Credit Agricole agrees to acquire IKB; stock pre-market at EUR 15.98
Published on 10/13/2026 at 08:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Credit Agricole agreed to acquire 100% of IKB Deutsche Industriebank.
- The transaction is expected to reduce Crédit Agricole S.A.’s CET1 ratio by about 20 basis points at closing.
- Credit Agricole stock was at EUR 15.98 pre-market at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026.
Credit Agricole stock was at EUR 15.98 pre-market at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026, at 8:32 a.m. CEST. On October 12, 2026, Crédit Agricole S.A. announced an agreement with Lone Star Funds to acquire 100% of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, according to the Crédit Agricole release on GlobeNewswire. The further course from the Xetra open at 9:00 a.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Credit Agricole stock.
What matters today
Crédit Agricole’s financial calendar lists third-quarter 2026 results for October 30, 2026, according to its finance page. The next round-number level is EUR 16.00, EUR 0.02 above the pre-market price, or 0.13 percent. The IKB transaction is expected to have a negative impact of approximately 20 basis points on Crédit Agricole S.A.’s CET1 ratio at closing, the company said.
IKB agreement
Crédit Agricole said the transaction would expand its presence in Germany’s mid-corporate banking market. IKB had total assets of EUR 14.3 billion and a loan book of EUR 8.2 billion as of December 31, 2025, while reporting a FY2025 net result of EUR 61 million. Completion remains subject to customary conditions, including antitrust and Foreign Subsidies Regulation clearances and approval from the European Central Bank. Closing is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2027, according to the release.
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