Team | Leuwen

A skilled partnership with 12+ years in leading investment banks and financial sponsors

Alexandra
Matzneff

– Partner –

Gregory
Edberg

– Partner –

Alexandre
Henault

– Partner –

David
Laroque

– Partner –

A team of knowledgeable senior experts in various sectors

Philippe
Moreau Chevrolet

– Senior advisor –

for Strategic

communications

Hermine
de Bentzmann

– Senior advisor –

for Consumer sector

Elie
Denfert-Rochereau

– Senior advisor –

for North America

Alexandra Matzneff
– Partner –

Experience: 14 years of experience in investment banking (Rothschild & Co., CA-CIB, Deutsche Bank)
Lecturer at Sciences Po since 2012 (Financial Modeling and Startup Fundraising)

Focus: consumer, mobility, private equity

Key credentials: Worked on more than 40 transactions of different size (from a few millions to several billions):
Advisor on Casino €1.7bn reorganization of its operations in Latin America
Advisor to Casino on the disposal of c. 50 Franprix stores in the Paris area required by the antitrust authorities
Advisor to Casino on the deconsolidation of Mercialys and €1bn special dividend
Advisor to LVMH on the acquisition of Bulgari
Advisor to PPR (ex. Kering) on the sale of Fnac Eveil et Jeux to ID Group
Advisor to Europcar on its €1bn IPO and subsequent acquisitions of Goldcar and sale of Car2go
Advisor to VINCI and TATA on the US$1.5bn tender for a greenfield airport concession in Mumbai
Advisor to Oaktree on the disposal of Axilone to CITIC Capital
Advisor to PAI Partners on the disposal of IPH to Advent International for €1.3bn

Education: Graduated from Dauphine University & Bocconi.

Gregory Edberg
– Partner –

Experience: 13 years of experience on the Investment Banking (Rothschild & Co, Messier Maris & Associés). Lecturer at Sciences Po since 2011 (Financial Modeling, Family Capitalism, and Startup Fundraising)

Focus: venture capital (prop-tech, consumer, and mobility), private equity, and family businesses

Key credentials: More than 40 transactions as a M&A and financing advisor including:
Advisor to Compagnie Plastic Omnium on the acquisition of Faurecia Exterior
Advisor to Compagnie Plastic Omnium on the disposal of Automotive Exterior Europe
Advisor to Maus Frères on the acquisition of eboutich.ch by Veepee
Advisor to TA Associates on majority stake acquisition in Zadig & Voltaire
Advisor to Cobepa on Babilou acquisition
Advisor to Advent International on the disposal of Stokomani to Sagard
Advisor to Cinven, Carlyle & Altice on Numéricable Benelux acquisition by Apax Partners and Altice
Advisor to Meetic on the acquisition of Match Europe from IAC/InterActivCorp

Education: Graduated from Sciences Po

Alexandre Henault
– Partner –

Experience: 14 years on the Investment Banking and Lending side (JP Morgan, Société Générale and Rothschild & Co)

Focus: Equity, quasi-equity and debt financing, LBO/MBO structuring and venture capital

Key credentials: More than 50 transactions as M&A and financing advisor including:
Advisor to Worldline (Atos payment service arm) on its initial IPO
Advisor to Apax Partners on the disposal of Infopro Digital
Advisor to Bridgepoint and Eurazeo on the sale of Foncia
Advisor to Groupe Quick on its €400M debt restructuring
Advisor to Monaco Principality of the fundraising for the renovation of Hotel de Paris
Advisor to Les Salins du Midi on its MBO
Advisor to Groupe Pierre & Vacances on its €190m convertible issuance

Education: Graduated from ESSEC Business School and Paris Sorbonne Law

David Laroque
– Partner –

Experience: 6 years in mid-cap investment funds and family offices at Apax Partners and SGPA (Guisset family’s holding) and 3 years as a mentor at Techstars Paris. Lecturer at Sciences Po (Family Capitalism, and Startup Fundraising) and HEC (Fundraising and financing for startups)

Focus: LBO / MBO, Venture Capital, Accelerators/Incubators

Key credentials: Over 20 investments and acquisitions including,
Divestiture of Companeo to Carlyle (2013)
IPO of Visiativ on Euronext Growth (2013)
Acquisition of JM Bruneau with Weinberg Capital (2014)
Divestiture of CUC Group to Exertis Group (2015)
Acquisition of Axido-Apogea (2015)
Over 12 early-stage investments (seed and series A) since 2012 (Welcome to the Jungle, Logmatic, Kameleoon, Kymono, The Family, etc.)

Education: Msc in Finance from EDHEC Business School and MBA from London Business School

Philippe
Moreau Chevrolet

– Senior advisor –
for Strategic
communications

Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications

Founder of CEOs-focused communication house MCBG Conseil

Associate columnist for The Huffington Post, Slate.fr and Obs. Regular speaker in the media: France 2, BFM TV, Cnews, LCI, Canal +, France 5, France 24, Public Senate, France Info, Europe 1, RTL, South Radio, Le Monde, Le Parisien, Le Figaro

Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris (School of Public Affairs)

Hermine
de Bentzmann

– Senior advisor –
for Consumer sector

Senior Advisor on the consumer sector

Advising startups on financial strategy with her company Flow

Spent 10 years at Raymond James as a Senior Sell side Equity analyst, covering the European household & personal care, spirits and luxury goods sectors

Graduated from Paris Dauphine University’s Master in Finance and holds a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) diploma from the Société Française des Analystes Financiers (SFAF)

Elie
Denfert Rochereau

– Senior advisor –
for North America

Senior Advisor for North America

Founder of Crossover Value Capital, a NYbased investment firm focusing on consumer investments in the US and European markets

Prior to founding Crossover, Elie worked at White Star Capital, an international venture fund, where he invested in early-stage tech companies on both sides of the Atlantic such as Freshly, TheGuarantors, Klaxoon or Meero

Through Crossover, Elie is currently an investor in Freshly, Thursday Boot, Roar Organic, and Ten Thousand to name a few