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Nicolas

M&A Manager

Paris, France

Civil engineering graduate, with a master in finance from France & Singapore. I started my M&A career doing internships at BNP Paribas in Paris and Crédit Agricole in New York, after which I joined the EY Advisory team in Paris for 3 years, then ING Bank team in London for almost 3 years. Today I work at La Banque Postale in Paris as an M&A Manager, working on transactions for the group itself. I joined the team in September 2021.

Domain experience

Relevant Total Experience: 9 years

Seniority Level: Senior

Sector Experience: 

Banks

Skills

Skilled in: Sell-side M&A, Corporate Development

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

Languages: Spanish, Arabic, English, French

Work Experience

La Banque Postale

Corporate Devevelopment / M&A Manager

01/09/2021

 

- Now

• Participated in the deal sourcing process: target screening and pitches with investment bankers • Built detailed operating & valuation models to support meetings with both bank’s deputy CEO and head of M&A • Managed buy-side and sell-side Due Diligence workstreams with DD, legal and M&A advisors • Prepared Investment Committee presentations and Information Memoranda delivered to CEO and shareholders • Contributed to internal meetings focused on acquisition price determination and negotiation strategies • Attended negotiation meetings with targets’ management teams • Coordinated with legal advisors to prepare and review legal documents (NDA, SPA) and management packages • Led the bank’s decision-making process for all CNP Assurances’ M&A transactions • Main deals: Acquisition of BPCE’s 16% share in CNP (c. €2.5bn); Takeover bid on CNP’s 21% free float (c. €3bn); Acquisition of La Financière de l’Echiquier (c. €600m); Sale of AEW & Ostrum AM to BPCE (c. €250m); Acquisition of Joe (c. €10m); Sale of Lendopolis to Lendosphere & 123IM; Acquisition of a debt consolidation company (€500m, live); Sale of fintech firms (live); Acquisition of a buy now pay later fintech (c. €50m, attempted)

ING Bank

M&A Associate (Generalist)

01/02/2019

 

- 01/07/2021

- Prepared and participated in the pitch for PE firms and Large and Mid-Cap companies - Prepared teasers and Information Memoranda and built detailed operating and financial models - Established valuation using DCF, Trading Multiples, Precedent Transactions, LBO and SOTP methods - Organized and participated in management presentations, expert sessions, modelling and Q&A sessions - Initiated a collaboration with the Financial Markets team to provide FX and IRS solutions to M&A clients - Contributed to the recruitment process of analysts and interns - Closed deals: Acquisition of Condor Ferries by Columbia Threadneedle and Brittany Ferries (Buy-side, c. £300m); Acquisition of Trailer Wizards by TIP Group (Cross-border, Buy-side, c. C$400m); Sale of BCTN to Infracapital (Cross-border, Sell-side, c. €100m); Valuation report for Landsvirkjun (c. €1bn) Jan. 16-Jan. 19 ERNST & YOUNG ADVISORY – M&A ASSOCIATE (for financial institutions)

EY Advisory

M&A Associate

01/01/2016

 

- 01/01/2019

- Prepared and participated in the pitch for PE firms and Mid and Small-Cap companies - Prepared teasers and Information Memoranda and built detailed operating and financial models - Established valuation using DCF, DDM, Trading Multiples, Precedent Transactions, LBO and SOTP methods - Attended/conducted client meetings and calls since preliminary planning stage to advanced negotiations - Managed Virtual and Physical Data Rooms and Q&A sessions during several sell-side processes - Trained and managed two analysts and three interns and conducted a valuation training for a top client - Closed deals: Acquisition of HomeExchange by GuesttoGuest (Cross-border, Buy-side, c. €40m); Acquisition of Ciprés by Apax (Buy-side, c. €400m); Sale of Sélection 1818 to BlackFin (Sell-side, c. €50m); Sale of Assuréa to Meilleurtaux (Sell-side, c. €40m); Sale of Verso Healthcare to MACSF (Sell-side, c. €40m) - Main attempted deals: Merger between two French asset managers valued at c. €250m each; Acquisition of a French Bank’s African subsidiaries by a Moroccan bank (Cross-border, Buy-side, c. €300m)

Education

ESSEC Business School

Market Finance

01/08/2013

 

- 01/12/2015

Mostly attended financial markets courses in France and Singapore, and was exposed to a few corporate finance and valuation courses that created a curiosity and interest in me towards M&A

Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Beyrouth

Civil Engineering

01/09/2008

 

- 01/07/2013

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