NATIXIS -2020 Universal Registration Document

PRESENTATION OF NATIXIS Natixis’ businesses

Natixis was nonethelessactive in the capital increase market, acting as Partner Bookrunner on Alstom’s €2 billion transaction, the largest capital increase to finance an M&A transactionsince 2016 in France, and the Technicolor €330 million capital increase, as Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner. In these exceptionally volatile market conditions; Natixis benefited from its strong expertise in the convertible bond market to manage five large-scale transactions in 2020, including the issues of Accor, Safran, STMicroelectronics, and Worldline on two occasions. In CorporateBroking, Natixis recorded sustainedactivity: Natixis was involved in the six largest share buyback mandates active in Paris in 2020, with a total of 21 transactions for SBF120 and CAC40 issuer clients (including Vivendi, Cap Gemini, ArcelorMittal, Sanofi, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Accor, ST Microelectronics and Klepierre). In addition, the team also served as presenting institution, guarantor and bidder in the takeover bids of CVC investment fund for the April group, of the American fund Searchlight for the Latecoere group, of the Eurazeo PME investment fund for Easyvista. Natixis ODDO-BHF signed a liquidity agreement with Carbios andTransgene. Equity-linked finance The Strategic Equity Transaction team, specialized in equity engineering originates, structures and implements value-added solutions on Natixis clients’ equity positions (equity investments, treasury shares, investments, etc.) by using all types of instruments directly or indirectly linked to shares. SET is a reference in equity engineering and the use of tailor-made derivatives, an activity that requires first-class customer focus and responsiveness, innovation, expertise and excellence in structuring and execution as well as total confidentiality, backed by strict intervention rules and a dedicated team that manages all aspects of the transaction. 2020 evidenced that SET is a major player in the Strategic Equity sector in the EMEA region and in ASIA with financing and protection solutions with major corporate clients. Its comprehensive range of structured solutions on financial engineeringlisted securitiesand listed equity derivativesenables it to provide solutions in three key areas for its clients: equity investment (economic exposure, construction of positions, V M&A on listed shares, strategic investments, capital increase, dilution risk, exchangeable bonds, equity engineering);

shareholders (reference shareholders, investment vehicles, Family V Office and Holding companies); own shares (treasury shares, employee share ownership plans, V stock options, structured share buybacks, indexed financing, convertible bonds). To illustrate this performance and thanks to the joint work of CorporateBroking and SET, Natixis remains the number one player in terms of volumes bought back on the French market and number of transactions. Financial structure and rating advisory services This advisory business activity consists of analyzing financial structuresand credit rating issues for Natixis’ corporateand financial institution clients. Its goal is to define the most appropriate equity and debt-based financing solutions for its clients. Given the internationalization and increasing disintermediation of Capital Markets, clients rely more on ratings, giving this business line increasing strategic importance. It applies its rating advisory expertise to analyze and optimize the impact of major events on clients’ ratings, and can even help clients obtain their firsrtating. 1.2.2.4 Natixis’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A) teams help large and medium-sized commercial and industrial enterprises, institutional investors and investment funds prepare and execute disposals and mergers, fund-raising, restructuring and capital protection. On the background of the COVID crisis, Natixis and the M&A affiliates network carried out numerous large-scale transactions this year. In France, Natixis Partners advised Sagard on the sale of Ipackchem to SK Capital. In the United Kingdom, Fenchurch Advisory advised Hastings Group plc on the takeover bid by a consortium of Sampo and RMI. In the United States, PJ SolomonadvisedMoodMedia, first on its restructuringunder Chapter [11] and later on its sale to Vector Capital. In France, Natixis and Natixis Partners jointly rank No. 1 by number of deals with midcaps (source: L’Agefi Hebdo) . In the United Kingdom, Fenchurch Advisory ranks No. 1 in the FIG sector by number of transactions (source: Mergermarket) . Mergers and acquisitions

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NATIXIS UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020