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guillaume desbonnets

guillaume desbonnets

Associate Consultant

31 years old
Driving License
Suresnes (92500) France
Employed Available
  • Involved in investment projects in the Telecommunications (3), the Media (1) and the Technology industry (5)
  • Selected Investment Experience:
    o Acquisition of Swiss Towers AG (Aug. 17 / Transaction Value: CHF500m):
    ̶ Assisted with the company valuation (DCF and trading comparables)
    o Potential acquisition of PlusServer, a managed hosting company (EBITDA 2016 c.€40m / EV c.10x-12x EBITDA)
    ̶ Produced the operating model using management business plan and own forecasts based on industry market research and interview of industry experts leading to reject the project.
    o Potential acquisition of a managed public cloud provider
    ̶ Researched over 100 players and defined 15 targets using financial, geographic and business criteria
    ̶ Assisted the management team with the set-up of a spin-off (incl. review of the business plan)
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  • Involved in investment projects in the following industries: Consumer Goods in Cote d’Ivoire (1), Quick Service Restaurant in Nigeria (1), Hospitality in the Indian Ocean (4) and Telecommunication in Madagascar and Rwanda (2)
  • Consulting mission for Mauvilac (c. 300 FTEs), investee operating in the industry of paint & chemicals
    o Performed an activity-based costing to reallocate fixed cost
    o Assisted Chief Marketing Officer in reviewing the range of products and discounts offered to clients
  • Selected Investment Experience:
    o Potential acquisition of a publicly-listed hospitality company in the Indian Ocean
    ̶ Presented angle of opportunity to the investment team and produced SOTP valuation showing 30% discount to market price
Company Description
Adenia Partners is a private equity fund manager focusing on control buyouts and growth capital investments in Sub-Saharan African market leaders exhibiting strong potential for operational improvement.

Adenia’s investment team is composed of experienced private equity professionals with a broad set of skills in strategic consulting, M&A, and company management. The team is based in 4 African countries with offices in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Madagascar and Mauritius.
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  • Analyzed potential catalyst-driven situations (M&A transactions, spin-off)
  • Selected Investment Experience: Medivation/Sanofi/Pfizer bidding war
Company Description
Lyxor Asset Management Group ("the Lyxor group"), wholly-owned directly or indirectly by Societe Generale and composed notably of two subsidiaries, is a European asset management specialist, an expert in all investment styles, active, passive or alternative. From ETFs to multi-management, with EUR 123.8 billion under management and advisory, Lyxor group creates innovative investment solutions to meet the long-term challenges of managing savings. Thanks to its experts and its engineering tradition and research, Lyxor group combines search for performance and risk management.
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  • Performed financial and strategic analysis of companies and market research to value an acquisition, determine any potential turnaround
Company Description
Keravalon is a private investment firm specializing in the acquisition & operation of underperforming businesses divested from large corporations.
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