An experienced
team

Patrick has 30 years of experience in M&A, during which he has advised on over 150 operations.

He started his career at BNP Paribas Banexi, then joined Andersen / Ernst & Young Corporate Finance as a Corporate Partner, and lastly Aforge Finance as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. He graduated from IEP and CESB.

Patrick is co-author of the book ““L’ingénierie financière dans la relation banque entreprise” (Edition Economica), which covers topics such as valuation, LBOs and M&A.

François has over 20 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Price Waterhouse in London, then joined Andersen Corporate Finance in Paris in 2000, and lastly Aforge Finance in 2004. In 2009, he participated in the creation of Leonardo Midcap, which became Natixis Partners in 2015.

He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK.

François recently advised on:

• Sale of Laborizon to Biogroup by BPI France and the biologists
• Sale of Softway Medical to Five Arrows by Naxicap Partners
• Sale of Marle to Dentressangle by IK Investment Partners
• Sale of Aragan to Havea by Calcium Capital
• Sale of Ionisos to 3i Infrastructure by Ardian

Nicolas has 20 years of experience in M&A and a recognised expertise in Technology, Media and Telecommunications.

He has worked for a variety of companies, including JP Morgan and EDF. In 2009, he participated in the creation of Leonardo Midcap, which became Natixis Partners in 2015.

He graduated from HEC.

Nicolas recently advised on:

• Acquisition of Easyvista by Eurazeo PME (softwares)
• Sale of Evernex (IT services) to 3i and acquisition of Technogroup by Evernex
• Sale of Datawords (digital marketing) to Keensight
• Sale of Scalian (digital services) to Cobepa
• Sale of Circet (telecoms) to Advent

Bruno has over 20 years of experience in M&A, during which he has advised on 70 transactions.

He started his career in Transaction Services at Arthur Andersen until leaving to join Aforge Finance in 2000 and contributing to its strong growth. In 2009, he participated in the creation of Leonardo Midcap, which became Natixis Partners in 2015.

He graduated from EDHEC.

Bruno recently advised on:

• Reorganisation of the share capital of Nuxe Group (cosmetics company owned by Aliza Jabes), via the entry of Sofina as a minority shareholder
• Sale of Monosem (precision planters) to John Deere
• Sale of Stella (rolling shutters) by Equistone to ICG
• Sale of SMCP – Sandro Maje Claudie Pierlot (fashion) by LCapital to KKR
• Sale of Asmodée (games) by Montefiore to Eurazeo Capital

Isabelle participates in the creation of Leonardo Midcap, that became Natixis Partners as of 2015. She started her career at Adecco as COO for the group’s holding companies. Afterwards she joined the M&A company Aforge Finance as COO-CFO and member of the Executive Committee.

Isabelle graduated from ESSEC and holds a bachelor’s degree in Modern Litterature from Sorbonne University in Paris.

Paul joined Natixis Partners in 2015 and has over 15 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Banexi – BNP Paribas, and then joined Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance and Vranken Pommery as CEO.

He is a graduate of EDHEC.

Paul recently advised on:

• Sale of a minority stake of Groupe Bizness to Actual Leader
• Acquisition of Massena Partners by Natixis Wealth Management
• Sale of S.E.T Environnement to Sofival by Abénex and Galiena Capital
• Sale of SIP to its management by Signaux Girod group
• Acquisition of Fauché by Parquest

Vincent joined Natixis Partners in 2020 and has over 23 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Rothschild in 1997 within the ABN AMRO Rothschild joint-venture and where he joined the Utilities and Infrastructure team in 2005. Vincent joined Natixis in 2012 as Head of France M&A, and then as Global Head of Infrastructure M&A from 2016.

He is a graduate of HEC.

In the Infrastructure sector, Vincent recently advised on:

• Acquisition by Vauban Infrastructure Partners of Ardian’s stake in Indigo
• Sale of SAUR to EQT
• Sale by Ardian of its stake in Encevo to the CSG (China)
• Acquisition of a majority stake in greenfield Towerco Omoyo by KKR
• Acquisition of a minority stake in Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur by Banque des Territoires
• Néoen Initial Public Offering

Georges joined Natixis Partners in 2018 and has over 23 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career in 1998 at Deutsche Bank, and then joined UBS and Natixis in 2010.

He is a graduate of Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and Ecole Polytechnique.

Georges recently advised on:

• Sale of 10% of Universal Music Group to Tencent by Vivendi
• Restructuring of Casino group’s activities in Latin America
• Acquisition of CarPostal France from Swiss Post by Keolis
• Merger between Toys R Us France and PicWic
• Acquisition of Marketshot by Mediapost Communication, La Poste Group subsidiary

Philippe joined Natixis Partners in 2011 and has over 22 years of experience in acquisition financing, including 9 in debt advisory.

