The team at CIC Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIC CIB), which specialises in capital markets financing, advises corporate clients on their equity, bond and convertible securities financing transactions, offering bespoke solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Drawing on their sector-specific expertise and in-depth knowledge of the financial markets, our experts are ideally placed to address the challenges faced by our corporate clients. The close relationships they maintain with investors and shareholders ensure that the support they provide is precise, personalised and effective. They also collaborate with the various entities within Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, enabling them to provide value-added advice and contribute to companies’ strategic decisions.
As true long-term partners to senior management, our experts are organised into two divisions :
Equity Capital Market (ECM) and Debt Capital Market (DCM), which design and implement bespoke transaction structures, perfectly tailored to the challenges faced by issuers.
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Equity Capital Market
The Primary Equities team supports its clients across a wide range of services
- Initial Public Offerings : Supporting clients through every stage of their IPO, from preparation to listing.
- Capital increases : Tailoring capital increases to clients’ needs, with effective communication to investors.
- Security reclassifications (ABB) : Assistance in optimising clients’ capital structure through securities reclassifications.
- Public offers & Delistings : Advice and coordination of public offers and delistings, in accordance with current regulations.
- Equity investments : Support with equity investments, including strategic and financial advice.
- Strategic and financial assessment : Conducting in-depth assessments to help clients make informed decisions.
- Valuation reports : Preparing accurate and detailed valuation reports to help clients determine the value of their assets.
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Debt Capital Market
The primary bond team offers its expertise across a range of transactions
- Benchmark syndicated issues : Structuring and arranging benchmark syndicated issues and placing them with investors.
- Hybrid and exchangeable bonds : Providing innovative financing solutions such as hybrid and exchangeable bonds.
- Private placements, including EuroPPs : Arranging private placements, including EuroPPs, with access to qualified investors.
- Convertible / exchangeable bonds : Structuring of convertible and exchangeable bonds ; flexible financing solutions.
- Issue structuring : Green bonds, social bonds, sustainability-linked bonds : Support with the structuring of responsible issues.
- Liability Management : Optimisation of liability management, offering solutions tailored to clients’ needs.
Our commitment: providing support for clients at every stage
The ECM and DCM teams advise and liaise with stakeholders (the AMF, Euronext, lawyers, statutory auditors, financial communications agencies, etc.) on all aspects of preparing for and executing market transactions. This support is divided into several stages :
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Advice prior to the transaction or issue ;
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Structuring, arranging and finalising the terms of the transaction or issue ;
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Conducting due diligence and coordinating legal and regulatory documentation ;
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Organising communications and roadshows ;
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Placement of securities ;
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Booking & delivery, settlement and delivery.
