Investment Banking: Pardon my French

Jean-Pierre Mustier wants to make Société Générale a global powerhouse--and win the respect of investment banking rivals in London and New York -- by building on the bank's dominant position in equity derivatives.

This article appears courtesy of Institutional Investor

By David Lanchner

Jean-Pierre Mustier has racked up a pretty impressive performance. In just three years the head of corporate and investment banking at Société Générale has extended his bank’s worldwide lead in the complex and rapidly changing market for equity derivatives and developed powerful franchises in structured finance, euro-denominated bond underwriting and project finance. And all this while attaining a level of profitability unmatched by any of its European rivals: a stunning 44.4

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