Overview
- Officers from the German Federal Criminal Police searched Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters and a Berlin branch under orders from the Frankfurt public prosecutor.
- Roughly 30 investigators took part, according to Der Spiegel, as authorities probe suspected money laundering involving unnamed bank responsibles and employees.
- Media reports link the inquiry to companies connected to Roman Abramovich, who has been under EU sanctions since 2022 for ties to President Vladimir Putin.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung reports investigators are examining whether the bank failed to file one or more timely suspicious-activity reports related to those companies.
- Deutsche Bank says it is fully cooperating and offered no further details, with the inquiry still in an evidence-gathering phase and no formal charges; the news pressured the shares ahead of Thursday's Q4 and full-year 2025 results.