AIG’s Financial Services businesses specialize in aircraft and equipment leasing, capital markets, consumer finance and insurance premium finance. These businesses complement AIG’s core insurance operations and achieve a competitive advantage by capitalizing on opportunities throughout AIG’s global network.
Founded in 1987 as one of the first companies in the United States focused principally on OTC derivatives markets, AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP) has built a unique, client-oriented platform that today is truly global in scope. AIGFP acts as principal in nearly all of its transactions, providing clients and partners with a broad spectrum of capital markets offerings and tailored corporate finance, investment and financial risk management solutions. Relying on small teams of seasoned professionals based in the world’s leading business centers, AIGFP is well-known for its innovative problemsolving capabilities and track record of identifying new areas for growth. Over the past year, AIGFP played key roles in the acquisition of London City Airport and, in one of the largest private equity transactions announced in 2006, the management-led buyout of Kinder Morgan Inc.
AIGFP’s new product leadership and expertise in the area of commodity derivatives and commodity indices have helped stimulate the development of this new asset class with historical return characteristics that can help diversify a well-balanced portfolio. AIGFP’s sponsorship of a major study on the historical performance of commodity futures by two academic colleagues, Professor Gary Gorton and Professor K. Geert Rouwenhorst, has advanced investor awareness of the asset class and the firm’s standing as a market leader. In a similar vein, AIGFP has created a specialized credit business, distinguishing itself as a provider of super senior investment grade credit protection and a unique credit-oriented asset manager.
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