Carole BLAIZOT
Executive Assistant
A seasoned, cohesive and agile team sharing a common ambition: building unique stories
Executive Assistant
Partner
Bruno joined MBO & Co in 2022 and has nearly 13 years of successful investing experience across all sectors.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Bruno was a Partner at CAPZA and part of the Flex Equity team for 12 years. He began his career at Perfectis Private Equity.
Bruno holds a Master in International Finance from HEC and graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon.
Partner
Richard was a founding Partner of MBO & Co in 2002.
Prior to MBO & Co, Richard was Partner at Initiative & Finance, a pioneer in the Small-Cap investment.
Richard graduated from HEC Paris and holds a Master in Corporate Law from Paris Sorbonne University.
Board member of: Llorente & Cuenca, Cosmogen, Kaporal, Arcado, Cash Converters, Les Zelles
Partner
Alexandre joined MBO & Co in 2019 and has nearly 10 years of investing experience across all sectors.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Alexandre spent 9 years with 3i Private Equity team in France. He began his career in M&A at Goldman Sachs.
Alexandre graduated from ESSEC Business School, majoring in Finance.
Board member of: Praxedo, Klee Group, Groupe IEF2I Education, Dentylis, Pinson Paysage
Head of communications
Jacques joined MBO & Co in 2022 and has nearly 20 years of communication experience across the impact sector.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Jacques spent 7 years with as INCO group’s Head of communications. He began his career as Deputy head of the philantropy consulting agency Vocatif before becoming General manager of the Impact France movement.
Partner and CEO
Eric was a founding Partner of MBO & Co in 2002 and became CEO in 2015.
Prior to MBO & Co, Eric was Managing Partner at Initiative & Finance, a pioneer in the Small-Cap investment.
Eric graduated from Ecole Centrale de Paris.
Board member of: emagine, LMB, Icare, Dentylis
Eric is also executive and board member of ADIE (Association pour le Droit à l’Initiative Economique), the main French microcredit association.
Assistant
Associate
Thibault joined MBO & Co in 2021 as an Associate.
Previously, he worked for 5 years as a consultant in strategy at Oliver Wyman in Paris and in Dubai.
Thibault graduated from HEC Paris in 2016.
Director
Maximilien joined MBO & Co in 2020 as an Associate.
He started his career as an entrepreneur by co-founding FeetMe, a start-up developing medical devices for patients suffering from neurological disorders. He then joined the Venture Capital team at Omnes where he invested in Biotech, Medtech and e-health companies in Europe. He acted as board member of Enterome, Eye Tech Care, NH Theraguix, Themis Bioscience, Therapixel and Tissium.
Maximilien successfully graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and UCLA.
Board member of: BCF Life Sciences, Laboratoires Embryolisse, Bage, CMN
Associate
Pauline joined MBO & Co in January 2022.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Pauline spent 2 years as an Associate at Trajan Capital, a small-cap PE firm focused on transmission operations and 2 years in Lazard’s financing and restructuring team.
Pauline started her career at Goldman Sachs where she spent 2 years doing leveraged finance based in Hong Kong.
Pauline graduated from Solvay Business School in Brussels.
Associate
Loïc joined MBO & Co in 2018 as an analyst. He has previous experience in investment banking at Groupe Crédit Agricole and in Private Equity at Andera Partners (ex-Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners).
Loïc graduated from ESCP Europe, specializing in Corporate Finance.
Partner
Franklin joined MBO & Co in 2022. Over the past 10 years, he has gained extensive investing experience across all sectors.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Franklin was a Partner at Apera Asset Management and responsible for French & Benelux investments. Prior to Apera, Franklin was part of the investment team at Avenue Capital Group. He began his career in the Financial Restructuring Group at Houlihan Lokey.
Franklin graduated from University Panthéon Assas and holds an LLM from King’s College London and a MSc in Project Finance from École des Ponts Paristech & University Paris X.
Director
Raphaël joined MBO & Co in 2013 and has been involved in several transactions in a broad range of sectors: MedTech, IoT, Food industry, B2B services…
Raphaël holds an MSc in Corporate Finance from ESCEM and a MSc in International Financial Strategy from LMBS.
