Michel COHEN

Senior Advisor and Board Member - CEO of MC Investment - Member of the supervisory board of Cyrus Conseil - Board Member of Red Luxury

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

Over 25 years of experience in Corporate and Investment banking originating and delivering major transactions for large national and multinational Corporate and Sovereign clients as well as Financial Institutions (including Private Equity) across geographies with a strong focus on France, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. A great business track record, as a trusted advisor in strategic M&A and ECM transactions for an extensive network of senior executives. Experienced manager of international bankers, building team momentum to achieve profitable growth.

Experience

  • Senior Advisor at MC Investment
    Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

  • Board Member at Red Luxury Group
    Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

  • Founding Partner at SilverQuant
    2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB (11 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Advisor
      Aug 2019 - Mar 2020 · 8 mos

    • Head of CEEMEA region
      2015 - Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Head of the CEEMEA region and member of Global Banking and Investment Solutions (GBIS) management committee: responsible for supervising the CEEMEA region as a whole (on behalf of GBIS) - branches in Turkey, Poland and the Middle East, two Rep Offices in South Africa & Azerbaijan, and four JV’s with SG International Retail Network in Czech Republic, Romania, Russia and Morocco. Defining and implementing GBIS‘s business strategy in the region and developing intra-Group synergies; managing commercial coordination in the region for Corporate, Financial Institutions and Sovereign clients.

    • Head of Global Client management
      2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

      Managing a worldwide coverage team of 200 people in charge of the coverage of (around 700) Corporate Target clients, of the coverage of Financial Institutions ( around 1000 FIG clients worldwide), and of all the Business Facilitation Services responsible for Marketing, Client Management and Bankers support.

  • Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB (Greater Paris Metropolitan Region)
    • Global Head of Equity Capital Markets
      2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs

      Heading a pan-European team of 70 people, top 3 in France and top 10 in ECM in Europe, active on the full range of equity products: IPOs, follow-on, convertible bonds, equity corporate derivatives.

    • Senior Banker
      2003 - 2006 · 3 yrs

      Strategic M&A advisory, refinancing of aquisition debt, derivatives, book running of inaugural bonds.