France

Franck Portais is Head of Corporate Finance in France. Franck, who was previously Managing Director of goetzpartners Corporate Finance in Paris, has extensive experience in M&A and Private Equity, having advised on more than 50 transactions with a total value of over €10bn during the last 10 years.

Olivier started his career as a lawyer during 3 years and then spent 13 years in the Legal and Financial Affairs of Lazard where he has been involved in several transactions involving listed companies (public takeovers, anti-takeover defenses).

He then joined Oddo Corporate Finance in 2012 as a Partner in charge of stock-market engineering. Over this period, Olivier was the leading presenting banker of tender offers in France with 18 transactions closed.

Olivier holds degrees from ESCP, the Université Panthéon-Assas and the Barreau de Paris.

Franck Noat has nearly a 20-year experience in corporate finance, having advised corporate, investment funds and governments in France, Europe and Emerging Markets. Franck joined Alantra from Oddo & Cie where he was head of M&A in the investment banking arm.

Franck started his career with Société Générale Investment Banking, then joined Rothschild & Cie and later BNP Paribas Corporate Finance. In January 2007, with the support of family offices, Franck participated to the creation of Partanea, a M&A boutique which was acquired by Oddo & Cie in December 2008.

Franck holds a degree from ESCP Europe in Finance and is a holder of the DESCF (Equiv. ACCA/SIMA).

Ashley is a Managing Partner of Alantra France Corporate Finance.

Ashley has 30 years of M&A experience and was formerly a founding Managing Director of C.W. Downer. He was responsible for European operations and the consumer practice

Ashley received a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in History and Literature from Harvard College.

Oriane Durvye has more than 10 years of experience in corporate finance, during which she advised on many M&A transactions, often cross-border: sales for entrepreneurs, families, industrial clients and investment funds, acquisitions for strategic buyers and financial investors, ranging in value from 15 million to over 1 billion euros. She joined Alantra after participating in the development of goetzpartners Corporate Finance for 9 years in France and graduated from EM Lyon and holds a DECF (Diploma in Accounting and Finance).

Florian is Executive Partner of Alantra France Corporate Finance.

Florian has 10+ years of M&A experience in various sectors such as healthcare, transport & logistic, leisure and telecom. He has advised entrepreneurs, corporates and private equity houses on various transactions.

Before joining Alantra, Florian worked for Oddo Corporate Finance and HSBC.

Florian is graduated from Ecole Nationale des Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) and holds a Master’s degree in Finance from HEC.

Lahlou is Managing Director of Alantra France Corporate Finance. He coordinates the Real Estate sector for France

He has 30+ years of experience in the finance and Real Estate sector in Europe, but also in South America, Asia and North Africa contributing to over €2.5bn of real estate assets disposal

Before joining Alantra, Lahlou worked for Lazard, Goldman Sachs, the French Caisse des Dépôts and Mercialys notably

Lahlou has a Master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris and holds a MBA from INSEAD.

Pierre-Louis is Head of Debt Advisory for the French market. With nearly 15 years of experience in leveraged finance and corporate finance, notably with BNP Paribas CIB and KPMG, he has advised or arranged more than 40 acquisition financings mostly linked to private equity transactions in France (in excess of €10bn). Pierre-Louis holds a DESS in Structured Finance from Ecole des Ponts and a Maîtrise de Sciences de Gestion from Paris Nanterre university.

Nicolas has 10 years of M&A experience across various sectors including industrial, aerospace, retail and consumer goods. He has advised families, entrepreneurs, corporates and private equity clients on domestic and cross-border transactions.

He joined Alantra after spending 10 years with C.W. Downer & Co, the US-boutique investment bank acquired by Alantra in 2016. He is a graduate from the National Institute of Telecommunication (INT) and holds an Advanced Master in Finance from ESCP Europe.

Jérôme de Bucy has 12 years of experience in Corporate Finance, during which he advised Corporate clients, families and private equity funds on 30+ M&A transactions in various sectors, with a specific focus on Industrials and on Telecom Media & Technology.

Prior to joining Alantra, Jérôme was a Director in the Corporate Finance Team at Société Générale.

Jérôme de Bucy started his career at PwC and is a graduate of Centrale Supélec.