2020 Universal registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 15

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Presentation of operating divisions and business lines

The regional approach is present in three main regions:

■ EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa);

■ Americas;

■ APAC (Asia Pacific).

In the context of the health crisis, CIB s platforms raised EUR 396 billion in financing for its clients in the syndicated loan, bond and equity markets worldwide in 2020, thanks to the mobilisation of its teams, particularly in Europe.

2020 Awards

■ World s Best Bank for Corporates (Euromoney Global Awards 2020);

■ Western Europe s Best Investment Bank and Best Bank for Financing (Euromoney Awards 2020);

■ Investment Bank of the Year for Sustainability-linked Loans and IPOs (The Banker Awards 2020);

■ Best Bank for Corporate Bond Funding Advice and Support During Covid-19 Pandemic and Best Bank for Funding Advice and Support to Financial Institutions During Covid-19 Pandemic (Global Capital Awards 2020);

■ Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year (Global Capital Awards 2020);

■ Sustainable Finance House of the Year (FinanceAsia Awards 2020).

CORPORATE BANKING Corporate Banking offers a full range of products and services to BNP Paribas Corporate clients globally, including:

■ debt financing solutions (traditional loans and specialised financing, including export, project, acquisition and leveraged finance);

■ mergers and acquisitions (advisory mandates for acquisitions or disposals, strategic financial advice, privatisation advice, etc.);

■ primary activity on the equity markets (IPOs, capital increases, convertible and exchangeable bond issues, etc.);

■ transaction banking solutions (liquidity management, cash management, deposit collection, trade finance and supply chain management).

To better anticipate their needs, the teams are structured by geographic area, thereby combining global expertise and local knowledge. In addition, tasked with developing and managing long-term client relationships, the Corporate Coverage teams provide access to the BNP Paribas global product offerings and extensive international network.

Thanks to this set-up and the strong coordination between the regions, any client entering a business centre (One Bank) can have access to a global Corporate Banking platform and can benefit from the expertise of all other business centres for its activities.

In EMEA, Corporate Banking activities have a geographic presence in 34 countries. This set-up reinforces the One Bank for Corporates approach developed in close cooperation with the Group s four domestic markets and included a network of 69 trade centres in 2020. Global Banking EMEA now combines financing activities (debt and equity), securitisation, syndication and distribution of CIB on the Capital Markets platform, a joint venture with Global Markets, with M&A capabilities and industry expertise.

In Asia Pacific, Corporate Banking and Advisory activities encompass the full suite of M&A advisory services, financing, capital raising (debt and equity capital markets), transaction banking (cash management, international trade, deposit taking) as well as related risk hedging services in conjunction with Global Markets. Corporate Banking offers clients comprehensive and integrated end-to-end banking facilities in major currencies as well as local currencies through the intermediary of branches or subsidiaries in twelve different markets.

In the Americas region, the Global Banking platform is comprised of three product areas to support the Bank s corporate and institutional clients. Global Credit Markets integrates all primary origination, financing and syndication, structuring, secondary sales, trading and research activities accross credit products on one platform bridging Global Banking with Global Markets. Its core sub-businesses are Asset Finance, High Grade Finance and Leveraged Finance. Trade & Treasury Solutions provides trade, working capital and liquidity solutions to the Bank s corporate and institutional clients. Investment Banking provides M&A capabilities as well as strategic advice for key clients and also covers several sectors. Global Banking Americas has a multi-local presence in the United States, Canada and in six countries across LatAm.

2020 Awards

■ Western Europe s Best Investment Bank and Western Europe s Best Bank for Financing (Euromoney 2020);

■ Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Bonds (Global Capital Awards 2020);

■ Lead Manager of the Year for Corporate Green Bonds (Environmental Finance Awards 2020);

■ Best Transaction Bank, Best ESG Transaction Bank and Best Supply Chain Finance Bank (The Asset Asia Awards 2020).

2020 Rankings

■ No. 1 European bank & No. 4 Investment Bank in EMEA in revenue (Dealogic, 2020);

■ No. 1 EMEA Syndicated Loan Bookrunner by volume, number of deals, and revenue (Dealogic, 2020);

■ No. 1 DCM Investment Grade Corporate bonds in revenue (Dealogic 9M 2020);

■ No. 1 European Large Corporate Trade Finance and Quality leader (Greenwich Share Leaders 2020);

■ No. 3 EMEA Equity-Linked by volume and number of transactions (Dealogic, 2020);

■ No. 2 Global Green Bonds (Bloomberg, November 2020);

■ No. 1 Arranger of Global Sustainability-Linked Loans (Bloomberg, 2020);

■ No. 1 Underwriter of Global Pandemic Corporate and Government Bonds (Bloomberg, 2020);

■ No. 1 Cash Management and Corporate Banking by market penetration for large European Corporate (Greenwich Share Leaders, March 2020);

■ Exane BNP Paribas: No. 1 Equity Sector Research (4th consecutive year), No. 1 Developed Europe Research, No. 1 Equity Sales, No. 1 Specialist Sales (institutional investor ex- Extel survey, August 2020).