Fortis holds a leading position in the Benelux countries, its home market, with a wide selection of financial services packages for individual, corporate and institutional customers. Outside its home market, Fortis concentrates on selected market segments.

Fortis ranks in the top 20 European financial institutions and is listed on the Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg stock exchanges.

Six businesses
To organise its services as efficiently as possibly, Fortis’ activities are divided into six businesses, three of which focus on banking and three on insurance. Each business develops specific products and services for its target customers, adopting a highly service-oriented focus.

The six businesses are:

• Retail Banking
• Commercial & Private Banking
• Merchant Banking
• Insurance International
• Insurance Netherlands
• Insurance Belgium

Commercial & Private Banking within Fortis
Commercial Banking aims to be the preferred bank for medium-sized enterprises operating in Europe, offering financial solutions with added value through a unique and integrated European network of Business Centres.

By adopting this approach, it focuses primarily on companies that wish to make use of a variety of banking services such as leasing, invoice finance, trade finance, treasury services, international cash management and the financing of acquisitions or business transactions.

Access to these services is offered through just one point of contact, the Global Relationship Manager, who co-ordinates the banking facilities for the customer and ensures companies receive specialised, custom-made solutions.

Private Banking, operating under the name MeesPierson, ranks among the fifteen largest private banks in Europe. With offices in 23 countries, the group offers affluent private customers integrated and international asset management. The proposals and solutions put forward are based on wide-ranging expertise in the various areas concerned. Find out more about the services provided by MeesPierson at www.meespiersonintertrust.com

By combining skills and providing services in areas such as business management, international trade, trust management and asset management, Fortis positions itself as an international supplier of integrated ‘Commercial & Private Banking’ services and aims to be the market leader in its field across Europe.

Learn more about Fortis and our other services at www.fortis.com

Why Fortis?

• Reliable partner, strong solvency
• Solution driven with customer-oriented approach
• International representation enabling integrated, cross-border solutions
• Extensive service offering and range of expertise
• Committed to supporting growth of mid-market companies
• Capacity to meet individuals’ corporate and private banking needs
• Ranks among the top 20 financial institutions in Europe and is the largest financial services provider in Benelux