Cédric BannelFounding Partner

Cedric is one of France’s Internet pioneers. In 2000, he created www.caradisiac.com, the first French automotive website that merged with the Centrale des Particuliers in 2007 to form Car & Boat Media. He also chaired Canalblog, the leading independent website for French blogs with over a million blogs.

A former student of the ENA, he began his career at the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance where he successively managed controls on foreign investments in France and financial sanctions against Iraq and Libya, before joining the service responsible for privatisations. He was also Financial Attaché at the French embassy in London before joining Louis Schweitzer as Director of Financial Relations at Renault and member of the financial committee at the Renault-Nissan group where he worked from 1998 to 2000.

Philippe LeoniFounding Partner

Philippe was, from 1995 to 2008, the Chairman and CEO of Spir, a listed company member of SBF120, with over 4000 employees and operations in 7 European countries. Philippe transformed this company with €150m in turnover on his arrival into a large media business, the leader in its sector with €650m, through both organic growth and acquisitions. Philippe notably started or developed:

• LeBonCoin.fr that became the undisputed leader of small ads on internet in France
• Adrexo that became a leader in the distribution of advertising leaflets
• Logic Immo that became a leader in real estate ads
• 20 Minutes that became the leading French daily by audience
• Car & Boat Media that became the leading website for automotive ads along with Lacentrale.fr and Caradisiac.com.

Philippe has managed several profitable investments, in particularly difficult and competitive environments, on the basis of bets which were complex both strategically and operationally but which proved successful thanks to his personal involvement and the selection of performing and reliable management teams.

Didier GaudouxSenior Partner

Didier joined Latour Capital in 2017. He moved to the Schindler group in 1995 where he became CEO of the French subsidiary. In 1999 he joined Ineo, a subsidiary of Suez, as CEO. Between 2002 and 2009, he joined Air Liquide where he successively became CEO of Air Liquide Welding, then CEO of the Gas and Service Activity in France, then Vice-President of South Europe for Air Liquide. From 2009 to 2014, Didier returned to Groupe Schindler as a member of the Executive Board of Directors, also responsible for the EMEA region and for the European Supply Chain. Didier was Senior Advisor to Astorg Partners in 2015 and 2016.

Didier graduated from Ecole Centrale Lille and holds a Post-graduate degree in International Finance at Paris Dauphine University.

Olivier ThiéblinSenior Partner

Olivier joined Latour as Senior Partner. Amongst other achievements, he structured, developed and sold Quartier Français Spiritueux (revenue increased from €40 million in 2005 to €180 million when sold in 2012). Olivier subsequently managed, developed and sold Kalhyge (revenue €150 million) from 2014 to 2017 on behalf of Vermeer Capital, then headed Genoyer (revenue €200 million, owned by Naxicap Partners) from 2017 to 2021, a period during which the group underwent in-depth restructuring. Olivier has substantial expertise in mergers and acquisitions, thanks to his various managerial experiences (around ten substantial acquisitions and integrations carried out, experience in disposal of subsidiaries and management of majority shareholder change processes). He was also involved in company structuring (notably supervising the creation of France Pulvé from several entities of the family-owned Exel Industries group between 2021 and 2022) and in investment management, with the monitoring of a small family investment portfolio since 2010.

Olivier graduated from École Polytechnique and Mines ParisTech.

Jean-François Beaudoin Senior Partner

Jean-François Beaudoin  joined Latour as Senior Partner. He began his career in 2001 in the Innovation Department of the Stellantis group (then PSA Peugeot Citroën), where he headed the aerodynamics research teams. He joined Alstom's transport branch in 2007, where he held successive management positions in the Technical, Operations and Finance departments, before moving to Asia in 2014, and becoming shortly afterwards Alstom's President for the Asia-Pacific Region. Returning to France in 2018, Jean-François became the global head of the Digital & Integrated Systems branch, grouping together digital signaling & solutions, infrastructure, and turnkey projects (18,000 employees in 50+ countries, €4.5b sales). Jean-François turned this product line into the main vector for the digitalization of Alstom's solutions portfolio. Over the course of his career, Jean-François has developed a solid experience in the international development of technological and industrial activities, at ease both as a leader of large-scale operations and as a decisive decision maker to operate profitability turnarounds. Jean-François furthermore led a number of mergers and acquisitions, both at small (~€5m) and very large (>€1b) scale, with a strong focus on integration strategy, development and post-acquisition value creation.

Jean-François  is a graduate of École Polytechnique and holding a PhD in mathematics from Mines ParisTech

Maxime GuttonPartner

Maxime joined Latour Capital at inception in March 2011. He started his professional career in 2000 in the Media and Telecommunications Department of Ernst & Young. In 2004, he joined Wagram Corporate Finance, an independent M&A boutique where he stayed four years, accompanying large industrial French groups as well as investments funds in a large number of M&A operations. In 2008, Maxime joined Vauban Partenaires, a smidcap private equity fund focused on growth capital and transmission/ restructuring, where he was involved in eight transactions in various sectors.

Maxime graduated in business from Université Paris Dauphine and holds a Master Degree from IEP Paris (SciencesPo).

Gaspard LacoeuilhePartner

Gaspard Lacoeuilhe Latour Capital at its creation in 2011 and has been involved in many of its investments. He is currently involved in monitoring Gutor, Hygie31 and Omni-Pac. 

Gaspard is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Lille, the IEP Paris and has a Masters in Economics and Public Policy from the Ecole Polytechnique.

Sylvain DekensPartner

Sylvain joined Latour Capital in 2020. He is currently involved in monitoring Funecap, Kandelium, Sulo and Oxand. Sylvain began his career in 2009 at Deutsche Bank in the M&A team. After two years at the Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI), he joined Bpifrance in 2013 as Investment Director. 

