Société Générale opened its first office in the United States in 1938. Today, it is one of the largest foreign banking organisations in the United States, with approximately 2,500 professionals working in 13 US cities. The following Société Générale divisions operate in the United States to provide investors, corporates and governmental bodies with financial solutions.

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
At the core of Societe Générale's universal banking business model, the Corporate & Investment Bank is a well diversified and leading player with 12,000 professionals present in over 40 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Standing by its clients across sectors, the SG CIB tailors solutions for them by capitalizing on its worldwide expertise in Investment Banking, Global Finance and Global Markets.

- For corporates, financial institutions and public sector clients: the bank provides a global advisory approach (M&A, debt, equity transaction, capital structure and asset & liability management), as well as quality capital raising solutions across the debt and equity spectrum, optimized financing and expert risk management responses, notably in the realm of foreign exchange and rates derivatives.

- For investors: SG CIB offers reliable and sound investment opportunities and risk management solutions through its integrated Global Markets platform, delivering seamless access to markets (equity, rates, credit, currencies, commodities and derivatives), as well as advice and solid financial engineering, quality of execution and forward-looking research across asset classes
SG CIB in the United States integrates a sophisticated and well-diversified product mix – including the global SG CIB core areas of Investment Banking, Global Markets and Global Finance – to service some of the world's largest multinational corporations and institutional clients.

- SG Americas Securities, LLC: this is the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary of the Société Générale Group and part of the Corporate & Investment Banking Division. The firm is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), SIPC, and other regional US exchanges, and employs nearly 1,600 staff in seven US cities.

Other group entities in the United States

Société Générale Global Investment Management and Services offers:
- Securities services (clearing and execution, custody, issuer services)
- Asset management (through our TCW subsidiary)
- Private banking (through our partnership with Rockefeller Group)
- Derivative brokerage (through our Newedge partnership with Calyon)

Société Générale's Specialized Financial Services division offers:
- Equipment finance (through SG Equipment Finance USA Corp.)
- Fleet management (through ALD Automotive USA via our 100% acquisition of ULTEA in 2006)
Boat finance brokerage services (through CGI via our 100% acquisition of Scott Financial Services in 2006).