Western Cape Business 2017 edition

Nedbank Corporate and
Investment Banking
FOCUS
Nedbank is banking on relationships with corporate clients.
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking provides expert
banking services, funding and transactional banking capabilities
to corporate clients. Its solutions are customised to
suit the needs of each client and the division is committed
to providing excellent client service – a commitment that is confirmed
by the high ratings consistently provided by client surveys.
“We are a relationship-driven business, focused on JSE-listed companies,
large unlisted companies, branches or subsidiaries of inbound
multinational entities and public sector entities at national, provincial
and local government level. The Coastal region incorporates the
Durban and Cape Town offices, with clients from Saldanha Bay in
the west to Richards Bay in the east,” says Alistair Pearce, Divisional
Executive of Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking. “In the
Cape, we have two offices and focus mainly on the life assurance,
retail, media, asset management and oil industries, the consumer
goods and food sectors, and the public sector – the latter being a
sector we’re targeting for substantial growth.”
What we do differently
The division provides a differentiated client value proposition, based on
established relationships and an in-depth understanding of its clients’
businesses and the industries in which they operate. It provides a fullservice
wholesale banking offering – including lending, deposit-taking,
transactional banking, global trade services and asset finance – by way
of dedicated corporate bankers who are primarily responsible for dealing
with corporate clients.
Specific solutions
The division provides a variety of funding solutions amounting to
between R50-million and several billion rand from short-term and
working capital facilities, trade finance and letters of credit and
guarantees, to vanilla and complex term debt structures by way of
bilateral, club and syndicated transactions, the issuance of corporate
paper and other debt instruments. Leveraged buyouts (LBOs)
and management buyouts (MBOs) are also funded, with Nedbank
Corporate and Investment Banking acting as lead arranger, coarranger
or facility agent.
Transactional banking offers
full-spectrum domestic-clearing
bank services, including current
accounts, cash management and
electronic banking, through its
scalable Internet-based NetBank
Business system, its high-volume
host-to-host platform, Corporate
Payments System, and a full range
of cross-border and international
transactions. The deposit-taking
franchise is strong, with a range of
tenor-linked investment offerings
paying interest rates, linked to a
range of instruments.
Commitment to the
community
“As part of the Nedbank Group,
we are committed to making a
difference in the community in
which we operate and, through
the Nedbank Foundation, contribute
to a number of educational
causes. We are especially proud
of our Western Cape essay writing
competition in partnership with
the Western Cape Government”.
For more information on Nedbank
Corporate and Investment
Banking contact Alistair Pearce,
Divisional Executive on tel:
+27 21 416 6825 or email:
alistairp@nedbank.co.za
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