Syndicated loans are integral part of capital rising for large corporate and financial institutions. By offering this product, Calyon 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 :

• project finance,
• structured trade and commodity finance,
• export finance,
• property finance,
• LBO’s

The main strength of our syndicated loan business is to offer our 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.

Calyon can be considered as one of the Market Leaders, as, in September 2008, it is ranked :

• number 3 for EMEA,
• number 9 globally in the bookrunner League Tables (Thomson Financial).

Calyon’s syndicated loan activity is a global business line covering :

• the EMEA zone with an integrated platform of 54 professionals that links London, Paris and Madrid (for origination, structuring, distribution and secondary market activities).
• Asia with 11 specialists based in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Sydney.
• the Americas with a team of 18 specialists based in New York.