Founded in 2006, Natixis is the international corporate, investment banking, asset management insurance, and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE. The firm offers services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, primary equity and capital advisory, and vanilla and structured financing. In addition to these, In addition, Natixis advises on capital markets, liquidity management, cash management, trade finance, economic research, credit research, and quantitative research. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.