Jean-Philippe Verdier

Founding Partner at Verdier & Co. Corporate Advisory | Investment Banker | Entrepreneur | B Corp | Former Board Member & Chair of Alumni Council - London Business School

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Corporate Finance and Investment Banking professional with 20+ years experience advising senior executives at corporates and private equity firms on strategic issues, large and medium sized M&A or equity raising transactions worth a combined €25bn. Team leadership and entrepreneurial skills with international experience. Holds a Masters in Strategy & Leadership from the full time senior executive Sloan Fellowship program at London Business School (also taught at MIT & Stanford), and a MSc from NEOMA (France). Specialties: investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, business development, strategy, leadership and management, private equity, venture capital.

Experience

  • Founding Partner at Verdier & Co. Corporate Advisory ¦ B Corp certified
    Mar 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 4 mos

    Independent corporate finance adviser to Public and Private Corporates, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Founders / Entrepreneurs with a focus on Technology, Healthcare and GreenTech / Sustainability across the UK and France. In practice: - support on designing and/or executing corporate strategy and business development initiatives, - advice on and execution of transactions (acquisitions / divestitures / partnerships - JVs, private placement, public equity raising), - assignments as part-time or externalised corporate M&A - designing and running beauty parade contests (eg to select external adviser)

  • Chair of the Alumni Council, Member of the Board of Directors of London Business School at London Business School
    Aug 2016 - Jul 2023 · 7 yrs

    The Alumni Council develops and enhances relationships and experiences of alumni, including with students, faculty and the School. It works in partnership with the Dean and Advancement to support the strategic objectives of the School Chair from August 2022 till end of term

  • Managing Director (& Head Investment Banking France 2014-15) at Jefferies
    2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

    Advising corporates and private equity firms on M&A, Equity or Debt raising transactions across a variety of sectors. Head Investment Banking France based in Paris btw May 2014 - Sept 2015 Completed transactions for Spirent Communications; Nokia Siemens Network; Nordgold; Arrow Global; Casen Fleet; Chiltern International; Pixium Vision; FircoSoft; Montupet

  • Director at Greenhill & Co.
    2004 - 2009 · 5 yrs

    Completed transactions for Rentokil Initial / Style Conferences; CVC / Adisseo; DMGT plc / Study Group; NASDAQ / London Stock Exchange; Mitchells & Butlers plc; Moody's Corp / Fermat; Shanks plc

  • Associate at Deutsche Bank
    2000 - 2004 · 4 yrs

    Completed transactions for Powell Duffryn / Nikko Principal Investments, Geesink-Norba / Oshkosh, Imperial Tobacco / Reemtsma, London Electricity (EDF Group) - Eastern Electricity and Seeboard; Scottish & Newcastle Retail