Caisse des Dépôts

Caisse des Dépôts is a public sector financial institution that performs public interest missions on behalf of France's central, regional and local governments.

Today, Caisse des Dépôts is the leading administrator of French savings deposits and retirement savings funds and of private funds that are protected under French law:

• the leader in financing low-income housing in France and urban development;

• the long-term partner of local and regional governments: as an investor in local development projects, through subsidiaries that provide regional development services (Transdev, Egis, Compagnie des Alpes and VVF Vacances), or are involved in real estate (Icade and Société Nationale Immobilière) and private equity investing (CDC Entreprises, CDC Capital Investissement);

• Caisse des Dépôts is also a leading long-term institutional investor.

Key figures 2008

• Total assets:€221 billion

• Consolidated net income: €1.47 billion

• Ratings: AAA/Aaa

• Total saving funds administered by Caisse des Dépôts: €222 billion

• Employees:

• • Caisse des Dépôts: 5,200

• • Subsidiaries: 65,000