Congress Sponsors

ABN AMRO is a leading DCM bank based in the Netherlands ABN AMRO Corporate and Institutional Banking offers a comprehensive package of financial products and services to Financial Institutions. By combining our banking expertise and sector knowledge, we are able to offer creative solutions for complex issues. We help our clients realise their sustainability shift by mobilizing capital, providing sustainability advice and creating positive impact in order to support the radical and continuous process of transition to a more sustainable world. ABN AMRO Debt Capital Markets has in-depth product and sector knowledge that can assist you in funding both organic business growth and strategic events. Our team will provide you with optimal funding advice and insight into the most suitable debt markets for achieving your objectives. Our proven record and tailor-made solutions makes us a leading player in the EUR markets. The Debt Capital Markets Origination and Covered Bond Structuring teams, as well as our Research and Sales team, consists of experienced specialists who work from Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris. Thanks to our track record and local knowledge, our specialists have a genuine understanding of the specific financing needs of different types of business from financials and have all the necessary skills to advise you on how best to structure, execute and place your transaction. Understanding debt capital markets trends and specific knowledge in mitigating credit risk, enables us to provide you with a comprehensive and sustainable financing solution.

The Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken e.V., vdp) comprises more than 40 member banks. Pfandbrief Banks are credit institutions holding a special license to issue Pfandbriefe. The Association’s members come from all German banking groups and number among the most important providers of capital for residential and commercial properties as well as for the public sector and its institutions, ship and aircraft finance. On behalf of its member institutions the vdp performs its duties at all political levels and vis-à-vis all executive bodies on both, the national and the international stage including the European Union. Beyond its 250ieth year, the Pfandbrief – Pfandbrief Banks’ traditional funding instrument – continues to be the benchmark in the global covered bond market. Totalling some 400 billion EUR in volume outstanding it ranks among its largest segments.

Persuing our motto ‘#financing progress’, BayernLB is an established arranger of covered and unsecured benchmark or sub-benchmark bonds for national and international clients. Further BayernLB is keen on providing holistic advice and tailor-made solutions for issuances of green and social bonds. The bank is one of a few joint lead managers with own issuing experience in either of these segments, including the latest sector-specific placements in 2022 (Blue Social (DKB) / Green Rail Public (BayernLB) Covered Bond). By means of in-depth and long-standing ties to European Tier 1 and Tier 2 investors with a focus on the DACH-region, BayernLB contributes to successful placements across all covered bond segments. To ensure the quality of our consulting and placement services in the context of a long-lasting cooperation with its clients, BayernLB is active in sector-based associations and specialized organisations – them being ICMA, the Climate Bonds Initiative as well as the UN Principles for Responsible Investment amongst others.

BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking brings together the activities of investment banking, markets, financing and transactional services for institutional investors and corporate clients. It offers a wide range of value-added products and financial solutions for business, transformation and sustainability objectives, whether they are local or international. It has a strong global presence, providing services in 24 countries through an extensive team of experts, including investment banking specialists and advisors in specific industries and sectors.

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. As a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX:BMO) which was established in 1817, we are part of one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with $1.29 trillion in total assets and approximately 47,000 employees globally as of January 2023. BMO Financial Group is the 8th largest bank in North America as measured by assets (BMO Financial Group Annual Report 2023).

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.

Citi is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home market of the United States. Citi does business in nearly 160 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com

Commerzbank is the leading bank for the German Mittelstand. In addition, the Bank is a strong partner for around 25,500 corporate client groups and almost 11 million private and small-business customers in Germany. The Bank’s two Business Segments – Private and Small-Business Customers and Corporate Clients – offer a comprehensive portfolio of financial services. Commerzbank transacts approximately 30 per cent of Germany’s foreign trade and is present internationally in more than 40 countries in the corporate clients’ business. The Bank focusses on the German Mittelstand, large corporates, and institutional clients. As part of its international business, Commerzbank supports clients with a business relationship to Germany, Austria, or Switzerland and companies operating in selected future-oriented industries. In the Private and Small-Business Customers segment, the Bank is at the side of its customers with its brands Commerzbank and comdirect: online and mobile, in the advisory centre, and personally in its branches. Its Polish subsidiary mBank S.A. is an innovative digital bank that serves approximately 5.7 million private and corporate customers, predominantly in Poland, as well as in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Covered bonds are at the heart of what we do in Danske Bank Group – whether it’s serving individual and corporate clients with mortgage loans through our covered bond issues, or connecting issuers and investors globally to create new financing and investment opportunities. Danske Bank ranks consistently in the top end of EUR Covered Bond league tables, as a lead-manager of benchmarks from a large variety of issuer jurisdictions. We have long-standing relationships with the world’s largest investors due to our dominant position in the Nordic fixed income markets, and strong market-making in EUR rates products. As the leading Nordic Arranger of Global Green Bonds, Danske Bank is at the forefront of ESG criteria-based financings and investments as an issuer, lender and investor. We offer a full range of services including origination, sales, advisory, research, syndication and secondary trading.

