Deutsche Bank Company Profile

Peter Elliott

Duke University – Fuqua School of Business

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Company Profile: Deutsche Bank

How does the company define its mission?

Deutsche Bank is a German global investment and corporate bank with large branches of private wealth management and a commitment to corporate social responsibility. The company is based in Frankfurt and operates in more than 72 countries. Deutsche Bank defines itself as a company that strives to be the leading provider of financial solutions. The company takes pride in valuing their clients, their shareholders, their people, and the communities in which they operate.

Deutsche Bank goes by the slogan “Passion to Perform.” This slogan propels them to define their business with a clear purpose and mission. This purpose and mission allows them to ultimately mix passion with precision, according to the company website.

What are the company’s services/products?

As the largest bank in Germany with assets of E 1,126 billion, Deutsche Bank specializes in offering financial services and products to corporate and institutional clients. These types of clients can range from Large Cap clients (companies with a market capitalization value of more than $10 billion) to Financial institutions. Deutsche Bank’s clients also include Mid cap, Government and Supranational, and Financial Sponsors. The breadth of services that Deutsche Bank offers is at the hallmark of the company—these include sales, trading, research and organization of debt and equity, mergers & acquisition (M&A), risk management products, private wealth management, retail banking, fund management, and transaction banking.

What are Deutsche bank’s corporate attitude/characteristics?

Deutsche Bank prides itself from its recovery from the 2008 financial aid crisis (reporting it’s first annual loss in five decades) and it’s position as one of the top 3 bond houses. According to DataMonitor Deutsche Bank claims “In Debt trading, we...