He started his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers in Paris, then joined Rabobank International, followed by Deutsche Bank and IKB. He is a graduate of ESCP and ISC.

Philippe recently advised on:

• Sale of Laborizon (financial structuring and financing)
• Sale of Biscuit International to Platinum Equity by Qualium Investissement (financial structuring and financing)
• Sale of Softway Medical to Five Arrows by Naxicap Partners (financial structuring and financing)
• Reorganisation of the share capital of Vivalto Vie (financial structuring and senior and subordinated debt raising)
• Financing for Vivalto Santé

Nicolas joined Natixis Partners in 2019 and has over 20 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Crédit Lyonnais in New York, and then joined the Corporate Finance department of BNP Paribas in 1997.

He is a graduate of HEC.

Joseph joined Natixis Partners in 2009 and has over 19 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Close Brothers in Paris, and then joined Andersen/Ernst & Young and Aforge Finance.

He is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP – 2001) and ESIB (civil engineering).

Joseph recently advised on:

• Sale of Ionisos to 3i by Ardian
• Sale of HTL Biotechnology to Bridgepoint by Naxicap
• Sale of ELITech to PAI by Ergon
• Acquisition of a minority stake in Echosens by Astorg from Cathay Capital and Furui
• Capital increase of Dental Monitoring by Vitruvian Partners

Virginie joined Natixis Partners in 2018 and has over 18 years of experience in acquisition financing.

She started her career at Citibank in London, and then joined BNP Paribas and Blackrock.

She is a graduate of ICADE (Business School in Madrid).

Virginie recently advised on:

• Acquisition of Koden by Cpro (financial structuring and financing)
• Sale of Softway Medical to Five Arrows by Naxicap Partners (financial structuring and financing)
• Acquisition of a majority stake in ETC by The Carlyle Group (financial structuring and financing)
• Sale of FRIO La Sommelière group to Azulis by Naxicap (financial structuring and financing)
• Acquisition of a minority stake of Nuxe by Sofina (financial structuring and financing)

Bertrand joined Natixis Partners in 2019 and has over 17 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Global Equities as a Financial analyst, and then joined Natixis in 2005 to develop the Real Estate M&A activity.

He is a graduate of ESCE and SFAF (Société Française d’Analyse Financière).

Bertrand recently advised:

• AccorInvest for the acquisition of a 98% stake in Orbis alongside Accor
• Swisslife for the acquisition of a portfolio of 28 assets of prime Parisian offices alongside Terreis
• Casino on 2 sale operations of the buildings of super and hypermarkets to Apollo Global Management and Fortress
• EDF on several real estate disposals to investment funds (Tikehau and Colony Capital) and institutional investors (CNP, Ivanhoé Cambridge)
• Gecina in the sale of Gecimed to Primonial

Anne joined Natixis Partners in 2016 and has over 25 years of experience in M&A.

She started her career at Banexi – BNP Paribas, then joined Schroders followed by Citigroup (eleven years) and Goetzpartners (two years).

She is a graduate of EDHEC.

Anne recently advised on:

• Sale of a minority stake in Nutripack and Ecocup to Ardian by Crédit Mutuel Equity and the founding family
• Sale of Sterimed to Sagard by Meeschaert
• Sale of Mecapack to Sodero Gestion and BPI France by Proplast Group
• Sale of Courir to Equistone by Rallye (via its subsidiary Groupe Go Sport)
• Acquisition of Jardiland by Invivo Retail

Manuel joined Natixis Partners in 2017 and has over 20 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Natexis Finance, and then joined Arjil & Associés Banque, Tiscali/Liberty Surf, ACE Finance (M&A boutique he founded), Rothschild/Transaction R for four years and Credit Suisse for five years.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management and a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Paris Dauphine University.

Manuel recently advised on:

• Sale of Idemia’s railway equipment activities to Rail Industries
• Sale of a majority stake of Haudecoeur to Ergon Capital by the founding family
• Sale of a majority stake of DCW Editions to Groupe Chevrillon by its founders
• Sale of Optis to Ansys by its founder and the management
• Sale of Groupe Saint George to Oger Investissements

Valérie joined Natixis Partners in 2009 and has over 20 years of experience in M&A.

She started her career at BNP Paribas and then joined Aforge Finance, where she worked for five years.

She is a graduate of Université Paris Dauphine (DESS).