DBS is a leading financial services group in Asia with a presence in 19 markets. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is in the three key Asian axes of growth: Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The bank’s “AA-” and “Aa1” credit ratings are among the highest in the world. DBS provides a full range of services in consumer, SME and corporate banking. Through the DBS Foundation, the bank creates impact beyond banking by supporting social enterprises and gives back to society in various ways, including equipping communities with future-ready skills and building food resilience. For more information visit: www.dbs.com

DekaBank is the German Savings Bank Finance Group's central securities and securities service provider. With assets under management of almost € 350 billion and more than 5.4 million customer securities accounts, DekaBank is one of the largest asset managers in Germany. Being a part of Europe's largest financial group, DekaBank creates asset management and capital markets solutions centrally with 5,000 people – savings banks serve and cover the customers locally in 15,250 branches with 280,600 employees.

Deutsche Bank provides retail and private banking, corporate and transaction banking, lending, asset and wealth management products and services as well as focused investment banking to private individuals, small and medium-sized companies, corporations, governments and institutional investors. Deutsche Bank is the leading bank in Germany with strong European roots and a global network. For more information visit: www.db.com

DNB Bank is Norway's largest financial services group and one of the largest in the Nordic region in terms of market capitalisation. The Group offers a full range of financial services, including loans, savings, advisory services, insurance and pension products for retail and corporate customers.   DNB is one of the largest Nordic financial institutions issuing bonds in the EUR market. Being active within all ranges from DCM, Syndication, Sales and Market Making of Nordic EUR bonds, DNB is working continuously to improve liquidity in the EUR market for all Nordic issuers. DNB Boligkreditt not only supports competitive lending conditions but also fosters financial market stability and growth, contributing to our overarching goal of responsible and sustainable finance.

Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with the strategy of expanding its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Since then, Erste Group's customer base has grown through numerous acquisitions and organically from 600,000 to over 16 million. Some 97% of Erste Group’s clients are located in member states of the European Union, which provides the countries with a stable regulatory framework for their continued economic development. Today, Erste Group is one of the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of EU in terms of market share and total assets. In addition to its traditional strength in serving private individuals, Erste Group also regards advisory services and support for corporate clients in financing, investment and access to international capital markets, public sector funding and interbank market operations as belonging to its core activities.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, Fitch Solutions, Fitch Learning and Sustainable Fitch. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. For additional information, please visit fitchratings.com

One of the leading banks in the German financial capital of Frankfurt, the Helaba Group employs approximately 6,100 people and has total assets of € 217 bn. It offers a complete range of financial services from a single source for companies, banks and institutional investors. Helaba provides innovative, high-quality financial products and services for the Sparkassen. It serves as the Sparkasse central bank for Hesse, Thuringia, North Rine-Westphalia and Brandenburg, making Helaba a strong partner for some 40 percent of Germany’s Sparkassen.

HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. Our global businesses serve around 40 million customers worldwide through a network that covers 64 countries and territories. Our customers range from individual savers and investors to some of the world’s biggest companies, governments and international organisations. We aim to connect them to opportunities and help them to achieve their ambitions. Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our customers.

ING is a globally leading bank for Sustainability and sustainable Capital Markets Business. Our Sustainable Markets team continues to be a market leader with an unparalleled track record as structuring advisor; over 70 Green Bond Frameworks structured since 2021 and a top 3 rating for ESG issuance. Our long-standing commitment to sustainability is manifested through our Terra approach, which sets the guidelines on how to steer the balance sheet to net-zero. ING DCM consistently ranks in the top of EUR Covered Bonds league tables, while as an issuer ING frequents Covered Bond markets from its Dutch, Belgian and German entities.

The Intesa Sanpaolo Group is one of the top banking groups in Europe with a significant ESG commitment, a world-class position in Social Impact and strong focus on climate. Intesa Sanpaolo is the leader in Italy in all business areas (retail, corporate, and wealth management) and has a strategic international presence, with approximately 950 branches and 7.2 million customers. IMI Corporate & Investment Banking is a division of Intesa Sanpaolo. It aspires to be a global partner serving Corporates, Public Finance and Financial Institutions, on a national and international basis. The Division’s offer includes the following products and services: Commercial Banking, Transaction Banking, Structured Finance, Investment Banking and Capital Markets. Intesa Sanpaolo is an active player as joint book runner in the CB primary market, moreover is very active on the secondary market for financials thanks to the trading activity and in arranging credit updates with particular reference to its domestic market.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading financial services firm based in the United States of America (“U.S.”), with operations worldwide. JPMorgan Chase had $3.9 trillion in assets and $313 billion in stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2023. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. Under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands, the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S., and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.

Our award-winning and innovative teams provide a range of capital markets products and solutions to help with private side financing and risk management of your business, working collaboratively with you to identify and tailor the most suitable product or package to meet your needs.

