Metzler Bank

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co.
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
IndustryBanking
Founded1674 (1674)
FounderBenjamin Metzler
HeadquartersFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Key people
Friedrich von Metzler
Gerhard Wiesheu
ProductsInvestment banking
Financial services
Asset management
€ 2.3 million (2022)
Total assets€ 8.3 billion (2022)
Number of employees
800 (2022)
Websitewww.metzler.com

The B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 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.

The Metzler has been owned continuously and exclusively by the founding family since its foundation in 1674. After 1971 Friedrich von Metzler de lead the bank in the 11th generation as personally liable partner of the banking house. End of May 2018 he retired from the executive committee.