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Top 25 Bulge bracket investment banks based in France

Name: Bulge bracket investment banks based in France
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 79 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 79 bulge bracket investment banks headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 44,108 professional contacts across them, including 18,171 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers bulge bracket investment banks headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest bulge bracket investment banks based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 79 bulge bracket investment banks based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to bulge bracket investment banks: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Crédit Agricole CIB	Partial evidence	Montrouge, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	13,168 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, 9th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size in 2023 (The Banker…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	11,823 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Societe Generale Corporate And Investment Banking - Sgcib	Indirect evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	9,976 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We support you over time, during expansion phases and their more challenging periods alike.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Oddo BHF	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,973 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ODDO BHF is a European financial group with a history dating back to more than 180 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Portzamparc Groupe BNP Paribas	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	180 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Acteur historique des marchés financiers, Portzamparc présente une expérience de plus de 150 ans des métiers de la Bourse.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	KYC Consulting	Indirect evidence	Neuilly-sur-seine, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KYC Consulting est un cabinet de conseil de référence dans les métiers du secteur financier, reconnu pour son engagement durable auprès de ses collaborateurs, de ses clients et de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Clipperton	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Clipperton is a leading international investment bank dedicated to technology and growth companies: we provide strategic and financial advisory to entrepreneurs, corporates, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	CARAX	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Carax is an independent financial services firm serving institutional investors and corporate finance professionals worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	TP Icap Midcap	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in Paris and London, Midcap Partners is an investment bank specialized in Small & Mid Caps.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Rochefort & Associés	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rochefort & Associés is an independent boutique investment bank based in Paris and Shanghai providing corporate advisory services in the areas of strategic advisory, mergers and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Wagram	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About us Wagram Corporate Finance is a leading independent investment banking house that provides a comprehensive range of financial advisory services in France: M&A, ECM, Debt…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Impulse Corporate Finance	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Impulse Corporate Finance is an investment bank specializing in financial advisory.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Inflexion Points Technology Partners Iptp	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Inflexion Points Technology Partners (IPTP) is an investment bank specialized in the sale of software-intensive high-tech companies that have proven the quality of their offering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Wingate	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wingate est une banque d'affaires au service des entreprises françaises et internationales depuis plus de 13 ans.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Gimar & CO	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Created in Gimar & Co is dedicated to crafting success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Invest Securities	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Invest Securities is a full service investment banking service provider and a listing broker on the NYSE-EuroNext stock exchange.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Newco Corporate Finance	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NewCo Corporate Finance est une banque d'affaires M&A qui accompagne les acteurs du secteur des services financiers (banques, assureurs, mutuelles, courtiers, CGPs, sociétés de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Croissance Partenaires	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fondée en 2005, Croissance Partenaires est une banque d’affaires spécifiquement dédiée aux opérations de haut de bilan et de corporate finance positionnée sur le segment du small…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Nemrod	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nemrod is a full-service investment banking boutique with extensive financial and operational expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Alma Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Independent Investment Bank founded by Samuel Koubi and Alexandre Eischen, bringing high-end M&A advisory to entrepreneurs and financial sponsors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Ekapartners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EKAPARTNERS is an exclusive investment banking firm that provides high impact and unbiased strategic and financial advice to the most talented and demanding entrepreneurs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	AYA Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AYA Partners is an independent investment bank specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions for mid-size companies, which has been settled in September 2018 by Virginie Lagrange.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Linkapital	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Linkapital est une banque d’affaires indépendante engagée auprès des entrepreneurs, spécialiste du financement d’entreprises et des transactions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Nfinance	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nfinance, banque d’affaires et acteur de référence dans les opérations de haut de bilan conseille depuis plus de 30 ans les PME dans leurs problématiques de financement et de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Bycap Advisory	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BYCap Advisory est une banque d’affaires indépendante qui accompagne et conseille les entreprises, les actionnaires et les fonds d’investissement dans leurs opérations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: bulge bracket investment banks. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names bulge bracket investment banks.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of bulge bracket investment banks, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name bulge bracket investment banks. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Bulge bracket investment banks based in France at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

41.2%Verified-email coverage

558.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

64.6%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 79 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among bulge bracket investment banks, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “bulge bracket investment banks”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names bulge bracket investment banks), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among bulge bracket investment banks, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 18,171 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names bulge bracket investment banks, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many bulge bracket investment banks are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 79 bulge bracket investment banks headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Crédit Agricole CIB, headquartered in Montrouge, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most bulge bracket investment banks?

Paris leads with 51 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (3) and Nantes (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 18,171 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 79 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.