Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank discontinue merger plans
25 April 2019 Frankfurt
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Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank have discontinued discussions in relation to combining their businesses.
The two banks said that 鈥渁fter careful analysis it became apparent that such a combination would not be in the interests of either bank鈥檚 shareholders or other stakeholders鈥�.
Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank, commented: 鈥淎fter thorough analysis, we have concluded that this transaction would not have created sufficient benefits to offset the additional execution risks, restructuring costs and capital requirements associated with such a large-scale integration.鈥�
Martin Zielke, CEO of Commerzbank, explained 鈥淚t made sense to evaluate this option for domestic consolidation in Germany. However, we were always clear: we needed to be convinced that any potential combination would generate higher and more sustainable returns for shareholders and allow us to enhance our value proposition to clients.鈥�
He added: 鈥淚 would like to thank Christian Sewing and everyone involved for the constructive discussions over the past few weeks. We will continue our strategy, grow together with our clients and invest in our future.鈥�
The two banks said that 鈥渁fter careful analysis it became apparent that such a combination would not be in the interests of either bank鈥檚 shareholders or other stakeholders鈥�.
Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank, commented: 鈥淎fter thorough analysis, we have concluded that this transaction would not have created sufficient benefits to offset the additional execution risks, restructuring costs and capital requirements associated with such a large-scale integration.鈥�
Martin Zielke, CEO of Commerzbank, explained 鈥淚t made sense to evaluate this option for domestic consolidation in Germany. However, we were always clear: we needed to be convinced that any potential combination would generate higher and more sustainable returns for shareholders and allow us to enhance our value proposition to clients.鈥�
He added: 鈥淚 would like to thank Christian Sewing and everyone involved for the constructive discussions over the past few weeks. We will continue our strategy, grow together with our clients and invest in our future.鈥�
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