Friedrich Merz
| Date of birth | 11.11.1955 |
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Friedrich Merz
- Chancellor candidate 2025 -
CDU
No information yet.
Friedrich Merz
- Chairman of the Blackrock Germany Supervisory Board -
BlackRock
From 2016-2020, Merz was head of supervisory board at Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world, which has significant shares in all companies in the German stock index DAX.
The company announced that Merz should not only be a supervisory board, but also take a "further advisory role in which he will promote relationships with essential customers, regulators and regulatory authorities in Germany for Blackrock".
A few weeks after Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer waived the candidacy for the chancellor in spring 2020 and announced her resignation as party leader, Merz announced his renewed candidacy for the party chairmanship. In March 2020, he resigned from Blackrock's supervisory board to continue politically.
The company announced that Merz should not only be a supervisory board, but also take a "further advisory role in which he will promote relationships with essential customers, regulators and regulatory authorities in Germany for Blackrock".
A few weeks after Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer waived the candidacy for the chancellor in spring 2020 and announced her resignation as party leader, Merz announced his renewed candidacy for the party chairmanship. In March 2020, he resigned from Blackrock's supervisory board to continue politically.
From 2016 to 2020, Merz was chairman of the supervisory board and lobbyist for Blackrock Asset Management Germany AG
Friedrich Merz
- Legal activity & member of the Board of Directors -
BASF SE
According to the public member of the Bundestag in 2009, Merz was a member of the Board of Directors at BASF Antwerp n.v.
BASF confirms the research by Correctiv, according to which Friedrich Merz has represented society several times as a lawyer. It was orders in 2010 and 2011.
Friedrich Merz
- Chairman (2009-2019) -
Atlantik-Brücke
In June 2009, Merz replaced the EADS manager Thomas Enders as chairman of the Atlantic Bridge.
In May 2010, the honorary chairman of the Atlantic Bridge Walter Leisler Kiep Friedrich Merz asked to step back from his post as chairman of the association. In a letter to the members, according to the press reports, Kiep took care of the recent political activities of the ex-Vice leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, since they could "plunge the Atlantic Bridge". The reason for Kieps criticism is said to have been the book "What to do now", which Friedrich Merz wrote together with the former SPD Economic Minister Wolfgang Clement.
Merz was finally able to win the power struggle against Kiep for himself: After he was resigned as CEO of the Atlantic Bridge on June 1, 2010, he was again elected in the post at the end of the month.
In 2019, Merz gave up his chairmanship.
In May 2010, the honorary chairman of the Atlantic Bridge Walter Leisler Kiep Friedrich Merz asked to step back from his post as chairman of the association. In a letter to the members, according to the press reports, Kiep took care of the recent political activities of the ex-Vice leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, since they could "plunge the Atlantic Bridge". The reason for Kieps criticism is said to have been the book "What to do now", which Friedrich Merz wrote together with the former SPD Economic Minister Wolfgang Clement.
Merz was finally able to win the power struggle against Kiep for himself: After he was resigned as CEO of the Atlantic Bridge on June 1, 2010, he was again elected in the post at the end of the month.
In 2019, Merz gave up his chairmanship.
Friedrich Merz
- Member of the Central Advisory Board -
Commerzbank
In 2009 Merz sat on the Commerzbank\'s central advisory board and was his member
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Friedrich Merz
- Member of the Supervisory Board -
DBV-Winterthur Holding
In 2009 Merz was a member of the supervisory board at DBV-Winterthur Holding
Friedrich Merz
- Member of the Supervisory Board -
IVG Immobilien
According to the public member of the Bundestag in 2009, Merz was a member of the Supervisory Board at IVG Immobilien.
Friedrich Merz
- Attorney -
RAG Aktiengesellschaft
In the spring of 2006, Merz officially appeared at the meeting of the CDU state group NRW as a lawyer of Ruhrkohle AG. At the same time, he was a member of the Bundestag and the CDU state group North Rhine-Westphalia.
Friedrich Merz
- Chairman Advisory Board and Supervisory Board -
Axa
According to the publication -subject information as a member of the Bundestag in 2009, Merz was chairman of the advisory board and the supervisory board at AXA
Friedrich Merz
- Chairman of the Board of Directors -
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt
A post in another financial company could also lead to further explanation, for which Merz has been a member of the supervisory board since the beginning of 2010:
According to the final report of the Bundestag investigation committee, the Düsseldorf private bank HSBC Trinkaus was involved in tax transactions that have only been known to the public under the name Cum-Ex
Merz will have to comment, especially since he was the statement of tax expert from his party before his departure from the policy.
