Banca IMI SpA engages in the provision of investment banking services to businesses, institutional investors, banking and financial entities. It operates through the Global Markets and the Corporate and Strategic Finance business segments. The Global Markets segment refers to the activities of the investment bank and the related markets, including risk management for clients and the trading and distribution of financial instruments as well as capital markets operations of a more structural nature and the monitoring of the risk profiles of the bank. The Corporate and Strategic Finance segment includes all primary market origination activities, advisory services and structured finance activities, including credit risk assumption and management, cash loans, commitments to lend and investments in securities. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.