Our team

Matthieu is a Partner at Transactions & Cie based in Nantes where he insures the coverage for the Pays de Loire region.

He began his career in 2005 at Crédit Agricole in Corporate Finance before joining Euroland Finance in 2006 where he mostly worked on IPO transactions within the Corporate Finance team. In 2010, Matthieu joined Global Equities Corporate Finance as Director where he originated and executed fundraising and M&A transactions for growth companies. Matthieu participated in forty transactions in sectors such as Technology (Ubeeqo, Anatole, Predictys, Serma Technologies, Ad Valem Technologies), Distribution (Monceau Fleurs, Innelec Multimedia), BtoB Services (Sinteo, Sogemed, TSF Group) or Computer engineering and services companies (Ausy, Micropole-Univers, Prodware). He became a Partner at Acetis Finance in 2015.

Sixtine has a decidedly internationally outlook, graduating from Neoma Business School with a Master’s degree in International Financial Analysis and a joint Bachelor’s degree in International Business, obtained jointly with Nagoya University in Japan. Her years of study also gave her the opportunity to discover London and Casablanca, two extremely dynamic and stimulating cities for those interested in M&A and Entrepreneurship. This openness towards foreign countries, combined with her great curiosity and excellent listening skills, have contributed to her rapid rise within Transactions & Compagnie, which she joined in 2017.

Benoît is a Director at Transactions & Cie. He previously worked in Transaction Services within the generalist team at KPMG that he joined in 2016. During these years, Benoît was involved in about thirty mid and large cap transactions for corporate and private equity clients. Benoît also had prior experiences in M&A within the large cap team at Lazard. Benoît graduated from Grenoble Management School with a Master’s in Management and holds an Advanced Master’s in Finance from ESCP Business School.

Bastien is a Director at Transactions & Cie. Before joining Transactions & Cie in 2021 he was a Vice-President within the Corporate Finance team at Sodica, which he joined in 2014. During these early years, Bastien executed more than fifteen small and midcaps m&a transactions across sectors.

Bastien received a Master of Science in Corporate Finance from Audencia Business School.

Estelle holds a double Master’s degree in Management and Finance from ESSEC Business School and from the University of Mannheim. She is a mountain enthusiast in all seasons – both winter sports and hiking – and strongly attached to the values of daring and responsibility these activities require. These are the same values she found at Transactions and Company during an M&A internship in 2017. It was unsurprising that Estelle chose to return as an Analyst in 2020 following the completion of her studies abroad, and grew to a well deserved position as a VP.

Adrien holds a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from EM Lyon Business School and a Master’s degree in Audit and Accounting from the Paris School of Business. During his academic background, he explored various ways of working in the M&A field and has developed a particular attraction for M&A transactions involving individuals rather than corporate entities. This interest led him to join Transactions et Compagnie in 2017. Since then, he advised family entrepreneurs on a range of corporate finance transactions to develop and protect their professional assets.

Benoit joined Transactions & Cie in 2023 as an Associate, with our Paris headquarter first and now in our New York office. Benoit is a seasoned Associate with a specific depth of experience on cross-border  transactions for the Tech sector. He started his career with internships at Transactions & Cie and Canaccord Genuity, and later as an Analyst at Inflexion Points Technology Partners (IPTP) in Paris, France.

Subsequently, Benoit joined DDA & Company in New York, United States, as an Analyst and later an Associate. At DDA & Company, he played a pivotal role in deal execution, notably around two large deals closed within the TMT industry.

Benoit obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Hugo is an M&A Associate at Transactions & Cie. Hugo chose Transactions & Cie to start his career in mergers and acquisitions after several experiences in Real Estate Investment and in Private Equity.

Hugo holds a Master’s in Management from EDHEC Business School.

François Blaisot joined Transactions & Cie as an Associate in 2025.  Previously he was an Associate with Cardinal Partners, and spent his Analyst years with Rothschild & Co.

François started his career after several internship experiences, notably among the M&A team at UBS in Paris and with Private Equity firm Abenex. He holds a master degree from the Ecole de Management de Grenoble.

Jocelyn is an M&A Associate at Transactions & Cie. Jocelyn chose to start his career at Transactions & Cie after several experiences in Audit, in M&A and in Private Equity. Jocelyn graduated from IESEG School of Management.

Thomas Le Bihan is an Associate with Transactions & Cie, which he joined an Analyst in 2023.

Before that and since 2019, Thomas had cumulated over two years of highly demanding internships in SmallCap Private Equity and from several M&A boutiques.

Thomas holds a Master 1 in Finance from EM Lyon Business School, for which he spent a semester at the Murray State University (US) and a Master 2 in Companies Valuation and  Divestiture from Université Lumière Lyon.

Camille André joined Transactions & Cie in octobre 2024 as an Analyst.

