Deutsche Bank Shares Fall 4% After Private Credit Exposure Is Revealed

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Deutsche Bank's stock price fell 4% following disclosure that its private credit exposure rose to €25.9 billion. The bank noted private credit expansion and lack of transparency as emerging risks, with the portfolio primarily consisting of multi-asset loan financing and implementing conservative underwriting standards. The market faces investor redemption pressure due to default events.

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2026-03-12 19:40:19

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Investing.com – Deutsche Bank (ETR:DBK) shares fell 4% on Thursday after the bank disclosed its exposure to the private credit market in its 2025 Annual Report and 2025 Third Pillar Report.

The German bank reported its private credit exposure at €25.9 billion, up from €24.5 billion in 2024. The bank cited rapid expansion and lack of transparency in private credit as emerging risk themes under close external scrutiny.

Approximately 73% of Deutsche Bank’s private credit portfolio is financed by multi-asset lending institutions, supported by diversified middle-market corporate loans from the US and the EU, with a conservative prepayment rate of around 65%, and nearly all rated investment grade. The remaining exposure is distributed across asset net value financing, single-asset financing, non-bank commercial real estate loans, commercial development companies, and committed capital financing.

The bank stated that it employs conservative underwriting standards for private credit exposure, including assessments of the quality of sponsors and investors. The prepayment rate is linked to the overall risk profile of the underlying exposure, and the portfolio is managed within a dedicated risk appetite framework with regular stress testing.

Private credit exposure mainly consists of loans measured at amortized cost by Deutsche Bank, reported under the financial and insurance activities sector, totaling €129.8 billion, with an additional €2.5 billion spread across other categories.

The bank also highlighted rising concerns over valuation increases in the technology sector and the sustainability of AI-driven capital expenditures as another risk theme, noting potential credit risk impacts on clients.

This disclosure comes as the private credit market, valued at $1.8 trillion, faces significant investor withdrawals following recent default events.

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