France

Products and services

Whether you are a corporation, a financial institution or in the public sector, you will find that our French business is an integral part of our international operations. It means that we can call  on specialist knowledge from around the world to find the right solution for you. We focus on financing your growth and managing your risk.

RBS Building

Bringing high quality service and knowledge

The Royal Bank of Scotland was founded in 1727. We are one of the oldest banks in the UK.   We have more than 240 innovative French and international bankers in Paris, bringing you deeper market knowledge and a wider network of local contacts. We opened our office in 1999, enabling us to build relationships with many of France’s major companies and accompany their growth.

 

Financing your growth

We can help you finance your growth by providing you with fast and innovative solutions based on a rigorous understanding of your needs. Our corporate finance experts, industry specialists, and capital market and distribution professionals will all work together to ensure the best outcome for you.

Managing your risk

We have deep expertise in risk management and can thoroughly assess and manage your risk, whether you are a financial institution, a corporation or a public sector organisation.


We are one of the leading foreign exchange houses globally. We are also a leading inflation derivatives and interest rates bank. This puts us in a strong position to develop and deliver risk management solutions across currencies, rates and inflation, commodities, and credit.

Bringing you world-class products and services

We unite local expertise with a global distribution platform to deliver a full spectrum of products and services. We have particular expertise in:

  • Foreign exchange, interest rates, commodities
  • Debt capital markets
  • Bank financing
  • Financial advisory
  • Transaction banking 
Transaction services

Our Transaction services business ranks among the top five payments businesses in the world. Corporations, financial institutions and public-sector clients use our products and services to support their domestic and international business.

We can help you manage your cash and liquidity, and can provide trade finance to optimise your working capital cycle, from the sourcing of goods to final payment.

Our footprint extends across the globe. You benefit from world-class expertise, advanced solutions and local knowledge.

Client stories

Client stories

  • Anglian Water

    Ground-breaking bond and bank refinancing programme consolidates capital structure at Anglian Water Group.

  • EDF

    The reintroduction of the 5+1+1 syndication structure for EDF's revolving credit facility, successfully extended maturities and locked in favourable conditions.

  • More client stories
Contacts

  • Paris

    94 Boulevard HaussmannParis 75008 France

    T: +33 1 5506 2212

Pascal Poupelle

Country Executive

Stéphane Dehaies

Chief Operating Officer

Sébastien Rozès

Head of Corporate Coverage and Head of Merger and Acquisition

Anne-Claude Pont

Head of Financial Institutions Coverage

Laurent Garret

Head of Financial Institutions Sales

Muriel Caton

Head of Debt Capital Market Origination

Serge Lévy

Head of Risk Solutions France, Belgium, Luxembourg

Claude Blandin

Head of Global Transaction Services

Benoît Pétin

Head of Global Restructuring Group

Véronique Boucher

Head of Communication & Marketing

veronique.boucher@rbs.com