Technology Media Telecom expertise

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.

Benoît Tanguy
Benoît TanguyGlobal Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom
Denis de Paillerets
Denis de PailleretsGlobal Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom
Benoît Tanguy
Benoît Tanguy
Global Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom

Benoît Tanguy is Global Co-Head of TMT at Societe Generale.  Benoît is a member of the Executive Committee of Societe Generale Investment Banking Division.
In his role, Benoît coordinates the TMT Wholesale Client practice of Societe Generale. He also directly oversees 2 global business lines:

  • The TMT Industry Group gathers TMT Corporate Finance professionals. Its mission is to provide strategic-level sector content to C-suite executives, identify inorganic events, develop the origination of all Investment Banking services and execute M&A and ECM mandates.
  • The TMT Financing Group brings together TMT Finance professionals. Its mission is to deliver tailor-made Acquisition Financing & LBO, Investment Grade & Non-Investment Grade Capital Markets and Hybrid / Project & Export Finance solution.

Benoît has over 30 years of TMT Investment Banking experience at BNP Paribas then Societe Generale.
Benoît graduated from HEC business school and completed an executive MBA program Kellogg.

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Denis de Paillerets
Denis de Paillerets
Global Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom

Denis de Paillerets is Global-Co Head of Technology, Media & Telecom at Societe Generale. Denis is a member of the Executive Committee of Societe Generale Investment Banking Division.
In his role, Denis coordinates the TMT Wholesale Client practice of Societe Generale. He also directly oversees 2 global business lines:

  • The TMT Industry Group gathers TMT Corporate Finance professionals. Its mission is to provide strategic-level sector content to C-suite executives, identify inorganic events, develop the origination of all Investment Banking services and execute M&A and ECM mandates.
  • The TMT Financing Group brings together TMT Finance professionals. Its mission is to deliver tailor-made Acquisition Financing & LBO, Investment Grade & Non-Investment Grade Capital Markets and Hybrid / Project & Export Finance solution.

Denis has over 30 years of TMT Investment Banking experience at BNP Paribas then Societe Generale. Before joining the Banking Industry, Denis started his career in audit with Arthur Andersen.
Denis graduated summa cum laude from IEP-Sciences Po Paris and holds a Master in International Management from Paris-Dauphine University.

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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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Success stories

12 Sep 2022
Hispasat wants to improve the environmental impact of satellite communications
Hispasat, Redeia’s (previously Red Eléctrica España) Spanish satellite communications operator leader in the...
Clients' successes
Hispasat, Redeia’s (previously Red Eléctrica España) Spanish satellite communications operator leader in the distribution of content in Spanish and Portuguese, is committed to assessing the environmental impacts of its activities as well as implementing actions to reduce them; improving the energy efficiency of its facilities and optimizing waste management.
Hispasat wants to improve the environmental impact of satellite communications
07 Sep 2022
Helping to make data centers more climate friendly
Big builders of data centers are responding to climate change by both decarbonizing with new and upgraded facilities,...
Clients' successes
Big builders of data centers are responding to climate change by both decarbonizing with new and upgraded facilities, and ensuring power is used as efficiently as possible. Some new data center facilities rely almost entirely on renewable energy. Designs for new data centers seek to achieve Power Utilization Efficiency (“PUE”) better (lower) than industry...
Helping to make data centers more climate friendly
10 Aug 2022
Ireland takes a lead on digital transformation
Through the creation of a new subsidiary, ‘Fibre Networks Ireland Limited’, Irish telecommunications company eir is set...
Clients' successes
Through the creation of a new subsidiary, ‘Fibre Networks Ireland Limited’, Irish telecommunications company eir is set to significantly boost the deployment of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) across the Republic of Ireland, positioning it to be one of the most fibre connected regions in the world.
Ireland takes a lead on digital transformation
08 Jun 2022
Unleashing the Power of Full Fibre in the UK
Rolling out reliable digital connectivity through new Full Fibre infrastructure to 8 million homes, 800K businesses,...
Clients' successes
Rolling out reliable digital connectivity through new Full Fibre infrastructure to 8 million homes, 800K businesses, 400K public sector sites and 250K 5G access points is no small feat. That is precisely what CityFibre is set to accomplish in the UK thanks to a new £4.9 billion financing.
Unleashing the Power of Full Fibre in the UK

Our Experts' Views

21 Apr 2023
Towers, fiber and data centers: building the networks for Asia’s data revolution
A market worth several trillion dollars that is still rapidly expanding: this is the universe of Technology, Media &...
Expert views
A market worth several trillion dollars that is still rapidly expanding: this is the universe of Technology, Media & Telecom, better known as TMT. And while most of the headlines focus on consumer-facing software – the latest chatbot or social media application – much of the real investment and growth is to be found in the infrastructure that is enabling...
Towers, fiber and data centers: building the networks for Asia’s data revolution
20 Feb 2023
Funding the digital highway’s new phase
Denis de Paillerets and Benoît Tanguy, Global Co-Heads of TMT share their view on how to fund tomorrow’s digital highway...
Expert views
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
Funding the digital highway’s new phase
14 Feb 2023
IT equipment: trends and challenges
3 questions to Christophe de Vasselot, Vendor Relationship Director, Societe Generale Equipment Finance, in charge of...
Expert views
3 questions to Christophe de Vasselot, Vendor Relationship Director, Societe Generale Equipment Finance, in charge of Technology sector
IT equipment: trends and challenges
30 May 2022
Development of fibre in France: the final stretch
In France alone, the bank has been involved in the financing of 25 fibre optic projects with all the major private...
Expert views
In France alone, the bank has been involved in the financing of 25 fibre optic projects with all the major private operators, enabling the connection of 16 million homes and businesses.
Development of fibre in France: the final stretch

Awards and Rankings

16 Jun 2023
Several deals awarded at Proximo deals of the Year 2022
Societe Generale key clients have been awarded at the "Proximo Deals of the Year Awards 2022 for North America" and the...
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale key clients have been awarded at the "Proximo Deals of the Year Awards 2022 for North America" and the "Proximo Infra Deals of the Year Awards 2022".
Several deals awarded at Proximo deals of the Year 2022
28 Mar 2023
IJGlobal Awards 2022: Societe Generale has been awarded several Global Awards plus Deals of the Year!
Societe Generale has been awarded by IJGlobal, one of the most respected publications dedicated to the project and...
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale has been awarded by IJGlobal, one of the most respected publications dedicated to the project and infrastructure finance space, the following honors:
IJGlobal Awards 2022: Societe Generale has been awarded several Global Awards plus Deals of the Year!
27 Jan 2023
TMT deals awarded at TMT Finance Awards 2022 for EMEA
Societe Generale key TMT clients have been awarded deals of the year at the TMT Finance M&A Awards 2022
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale key TMT clients have been awarded deals of the year at the TMT Finance M&A Awards 2022
TMT deals awarded at TMT Finance Awards 2022 for EMEA
05 Jan 2023
Societe Generale awarded “Europe Bank of the Year” at the PFI awards 2022
Societe Generale awarded several awards at the Project Finance International Awards 2022
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale awarded several awards at the Project Finance International Awards 2022
Societe Generale awarded “Europe Bank of the Year” at the PFI awards 2022