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Crédit Agricole CIB offers a full range of products and services in capital markets, brokerage, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international private banking.

» GLOBAL LOAN SYNDICATION

Global loan syndication : a worldwide business line

Global Loan Syndication provides a broad coverage of the three global markets of borrowers: Europe, Middle East and Africa, Americas and Asia-Pacific. It co-originates, structures, distributes and trades transactions arranged by Crédit Agricole CIB in the syndicated loan market.

A whole range of financings

Syndicated loans are integral part of capital rising for large corporate and financial institutions. By offering this product, Crédit Agricole CIB is able to provide its clients with a whole range of financings.

It may be used for general corporate needs (as refinancing, acquisition, back-up line) or more specialized or structured transactions as :

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A market leader in syndicated loan business

The main strength of the Syndicated Loan business line is to offer the major clients financing that is placed simultaneously in several markets with:

  • origination team with in-depth knowledge of their sectors and an emphasis on the client relationship,
  • significant market share in targeted sectors (project finance, leveraged finance and coporate acquisition) and regions (EMEA, Latin America and Asia),
  • a knowledge of the market that guarantees the best prices at any given time,
  • widely recognised placement capacity.

Crédit Agricole CIB can be considered as one of the Market Leaders, as, in 2008, it has been ranked in the Bookrunner League Tables (source: Thomson Financial):

Number 3 in EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa)
  • number 1 in France
  • number 2 in Project finance
  • number 2 in Islamic finance
  • number 2 in LBOs
  • number 5 in Middle East and Africa

Number 10 globally
  • number 3 in Latin America
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A worldwide business line

Crédit Agricole CIB’s syndicated loan activity is a global business line covering :
  • the EMEA zone with an integrated platform of 50 professionals that links London, Paris and Madrid (for origination, structuring, distribution and secondary market activities).
  • Asia with 10 specialists based in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Sydney.
  • the Americas with a team of 16 specialists based in New York.
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