Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel, has today issued a licence in Jerusalem for the opening of a BNP Paribas branch which will allow the bank to operate all its businesses in the country. The licence is…

BNP Paribas has been ranked first by investors for the third consecutive year in overall investment grade research in this year’s Euromoney Credit Research Poll. Our investment grade credit research teams came top in five categories: Telecoms and Media (also…

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…

BNP Paribas announced today that it received Bank of Italy approval to take the control of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. This acquisition is still subject to other regulatory approvals. About BNP Paribas BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is a European leader in…

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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…

BNL would become a key part of a global banking group with an outstanding European base and two home markets. BNP Paribas, a global banking group operating in 85 countries, announces that it has entered into conditional agreements with 13…

BNP Paribas Corporate Finance offers advisory services for mergers & acquisitions and primary equity market transactions. The M&A teams advise both buyers and sellers and also offer advice on other strategic financial issues, such as privatisations. Mergermarket is an independent…