According to the final report of the Bundestag investigation committee, the Düsseldorf private bank HSBC Trinkaus was involved in tax transactions that have only been known to the public under the name Cum-Ex
Merz will have to comment, especially since he was the statement of tax expert from his party before his departure from the policy.
Merz has been chairman of the board of directors at HSCB Trinkaus & Burkhardt since 2010
From 2010 to 2019 he was also a member of the HSCB Trinkaus & Burkhardt Bank House, against which the Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office determined for CUM-EX shops.
Friedrich Merz
- Member of the Supervisory Board -
Alba Europe Holding
According to the public member of the Bundestag in 2009, Merz was a member of the Supervisory Board at Alba/Interseroh.
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Friedrich Merz
- Member of the Supervisory Board -
Deutsche Börse
Until May 13, 2015, Friedrich Merz was a member of the Supervisory Board
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Friedrich Merz
- Member of the Board of Directors -
Stadler Rail
From 2006 to April 30, 2020, Merz was sitting on the board of directors of the Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail, who went to the stock exchange on April 12, 2019. Like all members of the Board of Directors, Merz received shares on the occasion of the company's IPO - according to the Schweizerische Zeitung "Blick", there are 150,000 shares, the value of which was 6.5 million Swiss francs (CHF 5.7 million) on April 12, 2019.
Because of his candidacy for the party chairmanship, he resigned from his post on April 30, 2020.
Because of his candidacy for the party chairmanship, he resigned from his post on April 30, 2020.
Friedrich Merz
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board -
Wepa Group
From 2009 to 2021, Merz was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Wepa Industrie Holding Se.
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Friedrich Merz
- grandfather -
Josef Paul Sauvigny
Friedrich Merz is the grandson of the National Socialist Josef Paul Sauvigny.
Friedrich Merz
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Economic Council of the CDU
According to a study by LobbyControl, Friedrich Merz was one of the most influential persons in the CDU Economic Council.
"Merz was a member of the Economic Council since the 1990s, and he was elected to the Presidium in 1999. In 2006 he was involved in the founding of the New York section of the Business Council. In January 2019, shortly after he had lost the first race for the CDU party chairmanship, Merz finally became Vice President of the Business Council."
"Merz was a member of the Economic Council since the 1990s, and he was elected to the Presidium in 1999. In 2006 he was involved in the founding of the New York section of the Business Council. In January 2019, shortly after he had lost the first race for the CDU party chairmanship, Merz finally became Vice President of the Business Council."
Friedrich Merz
- Founding member -
Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft
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Friedrich Merz
- wrap sales -
WestLB
Merz was commissioned in 2010 to find an investor for the dilapidated WestLB. Mayer Brown is said to have billed more than eleven million euros at WestLB - and in the end the Landesbank could hardly show anything.
As a "representative of sales", Merz brought financial investors such as Lone Star and Apollo into play, but the sale failed. The WestLB was smashed.
As a "representative of sales", Merz brought financial investors such as Lone Star and Apollo into play, but the sale failed. The WestLB was smashed.
Merz is said to carry out the western sales process as a "authorized representative". The WestLB, its owners and the Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilization (FMSA) would have agreed on this personnel.
Friedrich Merz
- 2025- -
Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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Friedrich Merz
- two meetings -
Markus Braun
According to SPIEGEL information, the CDU politician Friedrich Merz had several contact with the now detained ex-wirecard boss Markus Braun. One talked about "general capital market topics".
Between Merz and Braun there was a first meeting at the Hotel "Das Tegernsee" at Lake Tegernsee in Bavaria in November 2018, a second in September 2019 at the Wirecard Group Center in Aschheim near Munich.
Between Merz and Braun there was a first meeting at the Hotel "Das Tegernsee" at Lake Tegernsee in Bavaria in November 2018, a second in September 2019 at the Wirecard Group Center in Aschheim near Munich.
Friedrich Merz
- Senior Counsel (until 2021) -
Mayer Brown
"Friedrich Merz worked as a Senior Counsel in the Mayer Brown Senior Counsel.
"The law firm Mayer Brown, for whom Merz continues to work, deserves money in its way with Cum-Ex. The law firm advertises on its website:" Market participants could face growing legal risks as a result of cum-ex transactions. "The German tax authorities would have intensified their investigations. to counteract ".
