( Bloomberg) --
Deutsche Bank AG is monitoring the situation at
Credit Suisse Group AG for a potential opening to acquire certain businesses, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussions have touched on what parts of Credit Suisse would be attractive and what valuation they’d put on desirable assets should they come to market if it’s acquired by UBS Group AG or broken up, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. The German bank’s deliberations so far are internal and it hasn’t made any concrete proposals to the Swiss lender yet, the people said.
Deutsche Bank’s deliberations are part of a larger exercise to assess potential fallout from the Credit Suisse rout, the people said. Larger rival UBS is exploring an acquisition of all or parts of Credit Suisse at the urging of Swiss regulators and any combination could lead to asset sales, people familiar with the matter have previously said.