Natixis is the corporate, investment management and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the cooperative bank born out of the merger between Banques Populaires and Caisses d'Epargne.
Natixis is affiliated to the group's central body, i.e. BPCE, which directly holds 71.5 % of its capital. As such, Natixis benefits from the group's financial solidarity system.
Groupe BPCE totals 37 million customers, 8,200 branches, 7 million cooperative shareholders and 120,000 employees. Its three core businesses provide a full range of banking, financial and real-estate services.
In France, the retail bank is underpinned by the Banques Populaires and Caisses d'Epargne networks with twenty savings banks and seventeen savings banks, respectively, all with deep roots in the territory, and by other more specialized brands. Groupe BPCE is France's second-largest retail bank in terms of market share.
Groupe BPCE is a key player, directly or via its specialized subisidiaries such as Crédit Foncier, Nexity and Foncia, in all aspects of real estate from beginning to end: promotion, social housing, project finance, home loans, guaranties, services and advisory.
Natixis handles Corporate and Investment Banking, Investment Solutions and Specialized Financial Services, serving both the group's network and its large corporate and institutional investor client base.
