Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) provides companies, financial institutions, financial sponsors, and sovereign & supranational issuers with a full range of financial services:

• Global Markets
• Investment Banking & Real Assets
• Global Trade
• M&A.

The corporate goal of Natixis CIB is to build long-term strategic dialogues with each of its clients and to forge close working relationships with them by capitalizing on its strong regional and international presence.

Its nine Industry Groups are: Gaz & Transition, Low-Carbon Energies, Critical Metals & Minerals, Food, Agriculture & Natural Capital, Real Estate, Mobility, Environment, Telecom & Tech, and Healthcare.

Supporting our clients in their sustainable growth strategies

Natixis CIB positions itself at the heart of its strategy to support its borrower, issuer, and investor clients through various stages of their transition. Its goal is to contribute to the decarbonization of the global economy by supporting all of its clients— including those from the most carbon-intensive sectors (fossil fuels, construction, mining)— whose transition paths are robust, credible, and ambitious.

Natixis CIB has been committed for over ten years to this approach of reducing its impact on the environment and climate change. Its ambition is to continue aligning its financing portfolios with the trajectory of carbon neutrality by 2050 by leveraging all transition tools to achieve this objective. To this end, the bank has developed since 2018 the Green Weighting Factor (GWF) tool that allows it to measure and manage the climate impact of its financing portfolio.

Natixis CIB acts as a preferred financial partner and advisor to its clients in the following situations:

• The withdrawal or divestment from the most greenhouse gas-emitting activities
• Diversifying their activities to increase the share of sustainable ones
• Diversifying their activities to increase the share of those contributing to the transition (avoided emissions)
• The intrinsic decarbonization of industrial supply and production processes
• Carbon sequestration (nature-based solutions or technological solutions used after implementing previous decarbonization levers)
• Governance and consideration of transition issues in their management.

Driving transition through tailored solutions

Natixis CIB develops instruments such as “Social loans/bonds,” which generate positive social impact in France and internationally, supporting local economies, access to public services, and the health and elderly care sectors. Specifically, this translates into financing essential infrastructure, access to social housing, improving healthcare services, and strengthening the capacities of development banks to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations). These positive impacts target regions such as Île-de-France, Wallonia, and Senegal, but also more broadly Europe and developing countries.

Natixis CIB supports its clients in the “social” labeling of their financing (bonds or loans) according to the “Social Bonds Principles” of the ICMA (International Capital Market Association) and the “Social Loan Principles” of the LMA (Loan Market Association).

This strategy relies on a robust organization and dedicated cross-functional expert teams, partners across all of the bank’s businesses, in France and internationally:

• The Green & Sustainable Hub (GSH), which brings together experts in sustainable finance and ensures the integrity of products in green and sustainable finance since 2017.
• The Energy Transition & Natural Resources (ETNR) team, created in 2020, gathers experts in emerging technologies supporting the low-carbon transition. In October 2024, the team also launched a new initiative to develop sectors related to food, agriculture, and natural capital.

Recognition of our expertises

A highly regarded global research team

With teams based in the world’s leading financial centers, the 36 Natixis CIB Research experts provides an integrated view of macroeconomic, sectoral and market developments.
The team provides in-depth and taylor-made analyses to inform investment and decisions across all asset classes.

• Our economists deliver a broad range of analysis on developed and emerging economies, publishing deep analysis of macroeconomic changes and scenarios, thematic structural / transversal analyses (including regulation, taxation, monetary policy, etc.), as well as ad hoc studies in response to major events and questions from our clients and partners.
• Our Financial Institutions team covers the main economies of the EMEA region and major financial players (banks, insurance, etc.).
• The Markets team provides coverage across all asset classes, with expertise including rates, foreign exchange and derivatives. Timely reports allow clients to identify risks and opportunities in the market.
• Our experts analyze key sectors and asset classes, including Energy & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Real Estate & Hospitality, Tech & Data, and Healthcare, publishing studies on differentiating themes, adapted to market needs.

Locations

Our teams of experts are present in about 30 different countries via our international platforms located in the EMEA, Americas, and Asia-Pacific regions.