Bryan, Garnier & Co strenghtens its Business Services team with the hiring of Marc Picard as Executive Advisor
PARIS, March 13, 2018 – Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is delighted to welcome Marc Picard to its European Business Services team.
With over 20 years of experience in global finance including 17 years in M&A, Marc will participate in the development of mid-market deals, in particular family-owned businesses, as well as help Bryan, Garnier & Co leverage its footprint within the business service sector. He will be based in Paris.
Before joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, Marc worked at HSBC France for five years and then joined Ernst & Young where he finally co-led the M&A team across various activities including: Distribution, Recycling, Facility Management, Building and Public works and Real Estate. During this time, Marc assisted numerous mid-market private companies in securing capital for growth.
Guillaume Nathan, Partner, Business Services Practice, Paris comments: "I am delighted to have Marc join Bryan, Garnier & Co to help us in developing our Business Services Practice. Thanks to his deep knowledge of the industry and close relationship with some key players, we are already engaged in some visible transactions".
Marc Picard adds: "Bryan, Garnier & Co is a high performing European financial services firm with an extensive access to the American market through his partnership with JMP. The combination of a fully integrated investment bank with a broad geographical presence and a deep specialization in Business Services give us a unique means to help our clients achieve ambitious goals. I am pleased to support the team in developing the Business Services line".
Marc holds a Master’s Degree in Political Sciences from Sciences Po Paris where he majored in Economics and Finance.
About Bryan, Garnier & Co
Bryan, Garnier & Co is a European, full-service growth-focused independent investment banking partnership founded in 1996. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading, private and public capital raising as well as M&A services to growth companies and their investors. It focuses on key growth sectors of the economy including Technology, Healthcare, Consumer and Business Services. Bryan, Garnier & Co is a fully registered broker dealer authorized and regulated by the FCA in Europe and the FINRA in the U.S. Bryan, Garnier & Co is headquartered in London, with additional offices in Paris, Munich, Stockholm, Oslo and Reykjavik as well as New York and Palo Alto. The firm is a member of the London Stock Exchange.
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Bryan, Garnier & Co strengthens its Business Services franchise with the hiring of Stanislas de Gmeline as Managing Director
PARIS, December 19, 2017 – Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is delighted to welcome Stanislas de Gmeline to its European Business Services franchise.
With over 18 years of experience in global finance, Stanislas will be responsible for LBO origination, and help Bryan, Garnier & Co to reinforce its footprint within the Business Services sector. He will be based in Paris.
Before joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, Stanislas, spent 10 years in investment banking working for both bulge brackets banks (HSBC, Credit Suisse) and independent M&A boutiques in London and Paris, as well as 7 years in venture capital and small-cap LBO investment for private banks. He is also the Founder of Valbrenne Finance, an independent Corporate Finance advisory boutique dedicated to entrepreneurs and family offices.
Greg Revenu, Managing Partner, Bryan, Garnier & Co comments: “I am delighted to have Stanislas join our Business Services franchise. He brings with him not only a solid expertise in Investment Banking (M&A, ECM, Private Banking, Private Equity investment and Corporate Finance advisory) but also an entrepreneurial spirit – a perfect match for the Bryan, Garnier’s business ambitions and culture”.
Stanislas adds: “Bryan, Garnier & Co is a unique, truly European financial services firm combining the depth and breadth of fully-integrated investment banks with the flexibility of entrepreneurial partnerships, thus providing people with rare opportunities to help clients achieve ambitious targets. I really look forward to assisting its teams strengthen the firm’s footprint in the field of Business Services and with financial sponsors alike”.
Stanislas holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD as well as a Master’s Degree in Political Sciences from Sciences Po, in Paris where he majored in Economics and Finance.
Bryan, Garnier & Co grows its TMT franchise with the hiring of Charlie Pujo as Director
PARIS, December 6 2017 – Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is delighted to welcome Charlie Pujo to its Technology, Media & Telecoms team.
With over 10 years of experience in financial and strategic advisory services notably in M&A, Charlie, will be responsible for the development of the software and technology practice of Bryan, Garnier & Co. He will assist the TMT team in sourcing and executing ECM and M&A mandates for European growth tech companies, private equity funds and corporates. He will be based in Paris.
Prior to joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, Charlie worked as an investment banker for Société Générale, (London) in their TMT, Aerospace & Defense – M&A advisory services – where he was responsible for the development of the Technology and Aerospace & Defense franchise. Charlie has also previously held positions at Qwant.com where he was Strategic Advisor and Deputy CEO, Arma Partners and Lehman Brothers.
