HSBC’s Paris-based corporate banking franchise distinguishes itself through consistent leadership on marquee deals, pioneering sustainable and export financing, dominant equity-linked execution and acclaimed digitally driven transaction services.
The bank’s leveraged and acquisition finance specialists appeared on almost every marquee domestic transaction, arranging bridge and revolving facilities for household-name groups across luxury goods, media and industrials. This highlights the bank’s ability to mobilise balance sheet and advisory firepower quickly while orchestrating international lending consortia.
Sustainable finance now permeates the franchise. HSBC structures sustainability-linked loans for companies ranging from high-growth tech firms to global healthcare leaders and is recognised as being among the most active green loan arrangers in Europe.
HSBC’s franchise is anchored by an award-winning transaction banking platform
In export finance, a recent water infrastructure facility in Angola, led and largely financed by the Paris team, connects French industrial expertise with vital projects in emerging markets and illustrates the bank’s social and environmental reach.
Complementing its loan strength, HSBC dominates the French equity-linked arena. Acting as joint global coordinator on Schneider Electric’s record-setting convertible issue, the team delivered an oversubscribed book, neutralised dilution on an earlier bond and repriced conversion terms above all-time highs. The deal confirms the bank’s capacity to blend capital markets creativity with disciplined balance sheet support.
HSBC’s franchise is anchored by an award-winning transaction banking platform. A Paris hub, plugged into a network spanning more than 60 countries, now processes most trade flows digitally and is preparing to launch the next-generation HSBC Trade Solutions system. Clients also benefit from market leading cash management tools including HSBCnet, virtual cards and the SmartServe digital onboarding engine.
