LaSalle Bank N.A., a North American subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank
N.V., is further expanding its global structured finance services
business with the launch of LaSalle Global Fund Services. LaSalle Bank
combines the industry's best fund accounting, investor servicing and
securities custody technologies to create a custom-built reporting
engine that provides unparalleled solutions for alternative
investments.
As the leading global Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS)
trustee and the second largest global provider of Collateralized Debt
Obligation (CDO) trustee services, LaSalle Bank has established itself
as a market leader in the structured products and securitization
industry. The addition of LaSalle Global Fund Services further extends
the bank's comprehensive service offering to alternative investment
managers.
"For LaSalle Bank, this is a natural progression into the
alternative investment market. We are a known leader in the structured
finance sector, and the addition of fund administration rounds out our
service offering," said Doug Hart, group senior vice president, Global
Securities and Trust Services at LaSalle Bank N.A.
In addition to operations in Chicago, fund administrative services
will be offered in Europe through the extended affiliate network of
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., LaSalle Bank's parent, and will also be offered in
Asia in 2007.
To learn more about LaSalle Global Fund Services, please visit
online at www.lasallefundservices.com or call (800) 327-5812.
LaSalle Bank's Global Securities and Trust Services (GSTS) has
served as trustee, custodian or agent on more than USD 1.1 trillion in
assets. GSTS offers products to the capital markets worldwide, with an
emphasis on securitization trustee and agency services, corporate
trust, institutional custody, escrow services and like-kind exchange
transactions.
LaSalle Bank N.A. is the largest bank headquartered in Chicago,
with USD 72.9 billion in assets and USD 43.7 billion in deposits.
LaSalle Bank serves individuals, small businesses, middle-market
companies and institutions through 135 retail locations and 450 ATMs
in Chicago and its suburbs, and online at www.lasallebank.com.
LaSalle Bank has retail and commercial operations in 20 states and
26 cities across the U.S. In addition, it offers specialty services
through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including LaSalle
Financial Services, Inc., LaSalle National Leasing Corporation and
LaSalle Business Credit, LLC.
Parent company LaSalle Bank Corporation, also headquartered in
Chicago, has more than USD 124 billion in assets. It is an indirect
subsidiary of Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank N.V., a leading
international bank with total assets of EUR 999 bln. ABN AMRO operates
more than 4,500 branches in 53 countries, and has a staff of more than
110,000 full-time employees worldwide.
LaSalle Bank N.A., Member FDIC, Equal Opportunity Lender
(C) 2006 LaSalle Bank Corporation