Friedrich Merz
- Member of the board (2013-2020) -
United Europe
Merz is a founding member of United Europe
Merz is still registered as a member of the board at the association register of the Hamburg District Court - as of 28.01.2025
Friedrich Merz
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Cum Ex
In 2018, the Greens are calling for Friedrich Merz in the Cum-Exskandal because of his jobs at Blackrock, HSBC and Mayer Brown.
At Merz's jobs, there are some points of contact with the tax scandal. Merz should answer questions about this.
At Merz's jobs, there are some points of contact with the tax scandal. Merz should answer questions about this.
Merz does not answer any questions regarding the CUM-EX shops from the NGO financial transition. No questions from Merz are also answered at Verwermnwatch.de.
MP Gerhard Schick, Board of Directors at the Citizens' Movement in 2018, creates a questionnaire for Merz for his activities at HSBC Trinkhaus, Mayer Brown and Blackrock, which is not answered.
Friedrich Merz
- Supervisory Board Chairman -
Airport Köln/Bonn
The supervisory board of Cologne /Bonn Airport elected the former politician Friedrich Merz (CDU) on Monday (December 11th, 2017) as the new chairman.
He replaces former transport minister Kurt Bodewig from the SPD. Merz had proposed NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet.
He replaces former transport minister Kurt Bodewig from the SPD. Merz had proposed NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet.
Merz left the Supervisory Board on December 31, 2020.
When Merz appointed Merz as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Cologne-Bonn Airport, the state government violated its own ethics code, which provides that an overseer in the state mandate should generally only lead only two supervisory boards.
Friedrich Merz
- commissioned -
Financial Market Stabilization Fund (Germany)
In 2010, Merz was commissioned by the Sofin banking fund to head the WestLB sales process to a private investor:
"As a trustee, the lawyer and CDU financial expert Friedrich Merz should regulate the sale of West LB to a private investor. The state bank rescue fund Sofin announced on Thursday in Frankfurt that Merz had been appointed to the authorized representative."
"As a trustee, the lawyer and CDU financial expert Friedrich Merz should regulate the sale of West LB to a private investor. The state bank rescue fund Sofin announced on Thursday in Frankfurt that Merz had been appointed to the authorized representative."
Since summer 2010, the former Union faction leader Friedrich Merz has been looking for a buyer for the dilapidated Landesbank WestLB - and is drawing a daily fee of 5000 euros. This is reported by "stern.de" and refers to internal documents from the state bank rescue fund SAFFIN.
Friedrich Merz
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board -
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
From 2016 to 2020, Merz was chairman of the supervisory board and lobbyist for Blackrock Asset Management Germany AG
From 2016-2020, Merz was head of supervisory board at Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world, which has significant shares in all companies in the German stock index DAX.
The company announced that Merz should not only be a supervisory board, but also take a "further advisory role in which he will promote relationships with essential customers, regulators and regulatory authorities in Germany for Blackrock".
A few weeks after Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer waived the candidacy for the chancellor in spring 2020 and announced her resignation as party leader, Merz announced his renewed candidacy for the party chairmanship. In March 2020, he resigned from Blackrock's supervisory board to continue politically.
The company announced that Merz should not only be a supervisory board, but also take a "further advisory role in which he will promote relationships with essential customers, regulators and regulatory authorities in Germany for Blackrock".
A few weeks after Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer waived the candidacy for the chancellor in spring 2020 and announced her resignation as party leader, Merz announced his renewed candidacy for the party chairmanship. In March 2020, he resigned from Blackrock's supervisory board to continue politically.
Friedrich Merz
- Chancellor -
Merz Cabinet
No information yet.
Friedrich Merz
- friends -
Wolfram Weimer
Weimer publicly spoke out in favor of Merz, with whom he is friends, running for chancellor in 2024. Since Wolfram Weimer and his wife Christiane Goetz-Weimer, like Friedrich Merz, own a house on Tegernsee, where the publishing house is based and where the Ludwig Erhard Summit - Tegernsee Summits organized by the Weimers also take place, at which Merz was a speaker, this close relationship between Merz and Weimer was pointed out in the media articles regarding the announcement of Wolfram Weimer's appointment as Minister of State for Culture in the Merz cabinet.
The Ludwig Erhard Summit from May 7th to 9th, 2025, which was scheduled to take place shortly after the appointment, was also mentioned in this context. The Süddeutsche Zeitung described the relationship as the Tegernsee Connection.
The Ludwig Erhard Summit from May 7th to 9th, 2025, which was scheduled to take place shortly after the appointment, was also mentioned in this context. The Süddeutsche Zeitung described the relationship as the Tegernsee Connection.
Wolfram Weimer was appointed Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media by Chancellor Merz on May 6, 2025.