About Us

Merchant Banking is the wholesale bank of Fortis. It operates to fulfil the financial needs of international institutional and corporate clients. Each Merchant Banking customer is provided with a Relationship Manager, whose job it is to analyse the client's precise requirements and tailor optimal solutions and integrated financial services.

Strengths

Fortis Merchant Banking's unique combination of product expertise, client knowledge, innovative solutions and global presence enables us to offer clients a truly value proposition. Our strengths include:

focused, yet global organisation; local presence in 37 countries
market leadership in the BeNeLux region, our home market
firm focus on the client, including a full range of bespoke services
strong position in specific product and customer niches, such as energy, commodity and transport, prime services to alternative fund managers, structured products for institutional investors, etc.
5200 employees

Our clients

Our services are designed to address the financial requirements of many kinds of large organisations. We have particular expertise in assisting those active in the following sectors:

Solutions & services

Merchant Banking offers clients the full spectrum of Financing, Transaction, Investment & Risk Management, Corporate & Strategic Advisory and Private Equity solutions.

Summary: financials & headcount

	2006	2005	2004
Revenues*	2,744	2,308	1,748
Expenses*	(1,429)	(1,327)	(1,253)
Net Profit*	1,348	1,008	467
Employees (in Full Time Equivalent)	4,995	4,159	3,908

^*in million EUR

Fortis

Fortis - the parent organisation of Merchant Banking - is an international provider of banking and insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers.

Fortis is the market leader in banking and insurance in the Benelux region – one of Europe's wealthiest. Building on that leadership, we have developed an extensive European footprint in the retail banking market, operating through a variety of distribution channels. We offer skill-oriented financial services to companies, institutional clients and high net worth individuals and provide integrated solutions to the enterprise and the entrepreneur. Our unique expertise has made us a regional and in some cases global leader in niche markets, such as energy in North America and fund administration, commodities and transportation worldwide. We successfully combine our banking and insurance skills in growth markets in Europe and Asia, and we lead the market in bancassurance in the Iberian Peninsula and Malaysia.

Fortis ranks among Europe's top 20 financial institutions, with a market capitalisation of EUR 43bn. With excellent solvency, a presence in over 50 countries and a dedicated, professional workforce of 60,000, Fortis combines global strength with local flexibility.Visit the Fortis Corporate website to find more information!