Board member of: Sequoiasoft, LT Group, Reflex CES
Head of Investor Relations
Géraldine is Head of Investor Relations at MBO & Co since 2019. Prior to this position, she was Investment Director in the investment team.
Géraldine joined MBO & Co in 2007 and has 11 years of successful private equity experience. She has been actively involved in 10 investments in various sectors.
Géraldine graduated from HEC Paris.
Company Officer
Florian joined MBO & Co in 2016 and has 10 years of successful finance and audit experience.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Florian spent 5 years within an audit firm as senior auditor. He worked on many different companies, from the small industrial business to the big quoted company.
Florian graduated from the University of Sceaux, from Lincoln University (Bachelor Hons in Business Administration), from Rouen Business School (Master in Audit and Accounting) and holds an accounting degree (DSCG).
Analyst
Agathe joined MBO & Co in July 2021.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Agathe worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at Lazard.
Agathe graduated from Paris Dauphine University with a master’s degree in Finance and Accounting and holds a Master in Finance from ESCP.
Director
Chloé joined MBO & Co in 2018 and has 5 years of experience in private equity. She has been actively involved in several small cap transactions across many sectors.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Chloé spent 4 years as Associate at CM-CIC Capital Privé and worked as Strategy Consultant at PwC.
Chloé graduated from Audencia (Master Grande Ecole) and holds an MSC in Finance from ESADE Business School.
Board member of: Cosmogen
Partner
Cécile has over 20 years of successful private equity investing experience. She was a founding member of MBO & Co in 2002 and has been involved in more than 30 investments.
Prior to MBO & Co, Cécile was Investment Manager at Initiative et Finance.
Cécile graduated from Paris Dauphine University (Master Corporate Finance)
Board member of: Sequoiasoft, Laboratoires Embryolisse, Reflex, CMN
Partner
Xavier joined MBO & Co in 2016 and has 20 years of successful private equity investing experience. He has been actively involved in several small and mid-cap transactions across many sectors.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Xavier spent 16 years with 3i as Director and Partner. He began his career at Arthur Andersen Corporate Recovery Services.
Xavier graduated from Paris Dauphine University (Master Corporate Finance) and holds a Master in Corporate Law from Paris Assas University
Board member of: BCF Life Sciences, LT Group, Pinson Paysage
Accountant
Accountant
Guillaume joined MBO & Co in 2015 as an accountant.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, he worked for 5 years in an accounting firm in Paris.
He holds a DCG (Diploma of Accounting and Management).
Head of Sustainability
Ladislas joined MBO & Co in 2022 as Head of Sustainability and has more than 15 years of experience on ESG.
Prior to joining MBO & Co, Ladislas was Head of Sustainability Research at Mirova, an asset management company, part of Natixis, dedicated to Responsible Investment. He joined the Natixis group in 2010. His team was in charge of ESG assessment for all investments within Mirova. Ladislas began his career as a Sustainability Consultant at PwC in 2007.
Ladislas graduated from Ecole des Mines de Nancy and from the HEC Paris business school, with a Masters in Sustainable Development.
ESG Analyst
Romain joined MBO & Co in February 2022 as an apprentice.
He had previous experiences in equity research at Goldman Sachs and in corporate governance at Proparco and Proxinvest.
Romain graduated from Warwick Business School and is now pursuing a Masters in Management at ESCP.
Financial Controller
Financial Controller
Jacqueline joined MBO & CO in 2007 as financial controller.
Prior to joining MBO, Jacqueline was accountant at Initiative & Finance for 10 years.
Jacqueline holds a DUT in Finance from University of Sceaux and several units of DECF
China Business Development Advisor
China Business Development Advisor
Xuan joined MBO & Co in 2011, where he covered the role of MBO chief representative in China and later investment director in France.
Xuan has 15 years of private equity experience and currently portfolio Country-in Expert for Inflexion, a UK based PE house.
Xuan graduated from ESCP and Dauphine University.
Board member of: Cosmogen