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- Coface SA (COFA.PA) provides credit insurance and related risk management services to businesses worldwide. The company offers trade credit insurance to protect against non-payment risks; business information services including reports, credit scores, opinions, sector and country risk assessments; debt collection and receivable management; factoring solutions; and surety bonds through products such as single-buyer insurance and multi-buyer policies tailored for sectors including agri-food, automotive, chemicals, construction, energy, metals, manufacturing, services and trade. Coface operates in over 100 countries across Western Europe, Northern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, serving more than 100,000 clients with coverage for exposures exceeding EUR715 billion. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Bois-Colombes, France, Coface recently finalized the acquisition of Cedar Rose Group in July 2025 to strengthen information services in the Middle East and Africa; completed the acquisition of Novertur International SA (business-monitor.ch) in 2025 to enhance business information offerings in Switzerland; created a new Lloyd’s syndicate to provide AA-rated solutions for financial institution clients; appointed Joerg Diewald as Director of Information Services and Partnerships and Thibault Surer to lead a new technology division focused on data, connectivity and product innovation; and expanded leadership in Latin America with new hires to support growth in credit insurance, data management and debt recovery across the region.