Valérie recently advised on:

• Sale of Charles & Alice to CM CIC Investissement by Equistone Partners
• Acquisition of a minority stake in Opteven by Ardian
• Acquisition of a minority stake in SFAM by Ardian
• Sale of TEXA Groupe to Naxicap Partners by Apax Partners
• Sale of La Croissanterie to CM-CIC Investissement by Pragma Capital

Boris joined Natixis Partners in 2015 and has over 22 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Merrill Lynch in Paris, before joining Schroders in 1999. He then worked at Citigroup for four years, Mediobanca for nine years and finally Natixis for two years.

He is a graduate of Politecnico di Milano.

Boris has recently advised on:

• Acquisition of Koden by Groupe C’PRO
• Sale of Sintex NP to Siparex by listed Indian company Sintex Plastics
• Sale of Proxiserve to Vauban Infrastructure Partners and Asterion Industrial
• Acquisition of Besson Chaussures by the Gifi Groupe holding company and Weinberg Capital
• Sale of a majority stake in listed company Tessi to HLD and Dentressangle Initiative

Julien joined Natixis Partners in 2007 and has over 14 years of experience in M&A.

He is a graduate of EM Lyon (Master of Science in Management) and IEP of Toulouse.

Julien recently advised on:

• Sale of Biscuit International to Platinum Equity by Qualium Investissement
• Sale of an indirect stake in the contractor in charge of public heating and cooling in Lyon to Caisse des Dépôts by EDF
• Acquisition of Marle Orthopaedics Manufacturing by Dentressangle from IK Investment Partners
• Acquisition of Proxiserve by Asterion and Mirova
• Sale by CM-CIC Investment and Omnes Capital of Circet to Advent International

Jérôme joined Natixis Partners in 2010 and has over 17 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Natixis CIB in Paris.

He is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) and ESTP Paris.

Jérôme recently advised on:

• Acquisition of a minority stake in Nuxe by Sofina
• Sale of Sateco to Equistone by Naxicap Partners
• Acquisition of a minority stake in JJA by Towerbrook
• Sale of Staci to Cobepa by ICG
• Acquisition of Havéa group (Ponroy Santé) by 3i Plc

Sébastien joined Natixis Partners in 2015 and has over 20 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at BNP Paribas, and then joined Citi and Bucéphale Finance.

He is a graduate of the Institute of Political sciences in Paris (Sciences Po) and holds a Master 2 in Finance from Sorbonne University in Paris.

Sébastien recently advised on:

• Sale of Softway Medical to Five Arrows by Naxicap Partners
• Acquisition of Massena Partners by Natixis Wealth Management
• Sale of Scalian to Cobepa by Andera Partners
• Sale of Expleo to Ardian by Assystem
• Sale of Tessi to Dentressangle by the founder and his family

Jean-Bertrand joined Natixis Partners in 2019 and has over 17 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at KPMG, then joined Aforge Finance and returned to KPMG (as a Director in the M&A team).

He is a graduate of EM Lyon.

Joëlle joined Natixis Partners in 2019 and has over 14 years of experience in M&A.

She started her career at Natixis in 2007 within the M&A team, and speciliasing in Real Estate in 2011.

She is a graduate of ESSEC.

Joëlle recently advised:

• Adeo for the sale & lease back of a pan European portfolio of assets in Leroy Melin and Bricoman to Batipart and Covea
• Accor Invest for the acquisition of a stake in Orbis from Accor
• Swisslife for the acquisition of a portfolio of prime Parisian offices from Terreis
• EDF for the sale of tertiary assets to Tikehau and Colony Capital
• Foncière de Paris for the tender offer launched by Eurosic

Thomas joined Natixis Partners in 2017 and has over 16 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at BNP Paribas Corporate Finance, and then joined Blackstone Advisory Partners and Natixis.

He holds an MSc in Management from EM Lyon.

Thomas recently advised on:

• Sale of Pagès group to Cerea Partners
• Opening of the share capital of EM Lyon Business School to Qualium and BPI France
• Sale of Courir to Equistone by Rallye (via its subsidiary Groupe Go Sport)
• Sale of a minority stake in New Immo Group / Safti to Qualium Investissement
• Acquisition of Havas by Vivendi

Pierre joined Natixis Partners in 2017 and has over 15 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at BNP Paribas and then joined Société Générale, Bryan Garnier and Credit Suisse.

He is a graduate of EM Lyon and holds a master’s degree in Corporate Law.

Pierre recently advised on:

• Acquisition of Easyvista by Eurazeo PME
• Sale of Idemia’s railway equipment activities to Rail Industries
• Sale of Eksaé (ex-Cegid Public) to Azulis by Cegid
• Sale of a majority stake in Haudecoeur to Ergon Capital by the founding family
• Sale of Optis to Ansys by its founder

Erwan joined Natixis Partners in 2007 and has over 15 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance in Paris.

