Jean-Francois
M&A Director
Paris, France
Experienced M&A professional with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications and energy deals. Expertise in inorganic strategy definition, target screening, M&A project management, negotiation and experience in going up steep learning curves.
Domain experience
Relevant Total Experience: 22 years
Seniority Level: Senior
Sector Experience:
Software and Services Technology Hardware and EquipmentSkills
Skilled in: Corporate Development
Technical Skills: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Languages: English, French
Work Experience
JDEF Conseils - Self-employed
M&A Director
●01/08/2022
- Now
I support corporates with their external growth strategy definition and execution: + Inorganic strategy definition + Target screening, assessment and contacts + Acquisition rationale and internal governance + Transaction management
ENGIE Africa
M&A and Partnerships
●01/03/2020
- 01/03/2022
Co-investments – I manage projects aiming at setting up joint ventures with investment funds in order to finance decentralized energy generation projects Asset purchases / sales - I identify opportunities for asset purchases in the field of renewable energies (solar, wind, hydro) or sales of carbon infrastructure (coal, fuel oil, gas) Project management - I manage projects involving multidisciplinary expertise from origination to closing
Orange
M&A Project Director
●01/04/2011
- 01/03/2020
M&A: Project management of M&A deals. Cross-functional team management, target identification, strategic rationale articulation, valuation, business plan preparation and presentation to the investment committee Partnership: New business definition, market test and development, handover to relevant operations entity + Acquisition of Basefarm in 2018 (Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany - Cloud Managed Services) + Acquisition of Lexsi in 2016 (France - Cybersecurity) + Acquisition of Login Consultants in 2016 (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany - Desktop Virtualization)
Orange Business Services
Business Transformation Program Director
●01/07/2009
- 01/04/2011
Internal consulting and project/program management of financial initiatives aiming at developing the company profitability (product portfolio management, sourcing, network infrastructure...)
Orange Business Services
Financial Architect
●01/04/2008
- 01/07/2009
Building deals business plans in collaboration with sales and operations representatives and validating the required level of value creation. Presenting the Business Plans to the company investment committee
Orange Business Services
Outsourcing Solution Architect
●01/12/2005
- 01/04/2008
Project manage the execution of an outsourcing contract. Design and Project manage the migration from the customer existing network towards the targeted cost efficient new architecture
Equant
Network Expert
●01/05/2001
- 01/12/2005
Providing expert level technical support on Equant international network in view of maintaining a high level of customer experience, service quality and availability.
Cisco Systems
Customer support engineer
●01/01/2000
- 01/01/2001
Providing technical support to Cisco Systems integrators on TOIP/VOIP implementation
Education
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
01/06/2007
- 01/03/2009
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
01/09/1996
- 01/06/2000
Licenses / Certificates
Coursera
Financing and investing in infrastructure
●01/11/2020
Financial Edge Training
The modeler
●01/06/2022
Financial Edge Training
The Valuer
●01/08/2022
HEC and First Finance Institute
Strategy @ HEC on line
●01/12/2022
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