Olivier Beaudouin, Partner, Bryan, Garnier & Co, Paris comments: "I am delighted to have Charlie join the Technology, Media and Telecoms franchise, strengthening our capacity to continue to support fast growth companies in Europe".
Charlie adds: "I am thrilled to join Bryan, Garnier & Co, and I am looking forward to working with its first class tech corporate finance team which is renowned in the market for its deep sector knowledge and strong client commitment".
Charlie is a graduate from the Supaero/ISAE School of Aeronautics and Space where he obtained a Major in System Modelling and Financial Engineering.
Bryan, Garnier & Co hires leading expert in Deep Technologies
MUNICH, November 27, 2017 – Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is delighted to welcome Professor Dr. Hermann Eul as Senior Advisor to its Smart Industries practice, based in Paris and Munich. Hermann has over 15 years of Deep Technology experience across a range of fields including communication systems, high performance processors, and software intelligence. Hermann will take on the role as Senior Advisor to the franchise across Europe.
Prior to joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, Hermann held senior executive positions at Siemens, Infineon, and Intel. At Siemens, he led business units in mobile infrastructure and semiconductors. During a decade at Infineon, he held several roles including Head of security and chip card ICs, President of the Communication Solutions business, CTO, CMO, EVP, and was also a member of the management board.
During his five years at Intel, Hermann led a worldwide organization focused on hardware, software and connectivity for phones, tablets, Ultrabooks, and mobile devices. He was also Corporate VP, President of the worldwide Mobile & Communications Group, and President and Managing Director of Intel Germany.
Hermann currently holds board roles in numerous Deep Technology companies including the Knowles Corp (acoustic solutions, Itasca USA), Redpine Signals (low power Wifi modules, San Jose USA), Locata Corp (high precision positioning, Australia), and a number of Silicon Valley Start-ups. In addition he has board roles at industry associations (VDE, Germany) and investment funds (Digital Plus Partners, Germany), as well as being an angel investor through the Band of Angels (San Francisco USA), and Sand Hill Angels (Los Altos USA).
Olivier Beaudouin, Partner, Bryan, Garnier & Co comments, “Emerging applications for autonomous and intelligent systems, such as machine vision, machine learning and AI require immense processing speed and power. Software is reaching the limits of its capabilities and is being complemented once again by a wave of innovation in high power high speed processors for specific applications. Hermann brings breadth of experience and a well-established network across relevant B2B markets, including microelectronics, materials, semiconductor / optical convergence, parallel and distributed processing. This will complement Bryan Garnier’s Deep Technology expertise and transactional experience in the space”.
Hermann adds: “I was impressed by Bryan Garnier’s track record of execution, reach and understanding in a confluence of industry spaces that are increasingly demanding higher performance, power and speed from optimized software and processors. I look forward to working with them to help growing companies realize their global ambitions”.
Hermann holds B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering from Fachochschule, Koblenz, and Ruhr University, Bochum respectively, and held a full chair / professorship in RF Technology and Transmission Systems at Leibniz University Hannover.
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Bryan, Garnier & Co hires Phil Walker as Managing Director in its London Healthcare division
LONDON, October, 30 2017 – Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is proud to announce the hiring of senior banker Phil Walker to join its European Healthcare division in London.
Phil Walker has advised on more than 60 successful transactions including IPOs, secondary fundraisings and M&A in the UK, Europe, Israel and the US. He joins Bryan, Garnier & Co as Managing Director UK Healthcare Corporate Finance.
Phil, British, is a corporate financier and equity capital markets investment banker with 20 years’ experience advising healthcare/life science and high growth technology companies.
Prior to joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, he was Head of Healthcare and Cleantech corporate finance at Zeus Capital Limited. Previously, Phil was a Co-founder of investment banking boutique, Code Securities, which was acquired by Nomura. Prior to Code Securities, he spent five years as a specialist healthcare corporate financier in the WestLB Panmure Life Sciences Group, then Europe's leading healthcare investment bank. Phil qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1997.
Phil Walker comments, “I am delighted to have joined Bryan, Garnier & Co. The firm shares my focus and long-term commitment to the healthcare sector and I look forward to building Bryan Garnier’s UK healthcare business to strengthen further the firm’s leading position in continental Europe".
Olivier Garnier, Managing Partner, adds: “I am pleased to have Phil join us to help build our UK business. The quality and the depth of his experience within the UK healthcare community will be a great asset for the team. Phil’s appointment comes after Dominic Wilson and Gary Waanders joined the firm in last month and aims to reinforce the Bryan, Garnier Healthcare franchise in London".