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We support TMT players in their strategic moves towards a sustainable growth through a 360° Investment Banking tailor-made approach (M&A, ECM, and Financing), as an illustration by:
• Unleashing the power of full fiber and bridging the digital divide, we create financing solutions to develop equal access and affordable high quality digital infrastructures;
• Making Data centers more climate friendly by supporting the decarbonization of new and upgraded facilities, ensuring efficient use of power, we support our clients’ commitments to Net Zero.
More information about the profile and career of Benoît Tanguy at Societe Generale
More information about the profile and career of Denis de Paillerets at Societe Generale
Data centers
Key facts & figures
Denis de Paillerets and Benoît Tanguy, Global Co-Heads of TMT share their view on how to fund tomorrow’s digital highway in The Banker magazine - article published on February 17, 2023
Rocketing demand for data and further expansion of digital infrastructure will require creative financing solutions in a more challenging environment.
Demand for data is booming, but it can only flow if the digital age’s infrastructure is in place. Whether for e-commerce, messaging, on-demand video, the Metaverse or telemedicine, surging digital growth depends on a rapid build-out of towers, fibre optic cables and data centres. Much of this network across the globe has already been built, but there remains a long way to go.
At the beginning of our careers in the mid-1990s, we helped to finance the early foundations of this infrastructure, working on the creation of Europe’s first cable and mobile operators – 2G as it was at the time. Little did we know that this was the beginning of the digital megatrend it has become.
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Awards and Rankings
IJGlobal Awards 2023 for APAC
Societe Generale rewarded for APAC plus numerous "Deals of the Year"
IJGlobal Awards 2023
Societe Generale has been awarded several House Awards plus Deals of the Year
Societe Generale awarded "Best Arranger of Project Finance Loans" + several Deals of the Year at the GlobalCapital Syndicated Loan Awards 2023
Strong client recognition for Societe Generale at the GlobalCapital Syndicated Loan awards 2023
Societe Generale awarded "TMT Financing Bank of the Year" at the TMT M&A EMEA Awards 2023
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