ABN AMRO Holding N.V., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of banking products and financial services to consumer and commercial clients worldwide. The company offers consumer banking, commercial banking, merchant banking, asset management, residential mortgage lending, real estate finance, personal finance, small-business services, national mortgage origination and distribution, investment banking advisory, and derivatives and risk management services, as well as treasury, trade, trust, and securities services. It also provides teams support origination, execution, and delivery of product and advisory services on strategic issues ranging from mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and takeover defenses to corporate restructurings and strategic alliances. In addition, the company offers a range of equity capital markets products and related advisory services. Further, it provides multi-product trading and distribution in equities; multi-asset-class trading and distribution in financial markets; integrated cross-border fixed-income origination in fixed income capital markets; and syndicated and structured loans. Additionally, the company offers transaction banking services, including cash management, trade services, and payment cards services. It also manages specialist mandates, mutual funds, and private equity, as well as develops, finances, and manages property; and provides insurance products. ABN AMRO offers its services in the Netherlands, North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. As of August 14, 2007, it operated approximately 4,500 branches in 53 countries. The company was founded in 1825 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.