BNP Paribas Ranks n°9 for Mergers and Acquisitions (2004) by Thomson Financial in Spain with an amount of 3108.8 M US Dollars for 3 deals.The bank who’s ranked number one is JP Morgan.

Sustained growth in business Net banking income: 18,823 million euros (+ 5.0%) Fresh rise in profitability Net income group share: 4,668 million euros (+ 24.1%) After-tax ROE: 16.8% (+ 2.5 pts) Earnings per share: 5.55 euros (+ 28.8%)Dividend increased from…

The specialized magazine Global Investor has published its annual European subcustodian survey. BNP Paribas Securities Services achieved excellent results, ranking first in six of eight European markets (unweighted results): France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. It came in…

The Euromoney global ranking of private banks, officially published in London on 25 January, confirms BNP Paribas Private Banking’s position among the world’s top private banks. It is #4 in Europe, behind UBS, Crédit Suisse, and HSBC, and it is…

Cetelem, the consumer finance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, terminates its planned acquisition of a 50% stake in the company that controls Russian Standard Bank, which was announced on July 27, 2004. This is due to Mr Tariko and his group…

The BNP Paribas group combines the activities of its brokerage firm B*capital, specialized in stock consulting and management, with its Cortal Consors business, its subsidiary specialized in savings and on-line trading. With this move, B*capital accelerates its growth in France….

Cetelem’s 2003 Activity Report won not only the corporate prize, but also-and most importantly the Grand Prize, all categories combined, in the yearly corporate publications competition organized by France’s Union of Corporate Newspapers and Journalists (UJJEF). This year, nearly 200…

The Chairman of BNP Paribas has been elected President of the European Banking Federation (FBE) for a two-year term. He succeeds Maurizio Sella, President of the Italian Banking Association. At the same time, Hein Blocks, Managing Director of the Netherlands…

The Vendôme Rome group and BNP Paribas Paribas Immobilier have reached an agreement to advance the date for the buy-out of Atis Real International, in which BNP Paribas Paribas Immobilier will increase its shareholding interest from 49.98% to 100%.BNP Paribas…

The Luxembourg based investment fund Sireo Immobilienfonds n°4 Sicav has awarded a portfolio management mandate to BNP Paribas Real Estate and its european subsidiaries. The total investment volume will amount to around € 1 billion – € 200 million are…