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Florian

Corporate Development expert (advisory + in-house experience) in Tech & Retail

Paris, France

I bring 20+ years of experience, with an ideal mix of consulting (Big 4, strategy consulting boutique) and in-house (MNC listed on the Paris stock exchange).  Corporate Development Director (buy-side M&A, sell-side M&A, joint-ventures, strategic partnerships, Corporate Venture Capital) with both: - strategic thinking (business model transformation, innovation) - and technical skills (business valuation, deal origination, negotiation and closing). Deep industry expertise in SaaS, Fintech - Insurtech, and Retail.

Domain experience

Relevant Total Experience: 22 years

Seniority Level: Senior

Sector Experience: 

Bank Platform Software Data and Analytics Distributors Diversified Commercial Banks Identity and Security Insurance Internet and Direct Marketing Retail Payments Specialty Retail

Skills

Skilled in: Corporate Strategy, Project Management Office (PMO), Target Sourcing, Venture and minority investments, Joint Venture, Commercial Due Diligence, Financial Due Diligence, Vendor Due Diligence, Term Sheet, M&A Negotiations, Bolt-on acquisitions, Strategic Finance, Exit Strategy, M&A Marketing Materials, Company Valuation, Corporate Development, Buy-Side M&A

Technical Skills: Salesforce, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg, Microsoft Office, Capital IQ, Tableau

Languages: English, French

Work Experience

Allyiz

Senior Associate - Payments & Fintech industry expert

1/8/2021

 

- Now

Examples of assignments include: - PMI (post merger integration) of a Fintech within an established bank – Acquisition of Floa Bank by BNP Paribas (France): Building the post-acquisition Target Operating Model, reshaping the customer journey (onboarding, KYC, credit scoring), streamlining underlying IT infrastructure. - Funding and deal sourcing for a Fintech scale-up in Singapore: Building the 5-year financial model of the company, reviewing and ranking external growth opportunities, approaching complementary partners (e.g. Experian) and M&A targets. - Deal origination for a Trade Credit Insurance company: From mapping Insurtech companies in Asia to testing the deal rationale to building the case for the Investment Committee.

Expanders

Strategic Advisory - Growth, Corporate Development, Funding

1/1/2019

 

- Now

I contribute to identifying growth opportunities, particularly in disrupted markets, and delivering ambitious growth and transformation strategies.  I bring my expertise of strategic and financial analysis, Corporate Development and platform business models to both: - Tech entrepreneurs, to help them supercharge their growth engine, and - Incumbents, notably in the Finance, Insurance and Retail industries, to assist them in their digital transformation journey.

emlyon business school

Lecturer (Digital Transformation, Strategy, Corporate Development)

1/1/2020

 

- Now

Sharing my experience on the virtuous implementation of Digital and Transformation as a source of Competitive Advantage. My lectures target Masters programs as well as the Executive Education program. I am in charge of building the syllabus, teaching and managing a team of 5 visiting lecturers.

flOasis

Business Mentor

1/2/2020

 

- 1/4/2022

Assisting the team of 2 founders with: - Preparing pre-seed fund-raising (grants, loans, crowd-funding), - Checking product-market fit, - Assisting the founders with finance and strategy-related matters, - Eventually exiting the business to a competitor (sell-side advisory).

Ingenico Group

Innovation & Corporate Venture Capital

1/1/2015

 

- 1/1/2018

Ingenico Group is a global leader in payment terminals and solutions. Average growth c.20% y-o-y. Acquired by Worldline in 2020, combined market capitalisation = € 23 bn. In order to boost innovation and new products development, I identify and implement relevant partnerships and investments: - Coordination of internal stakeholders to draw their attention to Fintech / Retailtech start-ups in order to get a fresh perspective on the industry. - Deployment of a CVC initiative through direct and indirect investments. Direct: leading 2 seed rounds (chatbots + connected screens). Indirect: strategic partnership with Partech Ventures (European leading VC): review of the dealflow, analysis of potential co-investments, knowledge-sharing, pitch sessions.

Ingenico Group

Corporate Development Asia

1/1/2014

 

- 1/1/2018

In coordination with the regional GM, I supervise inorganic growth and strategic partnerships in APAC. Successful initiatives include: - Strategic partnership with China-based conglomerate FOSUN (selling them a 20% equity stake in our Chinese operations for $100m); - Acquisition of a distributor in SEA (deal value = SG$88m); - Joint Venture to enter the Japanese market.

Ingenico Group

M&A and Strategy

1/1/2011

 

- 1/1/2014

My focus is on new, disruptive payment methods (online and mobile) and platform ecosystems, allows me to assist with Ingenico’s transformation from a products vendor to a solutions enabler. My mission encompasses: - Definition and execution of our strategy in a fast-moving landscape, in close contact with the Executive Committee members and the MDs. - Sourcing the deals, presenting them to the Investment Committee, leading the transactions from negotiation of the termsheet to the integration of the target company within the Group. - Operations include acquisitions, asset deals, minority investments and structuring of complex deals. - Assistance with various strategic and corporate finance-related matters: internal tax reorg, strategic planning, etc. Examples of achievements: - Acquisition of OGONE (deal size € 360 m), one of Europe's leading e-payment gateways; - Acquisition of ROAM Data (deal size $ 50 m), a Boston-based mobile payment company.

Joinedapp

Board Observer

1/1/2017

 

- 1/1/2018

Joinedapp is a software product company backed by Ingenico Group, the Stanford-StartX fund, and Plug & Play's Brand/Retail accelerator. Through Conversational Commerce (targeting mobile users on messaging apps, connected screens & home assistant devices), Joinedapp opens up the world's largest untapped sales & marketing channels with more than 3 billion users

EY

Senior Manager

1/1/2010

 

- 1/1/2011

Capital Transformation service line. Mission: - Business development: I am part of a pursuit teams (covering both clients and prospects) and develop pitching skills. - Expertise: I advise my clients on a broad spectrum of corporate finance issues (capital increase, divestment, internal reorganisation, valuation appraisal) through analysis, recommendation and implementation. - Team and project management: I assemble ad-hoc teams of 2 to 6 persons, plan the assignment and lead the consultants towards delivering high-quality services. Serving clients in the Telecommunication and Technology industries (France Telecom, Atos, Sagem) allows me to be in contact with the premice of digital transformation.

EY

Associate Director

1/1/2008

 

- 1/1/2010

Valuations and Business Modelling service line. Mission: - Appraisals of securities (equity and debt instruments), fixed and intangible assets. - Serving both: Singaporean (examples include SingPost, JetStar, ComfortDelGro, NOL) and French companies (through the EY French Business Network and the French Chamber of Commerce). - Facilitator of trainings and coordination of team knowledge sharing. - Industry focus: Telecommunications, Services, Marine & Offshore.

EY

Manager

1/1/2001

 

- 1/1/2008

Valuation and business modelling service line. Mission: - Valuation services - Strategic finance and business modelling - Publication of articles in Option Finance and Capital Finance magazines

Education

emlyon business school

1/9/1997

 

- 1/9/2000

IPESUP

1/1/1996

 

- 1/1/1997

Licenses / Certificates

Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

Agile Management

1/3/2020

 

Google

Digital Marketing

1/5/2020

 

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