Natixis SA is a France-based bank offering various services and engaged in different activities. Its main activities comprise corporate and investment banking, asset management, receivables management, private equity and private banking, retail banking and other services. The Bank is active in a number of countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. As of December 31, 2008, Natixis SA had a number of subsidiaries, including Ixis Corporate & Investment Bank, Ixis Asset Management Group, Coface and Natixis Asset Management, among others.