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A public-private partnership (PPP) is a contract by which the public sector enters into a business relationship with a private sector to build, finance, maintain, oversee and run a project.

Bonds are a security that represents a part of a debt, unlike shares that represent a part of a company. It is issued in a given currency, for a defined period of time and gives right to the payment of a fixed or variable interest. At the end of this period, the initial capital is repaid.

A green bond is a loan for which the money that is raised goes towards financing green projects which have a positive impact on society. For instance: building a wind farm or financing research and eco-friendly engines, thermal insulation, renewable energy, etc.

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) or takeover bid occurs when a company offers to buy out all the shareholders of another entity. Takeover bids can be solicited (friendly) or not (hostile). To do so, banks accompany their clients by studying the project and its feasibility, and by facilitating the IPO. Such an operation can last for months.

When a company needs money to develop a project, it can use structured finance. This customized loan is broken down into levels of guarantee so that lenders in the upper level of the structure earn low interest rates and lenders at the bottom of the structure earn higher interest rates. The lower lenders are in the structure, the less guarantee they have of...

Syndication is the process by which banks and investors join to make a loan to a company (creating a syndicate of banks). With their client, the banks define the characteristics of the loan and work on key points to enhance the project.

Derivatives allow anyone to buy a good or service that will be provided at a later date at a fixed price – despite, for example, changes in the price of raw materials or currencies (which are called "underlying assets").

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