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BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe SAS (BNP Paribas France) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP). Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1980. BNP Paribas France provides discretionary and pooled investment management for French and international private individuals, companies and institutions.

THEAM SAS (THEAM) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. Created in 2011 when the SIGMA division of BNP Paribas Asset Management and Harewood Asset Management merged on the initiative of BNPP CIB's Equity Derivatives teams, THEAM is based in Paris and specializes in index, active systematic, guaranteed and alternative investments for a range of clients including institutions, distribution networks, sovereign funds, funds of funds, private banks and corporates.

Barep Asset Management SA is an alternative asset management firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French group Société Générale (PA: GLE). In 2009 the activities of Barep Asset Management SA were absorbed by Société Générale Asset Management. Established in 1990, Barep is located in Paris with offices in Dublin and Hong Kong. The firm specializes in alternative asset management and financial engineering. Their clients are corporate and institutional investors, as well as intermediaries and fund of fund managers. The firm is a leading alternative investment manager in Europe. Their culture emphasizes innovation and client-oriented product customization. Barep relies on EIM for hedge fund analysis. The firm manages the diverse Barep family of hedge funds, domiciled in Dublin and administered by their Irish office Barep Asset Management (Ireland) Ltd.