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equipment solutions
Since 2006, corporate investment fi nancing and business equipment management activities
have been grouped together within the Equipment Solutions Division, comprising the following
companies:
• Arval, dedicated to the long-term management of cars and light trucks;
• Artegy, engaged in the long-term management of heavy goods vehicles;
• Arius, specialised in the leasing and management of IT equipment;
• BNP Paribas Lease Group (BPLG), specialised in the fi nancing of equipment sales and investments.
These companies use a multi-channel approach (direct sales, sales via referrals or via partnerships)
to offer their corporate clients a range of solutions specifi c to each asset market, from
fi nancing to fl eet outsourcing. Equipment Solutions offers its end customers and business
providers the opportunity to outsource the credit, market or technical risks associated with
corporate assets.
The approach is to pool asset and process expertise and to create commercial synergies thanks
to an extended range of solutions.
Equipment Solutions works closely with the Retail Banking networks, particularly in France and
Italy, to offer their clients its products and services.
BNP Paribas Lease Group and Arval developed their European activities in 2006 through their
24 local offi ces: 66% of Arval’s operations and 55% of BPLG’s operations are outside France.
At the end of 2006 Arval had a total fl eet of 495,000 vehicles under lease, an increase of 8%
from the previous year, placing it as the premier operator in France and no. 2 in Europe (source:
SNLVLD).
In 2006, BPLG arranged 251,000 fi nancing transactions totalling EUR 8.3 billion, making it no. 1 in
Europe in equipment leasing (source: Leaseurope). In France, BPLG is no. 1 in the leasing market,
with an 18% market share (source: ASF, 2006).
In Italy, the link-up with Locafi t, a subsidiary of Banca Nationale del Lavoro, has created a major
player in the market and no. 1 supplier of equipment leasing contracts (source: Assilea, 2006).
2006 powerful moments
• Arval Trading begins operations: export sales of vehicles at the end of their rental life;
• Arval begins operations in Russia and Brazil;
• Organisation of the fi rst Sustainable Development Day for all Arval employees;
• 10th anniversary of Arval Spain and 5th anniversary of Arval Switzerland;
• BNP Paribas Lease Group (BPLG) signs a CLAAS Financial Services joint venture agreement
in the United Kingdom, 5th major country in which BPLG is cooperating with the builder
CLAAS;
• 10th anniversary of Observatoire du véhicule industriel which analyses current and future
trends in the industrial vehicle market and is published under the aegis of BPLG;
• In France, BPLG is one of three fi nancial institutions associated with the “Passeport pour
l’économie numérique” (Passport for the Digital Economy) project launched by the Ministry
for small- and medium-sized enterprises to promote investment in new information and
communication technologies.
>>> Services offered by Arval
• Purchase and financing of cars and
light trucks under long-term leasing
arrangements
• “Vehicle strategy” advisory services
• Strategic advice on asset management
through Arval Consulting
• Vehicle maintenance management,
under either fixed-price or cost-plus
invoicing models
• Roadside assistance and replacement
vehicle management
• Insurance and claims management
• Fuel card management
• Fleet management reporting
• Fleet buyback
>>> BNP Paribas Lease Group’s offerings
• Finance leases
• Operating leases and comprehensive
leasing
• Hire and fl eet management
• Medium-term fi nancing
• Property and personal insurance
• Financial management of distribution
networks
• Management of brands and joint ventures
• Repurchase of leases and receivables
• Leasing of real estate assets
>>> Services offered by Arius
Leasing solutions
• Hardware and software
• France and abroad
Dynamic desktop asset management
• Taking into account administrative,
fi nancial, technical and physical aspects
• Online, real-time data management
Equipment renewal
• Recycling
• Compliance with waste processing
standards relating to end-of-life
equipment
>>> Services offered by Artegy
• Full service long-term leasing for industrial
vehicles:
- joint vehicle design, followed by
manufacture and delivery;
- inspection follow-up;
- maintenance and tyre management.
• Fleet management
• Fleet buyback
• Resale of used vehicles