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Banking

SMBC Bank International plc (SMBC BI) is headquartered in London with a branch in Paris and Abu Dhabi, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC. It was established in March 2003 as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited (SMBCE) and changed its name and re-registered as a public limited company in 2020. It serves corporate and sovereign institutional customers in the United Kingdom and in non-European Economic Area (non-EEA) countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

SMBC BI works closely with other SMBC Group companies to provide a full range of financial services solutions.  Many of SMBC BI’s transactions are undertaken in cooperation with SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited, which provides customers with derivative products, and SMBC Bank EU AG, which is a credit institution established in Germany that provides business and financial services in the European Economic Area. Further information on these and other principal SMBC Group companies in EMEA are shown below. 

SMBC Bank EU AG (SMBC EU) is a credit institution established in Germany with its head office in Frankfurt and seven branches across Europe in Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris, Düsseldorf, Madrid, Milan and Prague. Established in 2017, SMBC Bank EU AG provides business and financial services in the European Economic Area (EEA) as a wholly owned European subsidiary of SMBC.

SMBC Advisory Services Saudi Arabia LLC (SMBC Saudi) is based in Riyadh and conducts arranging and corporate financial advisory business activities in Saudi Arabia. It was established in 2017.

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (SMFD) offers a growing range of support services to SMBC Group Companies from the heart of Dublin’s Georgian quarter.  for SMBC was established in Ireland in 1989 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC. 

SMBC has branches in Brussels, Dubai, Düsseldorf and London, and representative offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Cairo, Doha, Istanbul, Johannesburg and Tehran.

Derivatives 

SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited (SMBC Nikko) market and trades an extensive range of over-the-counter derivative contracts. It has two subsidiaries, SMBC Derivative Products Limited and SMBC Capital Markets Asia Limited, which undertake derivatives business and offer bespoke services for clients.

Greater EMEA network

Other subsidiaries and affiliates

[🡕] SMBC Aviation Capital Ltd is a leading global aircraft leasing company. Its principal activity is leasing and trading aircraft, with a clear focus on young commercial jet aircraft of the types most popular with our customers.

[🡕] Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co Ltd offers a broad range of leases and installment sales services.

SMBC Leasing (UK) Limited (SMBCL) was established in the UK in 1986 and provides extensive knowledge to provide, arrange and advise on leases and other asset based financing products across the EMEA region. SMBCL is 70% owned by SMBC and 30% owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Limited.

JSC Sumitomo Mitsui Rus Bank (SMBCR) offers banking services in Russia.

Credit Rating

Ratings correct as of  22 October 2024