| Title sponsor - BNP Paribas |
BNP Paribas is France's largest listed banking group. It ranks second in the euro-zone in terms of net income. It's among the five top euro-zone banks by market capitalization.
The BNP Paribas merger is a major event in European banking history.
The new Group has one of the most extensive international networks in the world, with 80 000 employees worldwide and offices in 86 countries organized around seven preeminent financial centers. It also has a real capacity for innovation and true expertise in new technologies and distribution channels. Thanks to the complementary of its commercial and financial activities, BNP Paribas already stands out as a truly international player in the areas of corporate banking, international private banking, and asset management. 80 out of the 100 largest groups worldwide have chosen to be BNP Paribas customers.
BNP Paribas has a tradition of partnership with large tennis competitions, especially with Roland Garros (the French Open), which the bank has sponsored for 28 years, the Tennis Masters Series Paris - now the BNP Paribas Masters - and the WTA Nice Open. BNP Paribas also works with the French Federation on its grass roots programme and amateur tennis development.
BNP Paribas joined the international family of sponsors of the Davis Cup in 2001 and became Title Sponsor and Official Bank of Davis Cup in 2002.
BNP Paribas became title sponsor of Fed Cup at the 2005 Final.
You can find out more about BNP Paribas at: www.bnpparibas.com
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