Deutsche Bank
Provided US$38,334.95 million in loans and/or underwriting services to businesses that have activities that assist in the maintenance of the illegal situation created by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and/or the commission of the crime of genocide. Including US$2,238.21 million to Boeing US$1,425.13 million to Oracle US$482.85 million to BAE Systems. Manages/holds US$70,344.33 million in bonds or shares in businesses that have activities that assist in the maintenance of the illegal situation created by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and/or the commission of the crime of genocide. Including US$1,546 million to Oracle US$1,384.33 million to Palantir US$672.88 million to Caterpillar US$372.44 million to Boeing US$286.51 million to Lockheed Martin US$121.82 million to General Dynamics US$113.69 million to BAE Systems US$87.78 million to Leonardo US$4.6 million to Elbit Systems.
Deutsche Bank, one of three European banks underwriting Israeli 'war bonds', declined to comment when approached; experts warn this may breach corporate human rights guidelines.
Read more →Investigative reporting details how Deutsche Bank and other major Western banks underwrote billions in Israeli sovereign bonds explicitly marketed to finance Israel's war on Gaza.
Read more →Deutsche Bank provided $12.03 billion in loans and underwritings to companies operating in Israeli settlements, making it the second largest European creditor after BNP Paribas.
Read more →Deutsche Bank earned fees underwriting Israel's March 2024 $8 billion bond issuance and again in February 2025's $5 billion issuance alongside Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citigroup.
Read more →An autonomous activist group vandalized multiple Deutsche Bank locations the night before Nakba Day 2025, spray-painting 'DB Funds Genocide' and 'Genocide Starts Here' over its settlement financing.
Read more →Deutsche Bank is listed alongside Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citi, Barclays, and JPMorgan as an underwriter of Israeli 'war bonds' since October 7, 2023.
PAX's press release on the Profundo investigation specifically identifies Deutsche Bank as a key underwriter of Israeli war bonds, warning of potential legal liability for complicity in international crimes.
Read more →Profundo research identified Deutsche Bank as one of seven banks that underwrote $19.4 billion in Israeli sovereign bonds between October 7, 2023 and January 2025.
Read more →The DBIO 2024 report names Deutsche Bank among the largest European creditors to companies involved in Israeli settlements and also as a major investor by volume of shares and bonds.
Read more →In March 2024, Deutsche Bank was one of four banks — with BNP Paribas, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs — that underwrote $8 billion in Israeli sovereign bonds amid the Gaza war.
Read more →Deutsche Bank was among four banks — with BNP Paribas, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs — that underwrote $8 billion in Israeli bonds in March 2024 amid widespread pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Read more →Deutsche Bank was named among the top European creditors providing $12.03 billion in loans and underwriting to businesses linked to illegal Israeli settlements, second only to BNP Paribas.
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