Sylvain is a graduate of SUPAERO and London Business School

Nicholas WhitbeckPartner

Nicholas Whitbeck joined Latour Capital in 2018. Among others, he is involved in the monitoring of European Digital Group (EDG), Groupe RG, Santiane and Primonial. Nicholas began his professional career in 2013 at Evercore in London, where, for six years, he accompanied investment funds, large groups and SMEs in their M&A transactions, mainly in the financial services sector. 

Nicholas is a graduate of HEC Paris. 

Camille DefayePartner, CFO and Head of Investor Relations

Camille joined Latour Capital in 2016. He spent five years in the investment team before being promoted to CFO in 2020. He started his professional career in 2014 in the Transaction Services & Restructuring department of Eight Advisory. 

Camille is a graduate of emlyon business school. 

Quentin FaulconnierESG & Compliance Director

Quentin joined Latour Capital in 2022 as ESG Director.
He started his professional career in 2011 at Bureau Veritas and then Winergia where he took part in numerous missions to improve the energy performance of industrial and real estate clients, before joining the Sustainable Performance & Transformation department of EY in 2015 where he broadened his scope of intervention to all CSR themes, in particular decarbonation issues. From 2020 to 2022, Quentin was Sustainability Director at Axionable where he accompanied his clients on projects combining data transformation and sustainability.
Quentin graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris.

Léa Béal SoulierAssociate Director

Léa joined Latour Capital early 2021 as Associate. She previously worked as Associate in Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley for two years then at Michel Dyens & Co. for one year in Paris. Léa graduated from HEC Paris.

Antoine BonnefousAssociate Director

Antoine joined Latour Capital in early 2021.  He started his professional career in 2017 within Bpifrance’s Large Cap investment team, where he participated in various transactions involving private / listed companies, alongside private equity funds as well as family shareholders. Antoine graduated from ESCP Business School.

Chloé Legrix de la SalleAssociate Director

Chloé joined Latour Capital early 2019 to start her professional career. She had previously had experiences at Ardian (in the co-investment Department) in New-York and Paris, and in Transaction Services at Eight Advisory. She graduated from HEC Paris.

Pierre-Emmanuel GuinéAssociate Director

Pierre-Emmanuel joined Latour Capital mid-2021. He started his professional career in 2016 in the Ministry for The Economy and Finance. After 2 years in the Budget Department, he joined the Transportation team within the French Shareholding Agency. He was in charge of Groupe ADP, SCNF Réseau (French railway infrastructure) and regional airports. Pierre-Emmanuel Guiné graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and Collège des Ingénieurs.

Roxane ShahmohammadiAssociate Director

Roxane joined Latour Capital in 2020. She started her professional career in 2017 in M&A at Rothschild & Co where she was involved in various operations for both PE firms and midcap corporates. Roxane graduated from HEC Paris and Bocconi University.

Ghita El YoussefiSenior Associate

Ghita joined Latour Capital in 2022 as an Associate. She started her professional career in 2020 in Naxicap Partners’ Mid-Cap team, where she participated in various transactions in private companies alongside investment funds as well as management teams. Ghita graduated from EDHEC Business School.

Sophie ThielSenior Associate

Sophie joined Latour Capital in 2025 as a Senior Associate. She began her career in 2020 at Goldman Sachs in London, within the M&A team specializing in the Consumer Retail sector. In 2021, she joined the Mid Cap France team at IK Partners, where she contributed to investments in private companies. Sophie holds a degree from ESCP.

Souheila RochdiAnalyst

Souheila joined Latour Capital in 2024. She joined from Roland Berger where she was a Consultant in Strategy for 2 years. Souheila graduated from HEC Paris and  ENSAE Paris.

Adrien AndralAnalyst

Adrien joined Latour Capital in 2024. He started his professional career in 2022 in the M&A division of Rothschild & Co, where he was involved in various transactions for Private Equity firms, listed companies and SMEs. Adrien graduated from ESSEC Business School.

Louka BoulaineAnalyst

Louka joined Latour Capital in 2024 to start his professional career after completing an internship with the team in 2023. Louka graduated from ESSEC Business School.

Julien ColombaniAnalyst

Julien joined Latour Capital in 2024 to start his career after completing an internship with the team. He previously had experience at Tikehau in private equity and in M&A at Bank Hottinguer. Julien graduated from the BFA MSc at Paris Dauphine-PSL University.

Audrey Seignat ESG Analyst

Audrey joined Latour Capital in 2024 to start her professional career. Some of her previous experiences include working in Mirova's ESG team, and in european political consultancy at FleishmanHillard. Audrey graduated from Warwick University and HEC Paris.  

Aristide GasangwaInvestor Relation

Aristide joined Latour Capital in June 2023 as an Investor Relations Senior Associate. He has spent his entire career working at the French Treasury within the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as economic attaché in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia and most recently in Paris as Deputy-Head for Middle East countries. Aristide graduated from EDHEC Business School.

Paul DarasseChief Controlling Officer

Paul started his professional career in 2015 at Mazars where he spent 4 years as an auditor. Paul was involved in the audits of several large investment companies including Bpifrance Investissement, Natixis Investment Managers and CNP Assurances.

Paul holds a Master 2 in Financial and Fiscal Management from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne as well as the DSCG (Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion).

Nicolas FaureJunior Financial Controller

Nicolas joined Latour in 2024. He started his career at KPMG in 2022, for 2 years, he audited several asset management companies. Nicolas graduated from Grenoble Ecole de Management.

Estelle BordatAssistante