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A surprise operation took place this morning in Germany, where Federal Anti-Crime agents raided Deutsche Bank's headquarters in Frankfurt and a branch in Berlin. The news was first confirmed by the daily Der Spiegel, which reported that the raid is part of a wider investigation into suspected money laundering involving unidentified bank executives and employees.
According to the Frankfurt Prosecutor's Office, the investigation is directly related to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has been sanctioned by the European Union since March 2022, as part of measures against supporters of the Russian regime and Moscow's aggression against Ukraine.
German authorities suspect that Deutsche Bank failed to report suspicious transactions linked to companies owned or controlled by Abramovich, who is a client of the bank. These financial movements may have served to evade European sanctions and secretly transfer frozen assets.
Through an official statement, Deutsche Bank has acknowledged that “an investigation by the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s Office is underway” at its offices and added that the institution is “fully cooperating with the authorities.” However, the bank has not provided further details regarding the content of the investigations.
This development comes just a day before Deutsche Bank publishes official data for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, which could directly affect the markets' perception of Germany's largest bank.
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