corporate bank from Banque Richelieu Group
who we are
Richelieu Corporate finance
A dedicated offer for managers
Expertise and advice on financing and M&A transactions
Richelieu Corporate Finance assists companies with their financing and M&A transactions:
Support companies in advising and structuring financing solutions:
- Equity financing
- Structuring and issuing private debt
- Restructuring operations
M&A :
- Buying and selling mandates
A dedicated offering for managers of family-owned SMEs and SMIs
We support family-owned SMEs and SMIs in all sectors. Recently, we have been called upon in the following sectors:
- Industry (aeronautics, boating, packaging)
- Agri-food sectors
- IT (Saas software, AI)
- Finance (Asset Management, Fintechs)
- Agriculture and viticulture
With us, you benefit from tailor-made support, whether in France or abroad.
Strong expertise in the financial industry
Our team
Philippe Giraud
Chairman & Partner
Phillippe began his career at Neuflize, then joined Federal Finance (Arkéa) before returning to Neuflize Gestion. He then joined KBL France, then the GTI Group, where he specialized in asset-backed financing (securitization). In 2018, he launched his own consulting firm dedicated to the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Maxime Guyon
Investment banker
A graduate of Emlyon with a master’s degree in financial engineering, he began his career in Burgundy-Franche-Comté in a generalist boutique. He was involved in operations in various industries, including software, marble quarrying and automotive retailing. For the past 5 years, he has specialized in IT (ESN and software players), working for established investment banks in Paris. He brings this sector expertise to the Richelieu Corporate Finance team.
Baptiste Jacquelin
Business Manager
He holds a Master’s degree in Market Finance from the École Supérieure de Gestion, and has 2 years’ experience in customer support with Banque Richelieu France.
He joined Richelieu Corporate Finance at its creation to assist Philippe Giraud in analyzing and monitoring transactions.
Our support
Our DNA is fully in line with that of Banque Richelieu Group. Our human scale and team-based management are real assets, offering proximity, agility, innovation, adaptation to regulatory changes and rapid execution.
The human factor is of paramount importance to us, and largely determines our support decisions.
The Richelieu customer experience is unique
Our teams work in synergy, constantly adapting to each other’s needs with recognized speed of execution.
It’s this agility, this ability to respond in all circumstances to their needs for explanations and the search for opportunities that our customers and prospects, individuals or professionals, most often multi-banked, are looking for. These are the strengths that set us apart from the big banks and have enabled us to successfully transform our business.