Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole CIB create Indosuez Corporate Advisory, a new key player in financial advisory services dedicated to SMEs, mid-caps and executive shareholders in France

Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole CIB are announcing the creation of Indosuez Corporate Advisory in France, a new financial advisory entity to support executive shareholders of SMEs and mid-caps, family holding companies and private equity funds in their strategic operations.

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Strengthened expertise to drive business growth

The result of the merger of the teams of Crédit Agricole Midcap Advisors (Crédit Agricole CIB) and Degroof Petercam Finance France (Indosuez Wealth Management) and equally owned by Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole CIB, Indosuez Corporate Advisory brings together more than 80 recognised specialists in the fields of M&A advisory, financing and structuring activities, and capital market support.

A comprehensive and bespoke offering

Indosuez Corporate Advisory offers comprehensive and bespoke support to company managers in all their strategic transactions, from takeovers, disposals, company valuations, mergers and financing advisory to raising capital on the markets (equity and debt) and stock market engineering.

The new entity draws on the sector-specific expertise of Crédit Agricole CIB and Indosuez, notably in private wealth structuring, in the key areas of the economy, including agrifood, wines and spirits, industry, defence, health, technologies, real estate and the energy transition.

Harnessing its extensive network and the powerful synergies between its entities, the Crédit Agricole Group provides cutting-edge M&A expertise to the companies driving economic momentum across all regions, with both national and international expertise. Indosuez Corporate Advisory also benefits from a leading international network, notably through its membership of International Merger and Acquisition Partners (IMAP).

Commenting, Jean-François Balaÿ, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole CIB, said: “With the creation of Indosuez Corporate Advisory, we are strengthening our support for companies of all sizes, including SMEs, mid-caps and large groups. The new entity reflects our determination to combine an international network with local presence so as to bring our clients bespoke solutions, underpinned by trusted advice, recognised execution quality and industry-leading expertise.”

Jacques Prost, Chief Executive Officer of Indosuez, said: “Indosuez Corporate Advisory will be able to draw on the expertise of two major Crédit Agricole Group entities, Crédit Agricole CIB and Indosuez Wealth Management, to provide wealth management support to executive shareholders. Working in close collaboration with Crédit Agricole CIB, we are proud to support economic players in their strategic projects and contribute to the growth momentum of their companies.”

“Our ambition is to support companies and their shareholders at each key moment in their development. We offer comprehensive, multi-sector and international expertise, while relying on the experts of Indosuez Wealth Management to support the wealth management of executives,” said Cyril Kammoun, Chief Executive Officer of Indosuez Corporate Advisory.

For more information on Indosuez Corporate Advisory, please visit the website: www.ca-indosuez-corp.com

About Crédit Agricole

Crédit Agricole Group is the leading financier of the French economy and one of Europe’s top banks. In Europe, the Group ranks as the leader in retail banking, the leading asset manager and bancassurer, and the number-three player in project finance.

Drawing on its historic foundations in cooperative and mutual banking, 157,000 employees and 27,423 local and regional branch directors, the Crédit Agricole Group is a responsible bank with a real purpose, serving 54 million customers and 12.1 million members.

Thanks to its local universal banking model – the close association between its retail banks and the related business lines – the Crédit Agricole Group supports its clients in their projects in France and around the world: day-to-day banking, mortgages and consumer credit, savings, insurance, asset management, real estate, leasing, factoring, and corporate and investment banking.

At the service of the economy, Crédit Agricole also stands out for its dynamic and innovative corporate social responsibility policy. It is based on a pragmatic approach that permeates the entire Group and engages every team member.

About Indosuez Wealth Management

Indosuez Wealth Management is the Wealth Management subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole Group, the world's tenth largest bank by balance sheet (The Banker, 2025).

For over 150 years, Indosuez Wealth Management has been helping major private clients, families, entrepreneurs and professional investors to manage their private and professional assets. The bank offers a customised approach enabling each of its clients to preserve and develop their wealth in line with their aspirations. Its teams offer a continuum of services and offers that include advisory, financing, investment solutions, fund servicing, and technology and banking solutions.

Indosuez Wealth Management employs over 4,300 people in 15 territories worldwide: in Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland), Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong SAR, New Caledonia and Singapore) and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, Dubai).

With €215 billion in client assets at the end of December 2024, Indosuez Wealth Management is one of Europe’s leading wealth management companies.

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment bank of the Crédit Agricole Group, the world’s tenth largest banking group by balance sheet in 2024 (The Banker, July 2025). More than 10,000 Crédit Agricole CIB employees in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East support large and mid-cap corporates and institutional clients, helping them to meet their financial needs in France and internationally. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its clients a broad range of products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in climate finance and now ranks as a leader in sustainable finance with a full spectrum of solutions for all its clients.

For more information, please visit: www.ca-cib.fr

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