Société Générale in the U.S.

Société Générale opened its first office in the U.S. in 1938 and is currently one of the largest foreign corporate and investment banks in the country (in terms of non-retail assets).

Headquartered in New York, Société Générale operates in the U.S. through three divisions to provide investor, corporate and governmental clients with a complete array of financial services.

Corporate & Investment Banking
- Securities, investment banking and advisory services through SG Americas Securities, LLC
- Corporate banking and fixed income services through the Société Générale branch

Global Investment Management and Services: Providing asset management; brokerage, clearing, and execution; custody; and issuer services, among others.

Specialized Financial Services: Meeting the financial and service needs of the companies and individuals, including:
- Equipment finance provided by SG Equipment Finance USA Corp.
- Fleet management services provided by ALD Automotive USA (through its 100% acquisition of ULTEA in 2006).
- Boat finance brokerage services provided by Scott Financial Services (through its 100% acquisition by Société Générale in 2006).

Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking in the U.S integrates a sophisticated and well diversified product mix - including the global SG CIB core product areas of Capital Markets, Derivatives and Structured Finance - with a focused industry approach to service some of the world's largest multinational and corporations and high growth clients.

SG CIB in the U.S. delivers an array of financial services to targeted U.S. multinational, institutional and sector-based clients in industries where the firm has demonstrated expertise. In addition to continuing to strengthen its client franchise across the Americas region, SG CIB seeks to grow its capital markets and financing product platform in areas of excellence such as structured finance, equity derivatives, foreign exchange and commodity trading.

Sectors of focus:

Financial Institutions

Infrastructure & Transportation Project Finance

Energy & Natural Resources (Oil & Gas, Utilities, Soft Commodities)

Financial Sponsors

Large Multinationals

Product areas of focus:

Capital Markets: SG CIB in the U.S. helps clients tap the U.S. and euro debt and equity markets and provides clients with expert distribution capabilities.

Derivatives: SG CIB in the U.S is active in equity derivatives, commodities derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives, and credit and interest rate derivatives with a focused client base. Additionally, SG CIB is an innovator in the area of index-linked structured products. SG CIB purchased Bank of America's Hedge Fund-Linked Structured Products business which has been integrated into the firm's equity derivatives platform.

Structured Finance: SG CIB's U.S. structured finance business is instrumental in consolidating our leading franchise in our global specialized finance areas such as securitization, project finance, and trade and export finance. In 2006, SG CIB created a U.S. RMBS group and launched its U.S. leveraged finance business.