Cases & Deals

BNP Paribas Cardif becomes European leader for long-term savings and investments

Client(s) BNP Paribas Cardif

Jones Day advised BNP Paribas Cardif in the negotiations of brokerage and dealing services agreements relating notably to derivatives in the context of the acquisition by BNP Paribas Cardif of AXA Investment Managers and the signing of a long-term partnership with the AXA Group to manage a large part of its assets.

This operation, announced on 1 August 2024, will enable the BNP Paribas Group to create a leading European asset management platform with over €1.5 trillion in assets under management entrusted by its clients. It allows the BNP Paribas Group to become the European leader in long-term savings management for insurers and pension funds with around €850 billion, with the ambition to become the European leader in fund collection for private asset investments and positioning itself among the main providers of ETFs in Europe.