Established as a Schedule II Bank under the Bank Act (Canada)
1993
A full service treasury operation is established with trading/sales officers covering foreign currency, money market and derivative products as well as brokerage services for governments, provincial, domestic/international bonds and international equities.
1994
A structured finance group is established to offer syndicated and agency capabilities, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, securitization, eurobond financing and private/public bond financing.
2005
Strategic alliance with FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Canada’s leading, energy-focused investment bank, to offer Canadian energy and utility companies a full array of M&A advisory, structuring, risk management and capital raising services.
2006
Opening of our Calgary Office.
2007
Societe Generale (Canada) becomes a significant shareholder of FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
2008
Acquisition of Canadian Wealth Management by SG Private Banking, the wealth management arm of the Societe Generale Group.
2011
Societe Generale purchases certain North American power and natural gas assets from RBS Sempra Commodities.
Established in Canada in 1974 and coupled with our global reach, our ambition is to become the go-to international bank for our chosen Canadian clients in our selected areas of expertise: financial institutions, multinationals and governments, infrastructure, power and utilities, oil and gas, mining and soft commodities.