DBRS Morningstar is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 3,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, we are the fourth-largest credit rating agency in the world. DBRS Morningstar empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service. DBRS Morningstar is the next generation of credit ratings. To learn more, visit dbrsmorningstar.com.

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

With a history dating back over two centuries, NORD/LB is one of Germany's top banking groups in terms of diversified access to funding sources and a flourishing domestic capital markets franchise. Combining general retail and specialist wholesale focus into a successful business model for the German Landesbank sector, NORD/LB is honoured to have helped a growing share of premier covered bond issuers worldwide to deepen their distribution in the largest fixed income investment market of the European continent.

Nordea is the leading Nordic advisor in the Euro bond market and the Nordic domestic fixed income markets. We also hold a leading presence in government bonds for Nordic sovereigns as well as in the covered bond and senior unsecured markets for financial institutions. We work closely with the biggest talents in capital markets, sales and trading, research and international relationship banking to offer our clients with optimal financing strategies. As an intermediary between the clients that require diversified financing and the investors looking for investment opportunities, we support our customers in a wide range of financial advisory solutions within M&A, ECM, DCM, Cash Management, Project Finance, Export & Trade Finance, and Custody Services.

Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. Together with our stakeholders, we have been dedicated to creating a future-proof society and tackling major societal challenges for 125 years. In the Netherlands, we serve retail and corporate clients; globally we focus on the Food System Transition and the Energy Transition. Our starting point is: together we can achieve more than we could individually. With our industry knowledge and financial tools, we support cooperative climate and energy solutions that are good for people, businesses and the planet. Rabobank offers wholesale banking, retail banking, private banking, leasing and real estate services. Rabobank's Debt Capital Markets team of professionals are dedicated to servicing the strategic, financial and capital raising needs of our institutional and corporate clients in the following sectors: Public Sector (SSA), Financial Institutions, Corporates, and Securitisation. Rabobank’s Value Chain Finance (VCF) team offers flexible working capital solutions across receivables, inventory and payables. As we provide solutions throughout the entire working capital chain, VCF could purchase inventory and receivables while also paying your suppliers directly under one integrated facility or alternatively address a single aspect of your financing need through a bespoke facility that is custom tailored to your company’s operating footprint.

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) considers Austria and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) its home market. In Austria, it is a leading commercial and investment bank for the country's top 1,000 corporate customers. In CEE, its subsidiaries cover the largest part of the region. 18.6 million customers are serviced through approximately 1,506 business outlets in Corporate, Retail and Investment Banking. RBI is among the leading arrangers for covered bonds in its home markets.

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. Global Banking and Markets (GBM) conducts the Bank’s wholesale banking and capital markets business with corporate, government and institutional investor clients. GBM is a full-service wholesale bank and investment dealer in Canada and Mexico, and offers a range of products and services in the U.S., Latin America (excluding Mexico), and in select markets in Europe, Asia and Australia.

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Active in the real economy for over 150 years, Societe Generale supports on a daily basis 26 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses: • French Retail Banking • International Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Services to Corporates • Global Banking and Investor Solutions For more information visit: www.societegenerale.com/en

Swedbank empowers the many people and businesses to create a better future. Our vision is a financially sound and sustainable society. Swedbank is the leading bank with over 7 million retail customers and 555 000 corporate customers in our four home markets Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Swedbank is also present in other Nordic countries, the U.S. and China. Find out more: www.swedbank.com

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 7,100 professionals operating out of 34 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day. https://www.tdsecurities.com/ca/en

Why do some of the world's most respected corporations, institutions, hedge funds, governments and wealth management clients choose to work with UBS Investment Bank? Each situation is unique, each client is different, and the marketplace is always changing. One constant, however, is our goal to give our clients the best possible advice, tools and execution to help them succeed – whatever their goals. We believe that by supplementing our clients' expertise with our own, we are able to create winning solutions and business success. Together. Corporate Client Solutions: What other firms call deals, we call solutions. In every situation, we work with our clients to understand their business needs and provide ideas that help power growth. We recognize that our clients have an intimate understanding of their own business. We complement their insights by offering them access to some of the best minds in capital markets, financing and restructuring, as well as transactional expertise. Debt and equity capital markets: Not only do we help our clients to spot market trends, we also help our clients to act on them. We guide our clients through the intricacies of equity and debt capital markets, tapping into our best minds and deep experience, and providing access to capital in multiple products and currencies. We offer bespoke solutions for public and private clients. Whether for stake-building, hedging, yield enhancement, or disposal, we help our clients to manage their equity stakes worldwide.

At home throughout Europe, UniCredit is the partner of choice for our clients' increasingly sophisticated demands in financing, advisory, investments and protection. We serve over 15 million clients in a cohesive manner worldwide. We do this through a harmonised service model, simplifying our processes and establishing a common organisational structure across our business. Our division Client Solutions serves all our regions. This allows us to be closer to our clients and leverage the scale of the entire Group to develop a comprehensive range of content-led products and services across each of our markets. Our purpose is to empower communities to progress, whilst unlocking the potential of our clients and our people.