The organization began life in 1870 as a foreign trade bank designed to facilitate trading relations between Germany and other markets. Issuing both debt and equity products from the start, Deutsche Bank went on to finance many large scale projects such as the building of the Baghdad Railway at the end of the 19th century.

The 20th century saw Deutsche Bank pioneer movements in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with the merger of Daimler and Benz in 1926. It also built and subsequently won awards for the largest mutual fund company in Europe and became one of the leading wealth managers in Germany. Today Deutsche Bank is one of the world's largest investment banks in terms of revenues, as well as a key sponsor of the arts, community development, education and music. We employ over 75,000 people worldwide who serve 14 million customers across 75 countries. Due to our ever expanding international reach, more than 60 percent of our employees are based outside of Germany.

Deutsche Bank is proud to have not only experienced such a rich heritage and impressive growth, but also to have evolved into an organization with a diverse and outstanding workforce.