The team

Geoffroy joined HLD in 2014. He is an analyst.

He has previous experience in private equity with Garibaldi Participations.

Geoffroy is a graduate of INSEEC Business School and has a Advanced master degree in financial engineering from EM Lyon Business School.

Hans-Peter Diener’s role at HLD is that of a Senior Advisor to those seeking investment opportunities in Switzerland.

Hans-Peter is currently Chairman of the Board of Nüssli. He started his career on the M&A teams at Jacobs Suchard in 1984. Next, Hans-Peter became CEO first of Saurer’s Rotor Spinning division, then of Walter Meier Holding AG and lastly of Bellevue Asset Management.

Hans-Peter is a graduate of ETH Zurich university and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

William Drumain joined HLD in January 2016. He is an associate.

He used to be an associate in the mergers and acquisitions team at Citi, Paris, where he covered the French large-caps market (companies and funds). He also has experience in the mergers and acquisitions team at Citi, London, as well as at Goldman Sachs, Paris, and in private equity at Time for Growth.

Julie a rejoint HLD en 2017, elle est Assistante de gestion.

Précédemment, elle a travaillé pendant 6 ans en tant qu’assistante administrative au sein du Conseil départemental des Hauts-de-Seine.

Julie est en charge de la bonne coordination des bureaux au Luxembourg et soutient les tâches administratives et comptables.

Maxence joined HLD in 2013 : he is an associate.

He used to be a mergers and acquisitions analyst at the merchant bank DC Advisory.

Maxence is an HEC business school graduate.

Olivier joined HLD in January 2016, as Office Manager.

He used to work at Editis (Interforum), in the E-Commerce team.

Olivier is a graduate of Lyon’s ESAIL interior architecture school.

Salim joined HLD in 2016.

He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey. In 2013, he joined Murex, a software publisher dedicated to capital markets, as senior consultant and project manager.

Salim is a graduate of the Ecole polytechnique and of Columbia University.

Hélène Kiavué joined the HLD group in June 2018 as an administrative assistant. She spent 5 years as a management assistant at Unibail-Rodamco Westfied specializing in the holding, development and management of leading assets in the retail sector.

Hélène is a graduate of a management degree and a BTS business communication option advertising.

Julie joined HLD team in January 2015, as an analyst. She used to be an analyst in the small and mid-caps investment team at Bpifrance.

She also has experience of financial audit and consulting for financial institutions at PwC Luxembourg.

Julie has a Master’s in Finance and Banking Techniques from Panthéon-Assas University, Paris.

Philippe Lepot joined HLD in 2018.

Having started his career in the development of IT solutions in the financial field, he joined MasterCard International. First, he supervised European bank projects and then, he took part in the development of new technological products. He joined Luxembourg in 2011 and started his consultant firm dealing with supporting companies in implementation and utilisation of computer tools.

Mikael joined HLD in April 2018. He is in charge of companies’ valuation and reporting.

Previously he was in the field of financial auditing and consultant at BDO for holding and funds management companies.

Mikael is a graduate of the Skema Business School with a master of science in Corporate Financial Management.

Salomé Perruchon joined HLD as an associate in August 2015 and is based in Milan.

Having gained some experience of financial management at Hermès, Salomé started out as an analyst in the investment team at Perfectis Private Equity. In 2010, she joined the team at Eight Advisory. She left Paris to join the Milanese consultancy New Deal Advisory in 2014, before starting at HLD as part of our project to expand into Italy.

Salomé has a Master’s in Economics and Finance from Toulouse Business School.

Antoine joined HLD in October 2015. He is an associate.

He previously worked at the strategic consultancy firm Advention Business Partners, where he carried out projects for CAC 40 companies, SMEs and private equity funds. He also has experience in the mergers and acquisitions department of Edmond de Rothschild.

Antoine is a graduate of EMLYON Business School.

Geoffroi joined HLD in November 2016, he is a Finance Manager.

He has previous experience as Marketing & Commercial Support at SGG Luxembourg and he had the opportunity to lead a study in a support office for the creation of small and midsize businesses in France.

Geoffroi is graduated from ICN Business School in accounting and finance and he has the AMF certification.

Simon joined HLD in 2016. He is an analyst. He was previously a M&A analyst at DC Advisory.

He also has experience of financial audit in banking and insurance at EY.

Simon is a graduate of Neoma Business School (eg ESC Rouen).

Francesco Silleni’s role at HLD is that of a Senior Advisor to those seeking investment opportunities in Italy.

Francesco has done various management jobs in planning, sales, marketing and financial management of listed companies, such as ENI, Exxon Mobil, Novartis, Eli Lilly and CMB, in the oil and gas, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and packaging sectors. In 1991, he joined the 3i Group as a Director, to found its Italian subsidiary. Since then, he has successfully dedicated himself to investing in industrial companies, making over 20 investments, six of which have led to the company in question being listed on the stock market. He spent seven years as Chairman and CEO of the private equity division of the UBI Banca group, Italy’s fourth-largest bank.

Francesco Silleni has an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Sapienza University of Rome and an MBA from INSEAD.

Sarah joined HLD in 2016, she is Administrative Manager.

Previously, she was a management assistant in the Luxembourg subsidiary of Dierickx Leys, an asset management bank.

Sarah holds a Master’s degree in management and corporate strategy and a Bachelor’s degree in banking and wealth management.

Jean-Baptiste joined the HLD Group in October 2018 as a Corporate Social Responsibility Officer.

He has previous experiences as an assistant project manager in the Berlin based green start-up Fresh Square and then raising funds for the association Les Cols Verts Martinique.

Jean-Baptiste graduated with a master’s in Environment and Sustainable Development from the University College London and with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Toulouse Business School.