# Professor Roy Smith shares his views on a potential merger of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank AG

1 Faculty News June 7, 2018 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/deutsche-bank-chair-said-to-talk-to-holders-on-commerzbank-deal) -- "Such a plan might even work if the banks are able to combine retail businesses, decrease headcount and sell off some global operations, including trading infrastructure, said [Roy Smith](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/roy-smith), emeritus professor of management practice at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Still, he sees that as a long shot. 'It’s like tying two drunks together to give them more stability,' Smith said in an interview."

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