Industry Banking Operating income Number of employees 760 (2014) Motto Independent since 1674 | Founder Benjamin Metzler Founded 1674 | |
Type Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Key people Friedrich von MetzlerEmmerich Müller Products Investment bankingFinancial servicesAsset Management Parent organization B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG Subsidiaries Metzler Corporation, Metzler Equities Profiles | ||
The B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. KGaA is a private banking company in Frankfurt, Germany. Metzler traces its origins to a trading company established 1674 by Benjamin Metzler in Frankfurt and is Germany’s second oldest bank (after Berenberg Bank) and the world's 5th oldest.
Metzler provides financial services as a merchant bank, in securities transactions, as asset manager and a corporate finance consultant.
Metzler has approximately 750 employees at its head office in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and at its offices in Munich, Stuttgart, Bedburg, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tokyo, Beijing and Dublin.
In 1742 a member of the Metzler family had a seat on the Board of Frankfurt Stock Exchange and still today the family plays a paramount role in foundations and as a patron of the arts.