Pierre-Arnaud started his career in investment banking at Clinvest (Crédit Lyonnais Group) in 1993 in Paris. In 1997, he was promoted Vice-President in charge of transatlantic transactions based in New York before being named Head of Utilities and Transport in 1999 back in Paris. In 2001, Pierre-Arnaud joined Hawkpoint Partners and contributed to the creation and development of the Paris office. At Hawkpoint, Pierre-Arnaud mainly focused on private equity transactions while advising either private equity funds or LBO senior management. In 2012, he founded Sycomore Corporate Finance together with Olivier and François.
Pierre-Arnaud has a longstanding experience of the private equity sector while advising in numerous transactions over the last 15 years, whether buy-side, sell-side or alongside senior management.
Pierre-Arnaud is a graduate from ESSEC Business School, holds an MA in Computer Science from University Paris Dauphine and a BA in Mathematics and Economics from University Paris René Descartes