Siemens Financial Services

Financing and business division of Siemens

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Siemens Financial Services GmbH

Company type| Subsidiary
Founded| 1997; 28 years ago (1997) in Munich
Headquarters|

Munich

Germany

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Veronika Bienert (CEO)
Dr. Andreas Rudolf (CFO)[1]
Products| Equipment financing & leasing, vendor finance, asset-based lending, private equity, project and equity participations, project and export financing, industrial insurance solutions,[buzzword] treasury solutions,[buzzword] structured financing, banking
Services| Business services, financing

Number of employees

| 3,150 (2011)
Parent| Siemens
Website| siemens.com/finance

Siemens Financial Services GmbH (SFS) is a division of the German Siemens company that offers international financing in the business-to-business area. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany.

SFS serves both Siemens and external clients, primarily in the energy, industry, healthcare and infrastructure & cities markets. The division finances infrastructure, equipment as well as working capital investments, and acts as a manager of financial risks within Siemens AG.

The network of financing companies coordinated by Siemens Financial Services GmbH in Munich comprises about 3,150 employees worldwide.[2][failed verification]

## History

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The Siemens Group first bundled its financial activities into an organizational unit in October 1997. In addition to developing the financial business, the main focus at the time was to increase transparency for investors – by creating a separate financing balance sheet. Since 1999, Siemens Financial Services has been the center of expertise for financial services and the provider of financial risk management for Siemens in the market for business-to-business financial solutions.[buzzword]

From the very start, SFS’ responsibility included Siemens’ leasing and alternative forms of asset and equipment financing as well as project financing and equity participations. SFS was also put in charge of Siemens’ treasury and payment-transaction solutions[buzzword] as well as of the financial management of pension assets. In 2000, these responsibilities were expanded to include Siemens’ insurance operations – and later its venture capital activities.

In addition to the expansion of business operations, SFS’ international presence has grown (including the acquisition of Schroder Leasing in Great Britain in 2000).

In recent years, expansion has taken place not only in the established European and North American markets, but also increasingly in emerging markets. In March 2005, Siemens Financial Services established its own leasing company in China, Siemens Finance and Leasing Ltd. (SFLL) with headquarters in Beijing. At the start of 2011, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Services approved the acquisition of ZAO DeltaLeasing, a provider of equipment financing in Russia. On October 1, 2011, DeltaLeasing was renamed OOO Siemens Finance.[3]

In June 2011, Siemens Financial Services Private Limited was established in India[4] and was granted its non-banking finance license (NBFC license) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).[5][failed verification] Since then, the subsidiary has been providing financing solutions[buzzword] for Siemens’ customers in India.

At the end of 2010, Siemens Financial Services received its banking license[6] in Germany from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Siemens Bank GmbH adds loans and guarantees to the SFS product portfolio particularly in the sales-financing area.

In 2019, some of the functions of SFS has been moved to Siemens AG, as corporate unit, CF Financing.

## Executive management

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* Veronika Bienert, CEO of Siemens Financial Services GmbH since October 2021.
* Dr. Andreas Rudolf, CFO of Siemens Financial Services GmbH since October 2021.

## Business units

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Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has four Business Units:

* Commercial Finance (COF)
* Equity Finance (EQ)
* Project & Structured Finance Debt - Americas (PS-AM)
* Project & Structured Finance Debt - EMEA / AA (PS-EA)

## Global reach

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As a worldwide financial services provider in the business-to-business area, SFS has an international network of financing companies at its disposal (as of September 30, 2016).

* North and South America
* Total assets €12.3 billion
* Europe, Africa & CIS
* Total assets €11.1 billion
* Asia, Australia, and the Middle East
* Total assets €3.1 billion

## Research

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The company provides research covering aspects of finance. Research reports written over the past four years include:

2011  | 2010  | 2009  | 2008

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The Affordable Metropolis[7] | Energy down, momentum up 2010  | Riding the Storm – A study on the current financing situation  | Counting the Cost - analyzing the real impact of the international financial crisis on relationship banking for European business
Investment in Focus  | Navigating uncertain waters  | Maintaining the green momentum – A study of European private sector investment in green equipment and technologies  | Putting Capital to Work - A study of private sector working capital in Europe and the United States
Medical Equipment and Frozen Capital  | Energy Efficiency - Trends, Investment Challenges & Financing Solutions  |  |
| Productivity – Providing answers to a dynamic global market  |  |
| Integrated Healthcare – Challenges in the medical sector  |  |

## Further reading

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* Feldenkirchen, Wilfried (2000). Siemens, From Workshop to Global Player, Munich.
* Feldenkirchen, Wilfried / Eberhard Posner (2005): The Siemens Entrepreneurs, Continuity and Change, 1847–2005, Ten Portraits, Munich.

## References

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1. ^ Siemens Financial Services GmbH (2021). "Siemens Financial Services GmbH Corporate Information". Siemens Financial Services GmbH. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
2. ^ Siemens AG (2011). "Siemens AG Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Siemens AG. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
3. ^ "Delta Leasing adopts Siemens name - Next phase of ambitious growth plans". Finanzen.net. 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
4. ^ "Siemens sets up financial services arm in India". The Financial. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
5. ^ "Siemens granted non banking finance license in India". APN News. 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
6. ^ "Siemens will expand financing opportunities for its customers with its own bank". The Financial. 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
7. ^ "The affordable Metropolis". finance.siemens.com. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

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