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1958: On behalf of the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa, Deutsche Bank floats what is the first foreign loan on the German capital market since 1914
1959: Deutsche Bank gets into retail banking by introducing small loans
Under the leadership of Deutsche Bank, a World Bank loan is issued on the German capital market for the first time
1961: Privatisation of Volkswagen, whose shares are distributed by a Deutsche Bank-led consortium
1963: Start of "club banking" through foundation of the European Advisory Committee, from which the EBIC emerges in 1970
1967-68: The member-banks of the European Advisory Committee set up the Banque Européenne de Crédit à Moyen Terme in Brussels as well as the European-American Banking Corporation and the European-American Bank & Trust Company in New York
1970: Foundation of the Compagnie Financière de la Deutsche Bank in Luxembourg, precursor of today's Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.
1973: Agencies opened in London and Moscow
1976-77: Branches in London, Tokyo, and Paris
1978-79: The remaining capital of UBS-Deutsche Bank Corporation New York is taken over by Deutsche Bank. The new investment bank has the firm name of Atlantic Capital Corporation
Branches in Brussels and Antwerp, then in New York, Hong Kong, Milan, and Madrid
1985: Set up of Deutsche Bank Capital Markets Ltd. in London and Deutsche Bank Capital Markets (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong
1986-87: Acquisition of Banca d'America e d'Italia
Formation of Deutsche Bank Australia Ltd., Deutsche Bank Bauspar-AG, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mittelstandsberatung mbH
1988: Branches in 12 more countries in Asian Pacific region
Operating networks expanded in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands (now Deutsche Bank N.V.) and Portugal