She had a solid background of successful internships, notably in Private Equity with Quallium Investissement, within the Private Debt team of Eurazeo and in M&A and Restructuring with RSM.

Camille holds a Master in Management, majored in Corporate Finance, from Audencia Business School, for which she spent a year at Boston University.

Thomas joined us as an Analyst in February  2025 on the back of a successful 6-months internship with Transactions & Cie. Thomas had previous intern experiences with notably Eurallia Finance in M&A and Ernst & Young’s Audit practice in Paris.

Thomas holds a master in Finance from Skema Business School, for which he spent a year at North Carolina State University. He also holds a Bachelor in International Technology Studies from the University of West Scotland, and studied Accounting and Finance at Université d’Aix-Marseille in France.

Felix Le Souder is an Analyst with Transactions & Cie which he joined in 2024.  Felix holds a licence d’Economie from Université de Rennes, a three-year track he completed partially at Ottawa University, and lengthened with an extra year in Management of Innovation. Felix is also a graduate from Audencia Business School.

Several internships within the corporate finance ecosystem had meanwhile strengthened Felix’s capacity to embrace his Analyst years efficiently, notably internships in Large Cap M&A, Private Banking and Private Equity.

Sébastien Chabre is Partner with Transactions & Cie based in Lyon where he insures our coverage of the Rhône-Alpes region.

Sébastien Chabre had led a varied career. Starting as a lawyer in Real Estate litigation and in M&A, he then decided to devote himself to financial advisory, particularly in Private Equity transactions.
Driven by a strong taste for entrepreneurship and advisory services, he co-founded Opticroissance in Lyon in 2000, a company dedicated to fundraising and M&A operations. Upon the Edmond de Rothschild Group’s acquisition of the firm in 2006, he became an M&A Director and then Executive Director at the Lyon office.
In 2018, joined Transactions & Compagnie, returning to an environment of entrepreneurship and close client relationships.

Olivier Vizerie has been a specialist in the sales and acquisitions of wine estates and vineyards for nearly thirty years. His passion for cultural heritage and oenology led him to launch his own company, Millésime Transaction, in 1995 to offer owners or future buyers of vineyards the support that these very special properties require. He has over 70 transactions under his belt, mainly in the Bordeaux vineyards, covering a wide range of clients.
Building long-term relationships of trust with his clients is a principle dear to Olivier’s heart. It is a principle he continues to put into practice within Transactions & Compagnie.

Bertrand Sasson joined Transactions & Compagnie in January 2019 as a Partner to our Real Estate practice with overall responsibility for Real Estate advisory activities.
Blessed with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for businesses built around human relationships, Bertrand founded and ran his own real estate consultancy, BST, for over twenty years before joining Transactions & Compagnie. He conducted more than fifty transactions with institutional and private investors, covering a wide range of asset types and risk profiles. Bertrand’s career prior to this was at the Xerox Group, an early experience that was pivotal in the development of his commercial acumen and his ability to bring transactions to a successful conclusion.

Yann Quentrec is a Senior Advisor specialised in cross-border industries.

With thirty years’ experience across major banking groups (Paribas, HSBC, The CFI Group) and in industry (Rhodia), Yann joined Transactions & Compagnie in 2021 as a Partner. As an investment banker, he developed a comprehensive understanding of clients’ situations, and an ability to quickly grasp and anticipate their needs.
His career has also led him to develop a great deal of expertise in the field of cross-border industrial transactions – a key asset in the international development of Transactions & Compagnie.
Yann is also an impressive athlete, and specialist in the 400 metres dash. A multiple French champion, he has retained from this experience a strong taste for challenge, boldness, and commitment – values which form the DNA of Transactions & Compagnie.

Thierry-Yves Philippe is a Senior Advisor with Transactions & Cie in Paris.

After starting his career in leading advisory firms, first as an auditor at Arthur Andersen and then as a Restructuring professional at Deloitte, Thierry-Yves Philippe built a broad experience during thirty years as a Private Equity investment professional taking majority control positions in small and mid-cap companies in the financial and industrial sectors. CEO for nearly three years of the car manufacturer PGO Automobiles, Thierry-Yves joined Transactions et Compagnie in 2021 and was particularly involved in the opening of opening our New York office.

Paul O’Mahony is our Partner specialised in Debt Advisory.

Paul O’Mahony built his career around openness and versatility. For more than 25 years, he has conducted M&A and debt advisory mandates for corporates and investment funds on both sides of the English Channel.
He started his career as an auditor at KPMG, before joining the M&A team at Close Brothers in London as a Director. In 2003, he decided to specialise in the debt market with CIC, GE Capital and then KPMG, helping to establish their Leveraged Finance department. Paul was a Senior Advisor at the Edmond de Rothschild Group from 2015 until 2017, before joining the founding team of Transactions & Compagnie as a Partner.
His rich, diverse, and internationally-oriented background is a key asset in the development of Transactions & Compagnie’s activities.