Disconto-Gesellschaft (in German)

Disconto-Gesellschaft, established in Berlin in 1851, had been the uncontested leader among German banks for a long time. It was only when Deutsche Bank was established 19 years later that a worthy rival began to emerge. Both banks were leaders in the capital market; both had excellent contacts to large-scale industry and international financial circles.
In October 1929, the shareholders meetings of both banks approved the merger to “Deutsche Bank und Disconto-Gesellschaft” as the new bank was now officially known. In 1937, the bank officially dropped the second part of its name and from then on was known just as “Deutsche Bank”.

Disconto-Gesellschaft annual reports existed from 1853 to 1928. It’s last incomplete business year 1929 has been reported in the joint annual report of "Deutschen Bank und Disconto-Gesellschaft".