Co-arranges C$700 million Ontario battery storage financing
Société Générale was a coordinating lead arranger for Aypa Power and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation's Elora and Hedley projects.
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French corporate and investment bank, in Montreal since 1974 and Toronto since 1978.
Société Générale opened its Canadian head office in Montreal in 1974 and a Toronto office in 1978. In Canada it serves large corporates, financial institutions, public bodies and institutional investors with financial markets, structured financing, financial advisory, sustainability and renewable-energy financing, and investment solutions. Montreal also hosts Solution Centers, which provide IT, compliance, risk, legal, finance and credit support for the group, mostly for the Americas (notably New York and Chicago). The Canadian entities are regulated by OSFI and CIRO; the group's dealer is Société Générale Capital Canada Inc. Pierre Osterrath has led the Canadian business since 2024 and is listed by OSFI as principal officer of the Canada branch.
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Capital-markets and trading solutions for Canadian corporates, financial institutions and institutional investors.
Structured financing for large Canadian clients, including sustainability-linked deals and renewable-energy project financing.
Advisory services for Canadian corporates and public-sector clients.
Investment solutions for institutional investors.
Montreal-based IT, compliance, risk, legal, finance and credit support for the group, mainly for the Americas (notably New York and Chicago) and also for Europe and Asia.
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Chief Country Officer, Société Générale Canada
Canada country leadership (Montreal)
Osterrath took over Société Générale's Canadian business in 2024, succeeding Francis Repka, and is based in Montreal. OSFI's current register lists him as principal officer of Société Générale (Canada Branch). He was previously head of risk for Société Générale Americas in New York (from 2016), after joining the bank in New York in 1999 and working at the Paris head office from 2008 to 2015; earlier he spent about ten years at National Bank of Canada.
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Jun 17, 2024
Pierre OsterrathAppointment
Chief Country Officer, Société Générale Canada
— → Société Générale Canada
Named head of Société Générale Canada in 2024 (Chief Country Officer per the BusinessWire release; chief executive per Finance et Investissement), succeeding Francis Repka. He moved from New York to Montreal and reported to the CEO of Société Générale Americas. OSFI's current register still lists him as principal officer of the Canada branch.
Jun 2024
Francis RepkaRetirement
Société Générale Canada → —
Repka, who had led the Canadian business since May 2018, retired in 2024 and was succeeded by Pierre Osterrath.
Sep 28, 2026
Troilus Mining Corp. US$850 million credit-approved project debt commitment
Mandated lead arranger and commercial lender · Mining
Troilus received a credit-approved commitment from KfW IPEX-Bank and Societe Generale to underwrite US$850 million of senior secured project debt, part of a planned US$1.1 billion package including a proposed US$250 million from Export Development Canada.
Sep 21, 2026
Brookfield Finance Inc. US$600 million 5.650% senior notes due 2031 (guaranteed by Brookfield Corporation)
Co-manager (as SG Americas Securities, LLC) · Asset Management
Brookfield priced US$600 million of 5-year senior notes through its finance subsidiary for general corporate purposes.
Apr 10, 2026
Champion Iron US$150 million secured term loan (Rana Gruber acquisition financing)
Co-Lead Arranger (term loan) · Mining / Iron Ore
Seller Champion Iron Limited
Montreal-based, TSX-listed Champion Iron completed its cash tender offer for Norway's Rana Gruber, funded in part by a new US$150 million term loan. Scotiabank underwrote the term loan and later syndicated it with Société Générale as co-lead arranger.
Mar 10, 2026
Elora and Hedley Battery Energy Storage System projects (Ontario)
Coordinating Lead Arranger · Energy Storage / Project Finance
Seller Aypa Power and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation
Aypa Power (a Blackstone portfolio company) and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation closed about C$700 million of construction-to-term loans, tax-credit bridge loans and letters of credit for two Ontario battery storage projects. An eight-bank syndicate was led by CIBC and SMBC; Société Générale was one of the coordinating lead arrangers.
Sep 24, 2024
Saeta Yield
Transaction advisor to Brookfield · Power & Utilities (renewables)
Buyer Masdar · Seller Brookfield Renewable Partners and institutional partners
Brookfield Renewable and its institutional partners agreed to sell Iberian wind and solar platform Saeta Yield to Masdar for about US$1.4 billion (EUR1.2 billion).
May 30, 2024
Neoen S.A.
Financial advisor to Brookfield · Renewable Energy
Buyer Brookfield (with Brookfield Renewable and Temasek)
Brookfield entered exclusive negotiations to buy a 53.32% block of French renewables developer Neoen at EUR 39.85 per share and launch a mandatory tender offer, implying a EUR 6.1 billion equity value.
Apr 18, 2023
Endeavour Silver Corp. (US$120 million Terronera project loan)
Joint lead arranger · Mining
Endeavour Silver announced a construction decision for its Terronera project, supported by a US$120 million project loan arranged by ING and Societe Generale.
Feb 24, 2004
Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation
Financial advisor to TransCanada (as SG Barr Devlin, a division of Societe Generale) · Pipelines
Buyer TransCanada Corporation · Seller National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc.
TransCanada agreed to acquire Gas Transmission Northwest from bankrupt NEGT for US$1.703 billion including US$500 million of assumed debt.
Société Générale was a coordinating lead arranger for Aypa Power and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation's Elora and Hedley projects.
He succeeded the retiring Francis Repka (from a search-result snippet of the press release).
A Toronto office was added to build the bank's local presence.
Société Générale set up its Canadian headquarters in Montreal.
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (via Open Government Portal) · Oct 1, 2026 · open.canada.ca
Troilus Mining Corp. via GlobeNewswire (republished by BNN Bloomberg) · Sep 28, 2026 · bnnbloomberg.ca
Brookfield Corporation via SEC (Form 6-K, Exhibit 99.1) · Sep 21, 2026 · sec.gov
Brookfield Finance Inc. via SEC (Free Writing Prospectus) · Sep 21, 2026 · sec.gov
Société Générale · Sep 21, 2026 · societegenerale.com
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Open Government Portal) · Aug 21, 2026 · open.canada.ca
Champion Iron Limited (via Cision/Newswire) · Apr 10, 2026 · newswire.ca
Aypa Power (via Cision/Newswire) · Mar 10, 2026 · newswire.ca
Brookfield Renewable via GlobeNewswire · Sep 24, 2024 · globenewswire.com
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. via SEC EDGAR (Form 6-K, Ex. 99.1) · May 30, 2024 · sec.gov
Business Wire · Mar 11, 2024 · businesswire.com
Société Générale · Sep 18, 2023 · societegenerale.com
Endeavour Silver Corp. (SEC EDGAR exhibit) · Apr 18, 2023 · sec.gov
TransCanada Corporation via SEC EDGAR (Form 6-K) · Mar 8, 2004 · sec.gov
Société Générale Americas · Date unavailable · americas.societegenerale.com
Société Générale Americas · Date unavailable · americas.societegenerale.com
Société Générale · Date unavailable · societegenerale.com
Finance et Investissement · Jul 16, 2024 · finance-investissement.com
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