Arnaud Palliez

CIC Market Solutions SA is the broker-dealer subsidiary of Crédit Industriel et Commercial SA, ultimately owned by Groupe Crédit Mutuel in France. Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1991 and handles commercial market activities for corporate and professional investor clients of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale group. CIC Market Solutions also provides primary equity and bond market services and execution and sale on the capital markets.

Part of Raymond James Financial, Inc., Raymond James Euro Equities SAS is a brokerage services provider. The private company is based in Paris, France. The French company was founded in 2001 by Philippe Andrieu, David Kruk, Laurent Thomasset. The CEO is Thierry Guille.

LGA Investissement Associé SA (LGA) is the investment management subsidiary of Financière d'Uzès SA in France. Founded in 1990 by Joseph Alfonsi, Hervé Marie Jean Delaunay, Christophe Drouet and Didier Violon, the firm is located in Paris and was formerly known as Altivie Asset Management. They changed their name to LGA Investissement Associé in 2011 and rely on a domestic network of partners in major French cities. LGA specializes in discretionary management based on multi-manager selection. They also manage funds, including the Prestige Luxembourg family of funds, delegating some portfolios to third-party asset managers.

La Financière de l’Echiquier SA (LFDE) is an asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1991, the firm is a subsidiary of La Banque Postale Asset Management SA, ultimately owned by BPCE SA. LFDE offers a range of investment products and services to private clients or their long-standing partners such as financial advisors and institutional investors.

In May 2013, Kepler Capital Markets SA completed the acquisition of Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux SA from Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA, a unit of Crédit Agricole SA. Kepler Capital Markets intends to combine its business with Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux under a new entity, Kepler Cheuvreux, in 2013, and will be headquartered in Paris. They will have offices in Amsterdam, Boston, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, San Francisco, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich.