BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) is the investment arm of BNP Paribas, a leading banking group in Europe with international reach. BNPP AM aims to generate long-term sustainable returns for its clients, based on a sustainability- driven approach. BNPP AM focuses its expertise on five core capabilities - Private Assets, High Conviction Active Strategies, Emerging Markets, Systematic, Quantitative & Index and Liquidity Solutions - with investment processes incorporating quantitative, ESG and fundamental research. These capabilities can be combined into multi-asset solutions aligned with our clients’ goals.
BNPP AM currently manages EUR 602 billion of assets (EUR 712 billion of assets under management and advisory) and benefits from the expertise of more than 500 investment professionals and around 400 client servicing specialists, serving individual, corporate and institutional clients in 67 countries. Source: BNPP AM, as of 31 March 2025.
Recent Highlights
- BNP Paribas low carbon transition infra equity fund, our first infrastructure private equity fund.
- BNP Paribas climate impact infra debt fund. the fund invests in senior investment grade debt profiles, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure.
- Junior infrastructure debt vintage with the BNP Paribas European junior infra debt fund II.
Investment Process and Research
Our investment process is disciplined and comprehensive, with the objective to bring investors diversification of credit exposure through sectors and countries, while optimising the portfolio’s risk/return profile.
One of the key strengths of our investment process rests on the highly experienced professionals who participate in the selection, monitoring and servicing of the loans from inception to maturity. The investment team has a proven track record both on deal execution and servicing.
The strategy also benefits from the support of the BNP Paribas Group network, where the team have privileged access to the market research and opportunities of the group.
Our strategies rely on a strict bottom-up investment process, summarised in the steps below:
- Opportunity Sourcing
- Credit & Sustainability Analysis
- Investment validation
- Execution
- Portfolio monitoring
- Risk management
Embedding ESG into our process: Policy implementation is overseen by our dedicated sustainability centre, and our internal ESG team uses a tailored taxonomy based on the European taxonomy. We also have an environmental tool focused on climate impact assessment.
Our Vision and Beliefs
Sustainability is at the heart of BNP Paribas Asset Management’s strategy and investment decision making process, making an active contribution to energy transition, environmental protection and the promotion of equality and inclusive growth. Its aim is to achieve long-term sustainable investment returns for its clients.
Our investment philosophy is to provide our clients a unique added value in their private debt investments through our distinctive ability to originate assets, a disciplined investment process, and the ability to customise solutions to client needs. The investment philosophy is bottom-up dominated while also presenting top-down features, and rests on the following four pillars:
- Extensive sourcing is essential for effective relative value analysis.
- Optimal opportunity selection is key to driving returns.
- Robust investment process is fundamental to alpha generation.
- Applying sustainable approach delivers positive impact.
Compliance Statement
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Limited, “the investment company”, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered in England No: 02474627, registered office: 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, England, EC2V 7BP, United Kingdom. This material is issued by the investment management company. Opinions included in this material constitute the judgement of the investment management company at the time specified and may be subject to change without notice. This material does not constitute or form part of an offer or invitation to subscribe for, underwrite or purchase an interest in any strategy. As at May 2025.
