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Europe, Middle East and Africa
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a regional office
Bank of America’s European division is
headquartered in London and employs approximately 2,600
professionals in the U.K., Belgium, France, Germany, Greece,
Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Spain and
Switzerland. The bank is a long–established participant in the
European markets having maintained a presence in the region
since 1922.
Through its Global Corporate and
Investment Banking business, Bank of America and its
affiliates provide investment banking, capital markets, equity
financing, global cash management, traded market products
including money market and derivatives trading, trade finance,
leasing and financial advisory services to corporations,
institutional investors, financial institutions and government
entities worldwide.
Bank of America is committed to growth
in Europe and is well–positioned to deliver the power of its
U.S. franchise’s strong balance sheet and top tier market
position to provide clients with long-term, integrated
business solutions and focused coverage. The company’s
strengths lie in being a universal bank, building meaningful
relationships with key clients in the bank’s core markets.
Regional capabilities
Global Investment Banking
Bank of America covers a broad range
of industries and has participated in many of Europe’s most
significant financings including Eutelsat, Rémy Cointreau,
Fresenius, British Aerospace and BHP Billiton. Building on its
global strengths, the bank has particularly strong Financial
Institutions and Financial Sponsors client coverage groups in
place that are rapidly gaining market share.
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Industry coverage
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Consumer and retail
Focused primarily on the European
Food, Beverage and Retail industries, the group offers a
full range of Corporate and Investment Banking products
and services, including M&A advisory services, the
provision and arrangement of bridge and acquisition
financing, debt capital raising (bank syndications, bonds
and private placements), as well as global treasury
management services, derivatives, structured finance and
other corporate banking products and services. In
addition, the group provides leveraged finance and
advisory services in financial sponsor transactions within
the Consumer & Retail sectors. It also works closely
with Bank of America’s U.S. Consumer and Retail team on a
wide range of trans–Atlantic debt and M&A
transactions.
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Financial institutions
Focused on the European banking
and insurance sectors, the Financial Institutions Group
offers a complete range of investment banking services
leveraging the strength of the global universal banking
platform. The group provides strategic advisory (M&A
and other advisory services), debt capital raising (fixed
income, syndicated finance and U.S. private placements),
global treasury management, global markets (structured tax
products, FX and interest rates) and credit products.
Recent group expansion has meant a move from traditional
issuer or liability–driven products, to strategic advisory
and investor–driven products in both equity derivatives
and debt.
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Financial sponsors / leveraged
finance
The Financial Sponsors group
offers full corporate and investment banking services to a
select financial sponsor client base in Europe. The group
delivers the universal bank platform to clients in order
to provide a range of services from advisory to capital
raising for anything from acquisition financings, dividend
recapitalisations to straight refinancings. Senior
professionals are partnered with the bank’s U.S. and
European industry coverage groups. The group is committed
to building on the success and strength of the U.S.
platform to provide seamless solutions on a global scale
to the bank’s clients.
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Global industrial
The General Industrial group
offers a full corporate and investment banking service to
the general industrial client base in Europe, delivering
the universal bank platform to provide thoughtful
solutions to clients including capital raising, advisory,
risk management and cash management services. Significant
integration with the U.S.–
based Global Industrial platform
with sector expertise and focus including
automotive/transportation, aerospace and defence, basic
materials, chemicals, diversified and paper/forest
products to develop a robust cross–border dialogue and
leverage the strength of the bank’s U.S. platform and
product capabilities.
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Media and telecom
The Media and Telecom group
offers a full investment banking service to the
established and emerging telecommunications, broadcasting,
pay television, publishing and advertising sectors in
Europe. With a focus on advisory and capital raising, the
group leverages the bank’s commitment to the sector
worldwide, the European experience of the group members
and the bank’s leading U.S. position.
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Natural resources
The Natural Resources group
offers a full investment banking service to the energy and
power and utilities sectors in Europe and the Middle East
with a focus on advisory and capital raising, leveraging
the bank’s commitment to the sector worldwide and the
bank’s leading U.S. position. Sector expertise and focus
includes oil and gas, independent power, oil field
services and utilities.
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Real estate and gaming
The Real Estate and Gaming group
offers a full investment banking service to the real
estate, lodging and gaming sectors in Europe with a focus
on advisory and capital raising, leveraging the bank’s
commitment to the sector worldwide and the bank’s leading
U.S. position.
Global Markets
Global Markets
products are central to the bank’s business in Europe. Through
close coordination with Global Investment
Banking, Bank of America is capitalising on its
product capabilities to methodically build its European
businesses into positions of leadership, capturing Leveraged
Finance opportunities and expanding M&A capabilities. The
bank is also building on its already strong Derivatives and
Risk Management platform that focuses on developing strategies
to deal with accounting issues, credit mitigation and
inflation–linked issues.
Overlaid by strong sales, strategy
and research groups, the main product areas within Global
Markets are:
Global Treasury Services
Global
Treasury Services is a leading global provider of
integrated working capital management solutions, focused on
relationships with targeted clients – multinationals, U.S.
businesses, Financial Institutions, U.S. Government and its
agencies. The group provides solutions for working capital
needs through the dedication of people and technology and the
delivery of full–service transaction capabilities in treasury
management, FX dealing, short–term investments, financing and
trade services.
Other products
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Columbia Management
Columbia
Management is the primary investment division of Bank of
America, offering clients a full range of world–class
investment products and services. The group works with
clients to identify their requirements and create unique
investment solutions.
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Global Vendor Finance
Global
Vendor Finance provides sales aid finance programmes for
U.S. and European high technology and other manufacturers
including software providers.
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