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Based in London since 1870, Calyon London acts as the production and distribution platform for our Corporate and Financial Institutional clients based in the United Kingdom. Capitalising on its location in the heart of the City of London, Calyon has the ability to deliver a fully integrated range of financing and traditional banking services, leveraging off balance sheet products to provide complex and innovative capital markets solutions.
Client coverage
The role of the Coverage team is to promote the bank's position in the UK through the delivering of a consistent and quality range of some 20 different product groups including the full range of Capital Markets and financing products as well as the selective use of the bank's substantial balance sheet when appropriate.
Corporates
The Corporate Client Coverage Division in London deals with major UK corporates, each of whom benefits from the undivided attention of a dedicated Senior Banker based in London. The division also works with the UK subsidiaries of Calyon's clients.
Institutionals
The Institutional Client Coverage Division in London deals with major UK Financial Institutions (asset managers, funds, insurers, banks, building societies), each of whom also benefits from the undivided attention of a dedicated Senior Banker based in London. |
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Capital markets and investment banking
 | Capital markets | [Capital markets and investment banking] |
Worldwide coverage for the capital markets business line is provided by the central team based in London.
Calyon London is a global platform and offers worldwide the whole range of capital markets products and services especially in the following areas:- Foreign Exchange
- Commodities,
- Interest Rate Derivatives,
- Debt Capital Markets
- Credit Markets
- Equity Derivatives
- Treasury.
Calyon's foreign exchange unit offers a complete range of high value-added products enabling companies to personalise their risk management and allowing investors to make profitable investments.
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The commodities product line has had an established reputation in commodity derivatives for over 20 years, and now comprises over 50 professionals active in trading, sales, and structuring from 5 major financial centres (London, Geneva, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore).
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- Interest Rates Derivatives
A range of innovative products: Interest rate options and Exotics, Forex Swaps
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To increase our issuers' penetration and improve our global offer, Debt Capital Markets (DCM) is organized around the following main activities: Origination, High yield and Emerging Markets and Securitization.
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Calyon has a top-tier global platform for structuring and distributing structured credit products. The team has a large team of specialists in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York and Paris, including specialised structurers and traders and a dedicated sales force specialised in CDOs and the distribution of structured credit products.
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This business line is organised into 40 different business groups in 11 locations in Europe, the United States and Asia. The unit is involved in the trading, sale and arbitrage of equity derivatives, index derivatives, simple and complex structured products, warrants, certificates and convertible bonds.
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Calyon's treasury unit operates in 27 countries and is organised around five liquidity centres in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong, thus providing continuous round-the-clock access to money markets.
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| Brokerage | [Capital markets and investment banking] |
This activity is divided into three entities.
Cheuvreux which specialises in European Equities.
Cheuvreux is a leading European broker, operating in eight local bases, and is regularly acclaimed in the league tables for its high-quality, independent research. In addition, its original multi-local approach, together with its execution expertise, are widely recognised.
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CLSA, specialising in all Asian equity related services.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets is widely recognised as a leader in equity brokerage. Their client-focused operation is complemented by their comprehensive research, which has long been accepted as the benchmark for excellence amongst institutional investors, brokers and investment banks throughout Asia-Pacific markets.
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Newedge, a major force in global multi-asset brokerage business.
Newedge, a 50/50 joint venture between Société Générale and Calyon, is a major force in global multi-asset brokerage business, with a world-leading position in the execution and clearing of listed derivative products. With a presence in 25 locations in 17 countries, Newedge offers a full range of clearing and execution services covering options and futures and provides a range of value added services. Newedge, which primarily serves institutional clients, provides access to more than 70 exchanges. Newedge's 3000 employees form a close-knit, multinational team that can innovatively respond to its clients in fast-moving markets.
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Financing
| Corporate banking | [Financing] |
- Loan syndication (management, underwriting and agency roles),
- bi-lateral lending,
- corporate advisory,
- primary debt markets,
- cash management.
| Structured Finance | [Financing] |
The Shipping Finance team in London covers the ship finance business of Calyon in Europe, North America and South Aftrica. It works closely with the head office in Paris, the regional units in Hong Kong, Pireaus, Oslo and the product lines, to promote innovative solutions tailored to the financial needs in areas such as financing, advisory services and hedging to clients in the Shipping industry.
