Jean-Marc TeurquetilChairman and Managing Partner, The CFI Group

Jean-Marc graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and has spent the majority of his career in the financial services industry. After leading the derivatives desk at Crédit Lyonnais for 7 years, he became General Manager of BNP Finance. In 1996, Jean-Marc took over Aurel Leven and made it one of the leading independent brokerage firms in Paris. After selling Aurel Leven to Cantor Fitzgerald in 2006, he founded Athema, an M&A boutique and joined the CFI Group in 2008.

He has been actively involved in transactions with companies like L’Occitane, Safran, Airbus, Mont Blanc, Bureau Veritas, Pierre Herme, L’Oreal, Saint Gobain, BNP Paribas, etc.