NATIXIS

Natixis is an investment banking corporation based out of France. The company can trace its history back to 1818 when the Caisse d’Epargne bank was created in Paris. The bank would grow and reach 364 total banks in 1847. Natixis can also trace its history back to the creation of the Banque Populaire bank in 1878 in Angers, Crédit National in 1919, Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires in 1921, and Banque Française du Commerce Extérieur. Natexis S.A. would be created out of the merger between Crédit National and Banque Française du Commerce Extérieur in 1996. The company would then be bought by the Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires or CCBP, becoming Groupe Banque Populaire’s listed vehicle. Natexis S.A. would become Natexis Banques Populaires under CCBP in 1999. In the same year, the Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne would be created, which would acquire the spinoff company of Caisse des Dépôts, CDC IXIS, which handled its non-public service financial activities in 2004. In 2006, IXIS’s activities would become merged with Natexis Banques Populaires to create the current Natixis. Natixis currently operates as a subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, which was created out of the merger between Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne and Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires and is currently the second largest banking group in France. The company currently has more than 20,000 employees with over a third of them working abroad. Natixis holds over $650 billion in total assets and brings in over $1.4 billion in net income. The company operates through its major sectors, mainly through held subsidiaries, which includes Corporate & Investment Banking, Asset Management – mainly through Natixis Global Asset Management, which is currently the 14th largest asset management firm in the world, Private Equity & Private Banking, Services, and Receivables Management. Natixis invests most heavily in the finance sector, which alone makes up over 40% of its total asset allocations.