Particularly: - medium and long-term mortgage loans (arrangement, underwriting and syndication),
- export financing with ECA supported structures,
- tax lease structures and off-balance sheet financings,
- risk hedging produces: interest rate and currency swaps, foreign exchange lines, bunker cover, FFA
- financial advisory with a particular emphasis on LNG shipping projects,
- project appraisals and agency services,
- direct investment and equity placements,
- cash management.
The UK Property & Hotel Finance Team comprises of experienced professionals and provides investors with highly structured financing solutions for both domestic and cross-border transactions. Having secured strong working relationships with many of the well-respected UK property & hotel companies over the last couple of years, the UK team provides financing on a full, limited or non-recourse basis as appropriate.
Financing will be arranged for acquisition, investment and development of office, retail, industrial, hotel and leisure real estate: - Office/Retail/Industrial investment: prime assets with long leases to strong covenants for high quality sponsors on a non-recourse basis.
- Development: as above with limited recourse to sponsors (e.g. for cost overruns) and minimum pre-lets to provide an appropriate level of interest cover.
- Corporate facilities: facilities arranged on an unsecured basis for investment grade (or equivalent) listed property companies.
- Hotel investment: single asset or portfolios of well located upscale, mid market or budget hotels managed by respected operators.
- Leisure: as part of a wider out of town retail/leisure offering, holiday centers, large resort /destination casinos and other leisure transactions where there is a real estate element.
- Residential: pure residential is not a primary target at present however will be considered where appropriate for existing group clients or as part of a wider mixed – use development.
Calyon is an international leader in project and structured financing, ranking regularly among the top ten financial institutions in the world.
The bank is committed to meeting its clients' financing needs and objectives, thanks to a proven track record in sourcing and structuring financing for complex international projects in power generation, transportation, water supply and treatment, oil & gas, or mining.
The comprehensive range of products and services includes:- advisory services,
- debt arranging and underwriting,
- financial structuring,
- project risk evaluation,
- capital markets services,
- equity and mezzanine,
- financial modelling.
The London based Export & Trade Finance team are able to provide a full range of services to assist their clients in their cross-border activities. Specialised professionals are on hand to assist with the structuring of trade and export finance transactions. This, combined with the extensive Calyon branch network, enable us to ensure worldwide coverage and strong support to our clients. Products offered include, inter alia: L/C / Standby L/C issuance, advising/handling, confirmation, without recourse discounting, guarantees, silent payment guarantees, clean/documentary collections, ECGD buyer credit, supplier credit, overseas investment insurance. Our business approach is to provide a top quality service to our clients old and new.
- Structured Commodity Finance
Worldwide coverage for this business is provided by the central team based in London. SCF also has representatives in Hong-Kong, Moscow and New York. We are organised in four geographic areas: Africa & Latin America, Asia & Central Asia, Middle East and Russia & Eastern Europe. Despite a clear focus on the energy sector, we are also involved in metals and soft commodities. Products most commonly used are: pre-export financing, pre-payment financing, barter, tolling/processing, swap of commodities.
| Acquisition and Leveraged Finance | [Financing] |
The Leveraged and Financial Sponsors Group in London has a high quality book and is run as a distinct part of our Leveraged practice locally. Since the creation of Calyon we have improved our capacity to successfully tender for lead roles on large deals in our market.
We also work across discipline and have successfully transacted with Project Finance, Telecoms and Financial Institutions teams.
| Structured Telecom | [Financing] |
Calyon's local expertise in media and telecommunication financing covers virtually all aspects of the media and telecommunications network operations and infrastructure:- fixed telephony,
- mobile networks,
- virtual mobile operators,
- towers infrastructure (broadcast and mobile),
- submarine networks,
- cable projects (combining television, telephony, and internet),
- telecommunications satellites and mobile satellite systems,
- broadcasting,
- publishing.
Our services meet clients' financial needs and objectives through tailor made solutions based on our deep knowledge of the sector and our local expertise.
Calyon's international approach to telecommunications projects provides customers with a one stop shop for their global ambitions.
| International Support to Middle Market Clients Network | [Financing] |
Located in London, the British offices of Crédit Agricole's International Support to Middle market clients network (ISM) assist Crédit Agricole's mid-cap corporate customers in their international operations, by providing a thorough knowledge of the local environment as well as by securing access to a wide spectrum of banking services abroad.
Other Group activities
| Asset management | [Other Group activities] |
Calyon works with Crédit Agricole Asset Management services to offer assets and funds management.
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