Sep 2025 – Present · 7 mos

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

Dec 2021 – Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · France

• Led the investment for the Dzeta Family Office.

Aug 2019 – Mar 2025 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Paris · On-site

• Evergreen Private Equity Family Office.
• Dzeta invests in LBOs, with usual equity checks between €8m and €20m.

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 10 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• CERES Industries Capital invested in early 2018 in Clove Dentaln the largest dental clinics group in India (>500 clinics in more than 30 cities). Supported by more than 1200 dentists, each Clove Dental clinic provides full range of dental treatments. Clove Dental has also launched a Direct to Consumer (D2C) brand called LoveMySmile (LMS), focused on smile correction products and solutions which include Aligners, Braces, and Teeth whitening solutions.
• Reputed large international investors joined CERES in the group of investors supporting Clove Dental (Investcorp in 2022, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) in 2024).

Jun 2018 – Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos

• CERES industries capital sourced, negotiated, structured, raised and invested 52m€ with its co-investor SOFINA in 2018.
• Successful exit to Henry Schein in 2024.

Sep 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 7 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Ways4change addresses the S in ESG, using sophrology and hypno-coaching approaches to foster quality of life at work, balancing individual well-being and company performance.
• At Ways4change, we are enthusiastic about helping people thrive in their personal life and professional life.
• https://www.ways4change.fr/

Jun 2015 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Ceres started for Helios Capital, a London-based Family Office, a Private Equity direct investment program, targeting 5m€ - 20m€ equity tickets.
• Investments closed in the first 2 years of operations: Isabel Marant (France) as co-investor with Montefiore, Tailor Brands (Israel/US), Appsflyer (US).

Jun 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Paris Area, France

• DATA4 designs, builds and operates state of the art Data Centers and offers a range of tailor-made Data Centers, as well as cloud platform and networking services.
• Operational work:
• Hiring/organization of group finance team, costs reductions (10%), implementation of detailed controlling tools, ...
• Closed a 150m€ debt financing to grow Italian operations.
• Business development with key strategic clients.

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs · Doullens

• As CEO of Exeol, bought the assets of this company in receivership ("plan de cession"), and led the turnaround. Doubled sales in 12 months. Increased plant productivity by 30% with no capex (industrial reorganization of the plant). Remotivated staff with a long-term and shared vision.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 · 5 yrs · Paris Area, France

• Led the acquisition of Alkapharm by EXEOL.
• Alkapharm develops, produces and sells highly innovative and technical disinfection solutions (for instance to clean and disinfect endoscopes) as well as medical devices for hospitals and dentists in 15 countries.

May 2004 – Jan 2012 · 7 yrs 8 mos

• The EXEOL group (ex Finipar) is an industrial group focused on formulating and manufacturing of hygiene and disinfection products. EXEOL sold its automotive technical fluids business in 2011 to IGOL.
• Under my tenure as CEO, Exeol group has grown from 39m€ in sales to 63m€ in sales in 7 years, reaching leader status in its two divisions (automotive, professional hygiene & Healthcare).
• Exeol is now in the portfolio of HLD.

Jan 2004 – Present · 22 yrs 3 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France · On-site

• CERES INDUSTRIES CAPITAL ("Ceres") is a Private Equity investment firm founded in 2004.
• Ceres proposes a differentiated PE approach, leveraging our own operational experience as former CEOs of SMEs, by assisting management teams in:
• co-constructing a robust strategic plan, including bolt on acquisitions
• if necessary, enhancing the team (MBI, CFO, M&A director ...)
• monitoring the execution in partnership with management
• Having managed companies ourselves, we understand in depth the entrepreneur’s expectations and constraints.
• CERES' investment criterias:
• €25m to €150m+ equity investments in companies based in France, Belgium, Switzerland
• Leading companies with strong competitive positions and robust growth prospects (incl. build-ups) or healthy companies in "special situations" due to specific constraints (shareholders disputes, cash crisis, large build up, ...).
• CERES invests as majority or large minority shareholder.
• www.ceresindustriescapital.com
• Please note that our investment focus does NOT include real estate, start ups, fin tech, bitcoin, early stage biotech.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs · London & Paris

• M&A advisory focused on LBOs and private equity transactions.
• Initiated and led several sell side and buy side M&A assignments for LBO funds and corporates.
• Developed a strong business network in Paris and London.
• Invested as minority shareholder into Hawkpoint Partners

Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 · 3 yrs · London, United Kingdom

• Bankers Trust Capital Partners was the in-house private equity fund of Bankers Trust Bank.
• Focus on LBO transactions.
• Acquisition of Punch Taverns (pubs chain in the UK) and IPO of Rapala (fishing lures).

Dec 1994 – Aug 1996 · 1 yr 8 mos · États-Unis

• Responsible to design with the IT and operation teams and put in place a fax server (travel tech).
• This fax server allowed to
• decrease costs in the call center
• increase sales
• increase Travel agents and end customers satisfaction
• Presentation of this fax server system to SNCF's Group CEO.

Jan 1992 – Jan 1994 · 2 yrs · Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Financial Audit in various sectors (Distribution, Industrials, Technologies, Oil & Gaz ...). Promoted to senior before leaving to do my military service (VSNE at Rail Europe, New York)