Leopold Brichard

Partner

2024 - Current

Director

2022 - 2024

Investment Director

2016 - 2022

Manager in Transaction Advisory Services

2012 - 2016

Financial due diligences for private equity funds and corporate clients, relating to acquisition, disposals and refinancing transactions (on domestic and cross-border transactions): • Determination of key factors for business success and analysis of key transaction aggregates for valuation purposes • Analysis of historical performance including review of profitability and growth key indicators and determination of recurring profitability • Analysis of capital employed and financing structure including the review of balance sheet and cash flow statements (working capital, capital expenditures, etc…) and determination of debt-like adjustments • Business plan review: analysis of modelling hypotheses, understanding of main growth drivers and performance of sensitivity analysis • Team Management Latest main operations: • Disposal of “Compagnie du Ponant” by Bridgepoint • Several disposal operations for Airbus • Acquisition of LSF interactive by SQLI

Senior Financial Analyst

2012 - 2012

Acquisition and Business Development Department in real estate. Third party asset management.

Senior Auditor

2009 - 2011

• Perform financial audit of various global companies (Valeo, EADS, Canal +, Auto Distribution) • Run international control analysis and tests in order to determine the risk level of internal procedures • Perform recurring Due Diligence projects for AgroGeneration (French agricultural company operating through Ukranian and Argentinean subsidiaries) • Manage and train teams of 2 to 4 people

Business Development Project Manager

2008 - 2008

Launched the "Delicious Retreat" gift box in the UK for Smartbox, European leader in leisure boxes • Performed market analysis and defined the target customer • Developed business relations with new hotels, signed and visited forty additional partners across Scotland • Designed the gift box and built relationships with retailers

Analyst in Strategy

2007 - 2007

Defined a new growth strategy of a declining research centre on aging economy • Elaborated a new strategic plan for the company. Identified key issues, built a 5-year business plan, redefined the offer and the pricing policy • Dealt with the day to day management of the company: accounting, relationships with customers and suppliers, financial issues, etc•