Our team

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Sidney Cabessa Sidney Cabessa Chairman and CEO
 After working as an engineer at Technip, Sidney joined the Banque de l'Union Européenne as a financial analyst and then as director of financial research before holding various management positions in the financial affairs department. Since 1990, he has been the chairman and chief executive officer of CIC Finance. Sidney is also the chairman and CEO of CIC Investissment, chairman of the Supervisory Board of CIC LBO Partners and vice-president of the Supervisory Board of CM-CIC Capital Privé. He graduated in chemical engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs, has a BS degree and degrees from the Institut d'Études Politiques-Paris and Centre de Perfectionnement des Affaires (CPA).

Sidney Cabessa

Chairman and CEO

Charles-Helen des Isnards Charles-Helen des Isnards Senior Advisor
 After an international career at the Banque de l'Union Européenne (BUE), UBAF and the CIC group, Charles-Helen participated in the creation of CIC Finance as a member of the Executive Board in charge of mergers and acquisitions and financial transactions involving listed companies. As Senior Advisor, he has provided consulting services for numerous transactions, notably in the food, distribution and luxury sectors. He graduated from the Institut d'Études Politiques-Paris and has a law degree.

Charles-Helen des Isnards

Senior Advisor

 
Benoît Maillard Benoît Maillard Associate Director Lille
 After beginning his career in Quadrem, e-procurement startup for worldwide metal industry, Benoît worked as corporate business developer in Elaïapharm Laboratories, former Glaxo Welcome spin off. In 2003, he began working in the M&A industry and became Managing Director of the Bureau de Rapprochement des Entreprises, small caps M&A advising firm in Northern France. He joined CIC Finance team in 2008. Benoît graduated from University René Descartes, Paris, with a Biology degree, and from Ceram Business School in Sophia Antipolis.

Benoît Maillard

Associate Director Lille

Laurent Lefebvre   Laurent Lefebvre Associate Director
 Before joining CIC Finance in 2005, Laurent worked for two years in transaction advisory services at Ernst & Young and in mergers & acquisitions at Close Brothers. He has participated in numerous sell-side and buy-side deals for private and public companies or private equity funds. He graduated the EDHEC Business school.

Laurent Lefebvre

Associate Director

   
Cédric Vojetta   Cédric Vojetta Senior Associate
 Before joining CIC Finance in May 2006, Cédric had experiences on the M&A teams at Calyon and Cazenove and worked for two years in the audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a graduate of Euromed-Marseille.

Cédric Vojetta

Senior Associate

Julien Keignart   Julien Keignart Senior Associate
 Before joining CIC Finance in July 2006, Julien worked for a year in the audit and transaction advisory services at Ernst & Young. He has a DESS in financial auditing from the University of Paris-Dauphine.

Julien Keignart

Senior Associate

Guillaume Michalet Guillaume Michalet Senior Associate
 Before joining CIC Finance in 2007 as a Senior Associate, Guillaume worked for six years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including three years in transaction services. As part of his experience in transaction services, he worked with investment funds as well as with sell-side and buy-side industrial companies. Guillaume graduated from EDHEC.

Guillaume Michalet

Senior Associate

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