The Rothschild banking group is present in more than 45 countries and employs more
than 2,855 people around the world. The Group provides global financial advisories
wealth management services to governments, corporations and individuals worldwide.

The Rothschild group's banking activities are divided into four businesses:

* Global Financial Advisory, which comprises advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, advisory
services for finance and restructuring, advice concerning equity capital markets and the private
placement of loans and shares;

* Wealth management and asset management which also include institutional asset management;

* Corporate banking focuses on direct lending and the structuring of financing packages;

* Merchant banking, a recently launched private equity business for third parties.