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Our Global Banking teams, with the expertise of the Corporate Shareholder Advisory group (CSA), supports clients globally by assessing their sustainability profiles from the perspective of investors and stakeholders, linking these profiles to investor demand and valuation.

2024 Deal Highlights:

• Financial Advisor: Assisted a US-based manufacturing company with the spin-off of its power, renewables, and electrification subsidiary. We navigated ESG market trends in the EU, developed a sustainability-focused equity story, and identified strategic M&A and growth activities.
• Global Coordinator: Managed the USD 2.7bn follow-on green equity offering for a Brazilian water and sanitation company on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (B3).��

Global Markets focuses on developing innovative financial products and solutions to support clients in accessing carbon credits and gaining exposure to sustainability sectors. By integrating ESG principles, we aim to provide investment solutions that align with sustainable practices and drive positive environmental and social outcomes.

Key Highlights:

• In 2024, we completed two pilot transactions on the Carbonplace platform, a carbon credit network co-founded in 2022 by a consortium of nine banks.
• We have laid the groundwork for green structured issuance, blended finance, emission allowances, and project-based carbon removals financing.

Our dedicated ESG research team works to bring in-depth thematic reports on various critical topics, providing valuable insights and data-driven analysis to support sustainable investing and decision-making.

Key Highlights:

• Our research covers nuclear energy, sustainability-related regulatory landscapes in the EU, US, and Asia Pacific, advanced recycling, biomass, and desalination.
• We address how ESG factors connect to individual markets, sectors, and companies within our coverage. Supporting us are �鶹�� Evidence Lab and �鶹�� HOLT, who provide clear, objective frameworks for comparing and valuing over 20,000 companies worldwide.