BNP Paribas today acquired 4.93% of BNL’s share capital, which takes its stake in BNL to 50.4%. This acquisition completes the transaction entered into on 2nd February 2006 with a group of BNL’s shareholders. About BNP Paribas BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com)…

BNP Paribas files its prospectus for the public offer for BNL today. BNP Paribas has filed its prospectus for the public offer for the capital of BNL today, as follows: mandatory with regard to common stock voluntary with regard to…

Very solid growth(1) in the business (data excluding BNP Paribas Capital) Net Banking Income: 21.5 billion euros (+14.6%)Gross Operating Income: 8.1 billion euros (+20.7%)Cost/Income Ratio: 62.2% (- 1.9pt) Net Income Group Share: 5,852 million euros (+25.1%)After-tax ROE: 20.2 % (+2.2pts)…

A meeting of the Board of BNP Paribas was called on 9 February 2006 and was held by the end of the afternoon of that same day. It unanimously approved the plan to acquire BNL and ratified the agreements concerning…

In 2005, our bank was granted several Awards for its Equities & Derivatives business. Among them, the three most recent were granted by the “Asia Risk Magazine” for: Asia Risk Derivatives House of the Year, Japan The outstanding development of…

Nanjing City Commercial Bank (NCCB) and BNP Paribas conclude their partnership: BNP Paribas acquires from several shareholders a 19.2% shareholding in NCCB and becomes therefore the second largest shareholder in NCCB; BNP Paribas and NCCB establish a close cooperation in…

Global Finance has named BNP Paribas ECEP (Energy Commodities Export Project) “Best Trade Finance Bank & Provider in France for 2005”. In addition, at its Energy Business Awards, Commodities Now magazine gave ECEP :– a gold award for Energy Trading–…

BNP Paribas is ranked number 1 in French M&A by Thomson Financial and confirms its position as leader not only for announced deals, but also for completed transactions in the 2005 mergers and acquisitions league tables. The bank is also…

Khazanah acquires Bank Lippo of Indonesia & Scomi Marine acquires USD 340 million regional business. Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) made its maiden financial institution acquisition outside of Malaysia by acquiring a 52.05% equity stake in PT Bank Lippo of Indonesia…

SG Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) and BNP Paribas (BNPP) have arranged a landmark limited recourse financing for a USD 320 million project related to the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. This shipping project is sponsored…