He holds a master’s degree in Financial Engineering from EM Lyon and a DESS in Economics from the University of Nice.

Erwan recently advised on:

• Reorganisation of Proplast’s share capital with the entry of Ardian Expansion
• Sale of Sterimed to Sagard by Meeschaert
• Sale of Mecapack to Sodero Gestion and BPI France by Proplast Group
• Sale of Fouré Lagadec to SNEF
• Acquisition by Abénex of a minority stake in LP Promotion’s capital

Antoine joined Natixis Partners in 2009 and has over 11 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Aforge Finance in Paris and then joined DC Advisory in London.

He is a graduate of HEC Paris.

Antoine recently advised:

• Naxicap on the sale of Groupe Frio (La Sommelière) to Azulis Capital
• Abénex and Galiena Capital on the sale of SET Environnement to Sofival
• Atrya on the sale of Soprofen to Bouyer Leroux
• Bagatelle Investissement and the Management team (BIM) on the sale of AMAC to Vacanselect
• Calcium Capital on the sale of Aragan (Groupe ERSA) to Havea Group

Thomas joined Natixis Partners in 2020 and has over 13 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Natixis in 2008 in the generalist M&A team and then joined the Infrastructure team in 2017.

He holds a master’s degree in Finance from ESCP Business School.

Thomas recently advised on:

• Acquisition of 8% of Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur Group by Banque des Territoires
• Acquisition of 33% of Indigo by Vauban from Ardian
• Sale of 32% of Régaz-Bordeaux to Schroders / Sogécap by InfraVia
• Acquisition of an additional 4.9% stake in APRR by Atlas Arteria
• Sale of 29% of SPMR to Ardian by Total

Bertrand joined Natixis Partners in 2015 and has over 5 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at EY and then joined the Deloitte Finance Transaction Services team.

He is a graduate of EDHEC.

Bertrand recently advised on:

• Sale of Biscuit International to Platinum Equity by Qualium
• Sale of Proxiserve to Vauban and Asterion by Latour Capital and the Management
• Advised JJA’s founder for the acquisition of a stake in the company by Towerbrook
• Sale of LMB to Raise by MBO & Co
• Sale of Cerba Healthcare by PAI to Partners Group and PSP

Alvin joined Natixis Partners in 2019 and has over 13 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career at Natixis in 2007.

He is a graduate of EDHEC Business School.

Alvin recently advised:

• Lagardère for the sale of Lagardère Studios (audiovisual content production) to Mediawan Group. He previously had advised Lagardère Studios on the acquisition of Grupo Boomerang TV in 2015
• Vivendi for the sale of a 10% stake of Universal Music Group (UMG) to a consortium led by Tencent group
• Keolis for the acquisition of CarPostal France (urban and intercity transport) from La Poste Suisse
• The Executive Board of Casino for the reorganisation of its Latin American activities (public cash offer launched by GPA on 100% of Exito, acquisition of the shares owned by Exito in Segisor by Casino, and a migration of GPA shares to Novo Mercado)

Antoine joined Natixis Partners in January 2017 and has over 9 years of experience in M&A.

He started his career in strategy consulting (Roland Berger) and then headed the Corporate Development department of a healthcare private company (Laboratoires Urgo).

He is a graduate of HEC Paris (master’s degree in Strategy and Corporate Finance) and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM engineer).

Antoine recently advised on:

• Sale of Datawords to Keensight Capital by Cathay Capital
• Sale of Scalian to Cobepa by Andera Partners
• Sale of Exclusive Networks to Permira by Cobepa
• Sale of a minority stake in SFAM to Ardian and Mubadala / Bpifrance International Capital
• Sale of a minority stake in Vivalto Vie to Amundi PEF and Société Générale Capital Partenaires

Patrice joined Natixis Partners in 2015 and has over 14 years of experience in acquisition financing.

He started his career at PwC and then joined IKB Deutsche Industriebank and Société Générale.

He is a graduate of ISEP, Télécom Paris and HEC.

Patrice recently advised on:

• Reorganisation of the share capital of Vivalto Vie (financial structuring and senior and subordinated debt raising)
• Sale of Biscuit International to Platinum Equity by Qualium Investissement (financial structuring and financing)
• Sale of Sintex NP to Siparex by Sintex (financial structuring and financing)
• Acquisition of a majority stake in ETC by The Carlyle Group (financial structuring and financing)
• Financing for Vivalto Santé