Rankings

HSBC’s ranking among international banks based on performances in investment banking and market activities.

HSBC Global Investment Banking (GIB) Advisory France
French Mergers/Acquisitions
Completed Transactions as at June 12, 2006


French & Luxembourg M&A league tables/Sources: HSBC's ranking Number of transactions
Thomson 3 11
Dealogic 5 9
Merger Market 6 6
Bloomberg 6 7
French M&A league tables/Sources: HSBC's ranking Number of transactions
Thomson 7 10
Dealogic 4 8
Merger Market 6 6
Bloomberg 5 7
DFA primary bond issues at
end-June 2006
HSBC's ranking Number of issues
French issuers (public, corporate
and insurance sectors), all currencies
4 62
French issuers, in EUR 5 48
French banks and insurance
companies, in EUR
2 13

HSBC Global Investment Banking (GIB) Advisory France
French Mergers/Acquisitions
Completed transactions for 2005


HSBC's ranking Number of transactions
Thomson 5 19
Dealogic 7 20
Merger Market 5 15
Bloomberg 9 14
Bond issues
H2 2005
HSBC's ranking Number of issues
French corporate sector - EUR (source: Bondware) 3 20
French banks and insurance companies - EUR (source: Bondware) 6 16
All issuers
French public sector (source: Bondware)
1 7
Government and sovereign bonds – eurozone –
All currencies (source: Bondware)
6 4
French issuers, EUR (source: Bloomberg) 3 53
French issuers (public, corporate and insurance sectors), all currencies (source: Bloomberg) 3 76