdings Plc of the U.K. and French banks BNP Paribas SA and Credit Agricole Group. Here, in charts, is a look at what each bank brings to the deal.
Together, the banks enjoy about 34 billion euros in annual revenue. While revenue from Deutsche Bank’s investment banking unit far surpasses that of its rival, one of the key attractions of Commerzbank is the lender’s income from German consumers and small and medium-sized businesses.