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Alexandre ISSAD
67, rue d’Argout, 75002, Paris
 + 33 6 33 48 13 01
[email protected]
EDUCATION
2013-2017:
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
Ranked in the top 6 Business schools in France, triple accredited EQUIS, AACSB and Association of MBAs. Masters in
Management, Major in Corporate Finance;
Relevant courses: Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuation Techniques, Advanced Financial Analysis, Financial Engineering
and Strategy, Portfolio Management, Quantitative Finance, Cash Management, Reporting under IFRS and USGAAP
Exchange Program - Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, India: one term of Master of Business
Administration (MBA) in Corporate Finance;
Relevant courses: Strategy and Competition, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entrepreneurial Finance & Private Equity,
Project & Infrastructure Finance, Hedge Funds Strategies and Customer Relationship Management (CRM);
2011-2013:
Lycée Notre-Dame de Sainte Croix, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
2 years of specialist training with a specialization in Mathematics followed by a competitive entrance examination
for business schools
2011:
Lycée Bossuet, Meaux, France
Scientific Baccalauréat (with Highest Honours), equivalent to ‘A’ levels / High School Diploma
Jan-Jun 17:
Alliance Entreprendre (Subsidiary of French Investment Bank Natixis)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
French Private Equity firm with €500m of assets under management mainly investing on small and midcap
companies across industry, 30 staff
Private Equity Analyst Intern:
 Valuation of investment opportunities and Deal Flow analysis (strategic analysis, financial analysis and valuation
using DCF and multiple methods)
 Strategic Due Diligence (market & competition analysis and Business Plan modelling)
 Investment Memorandum (valuation, financial arrangement, modelling and legal documentation)
 Portfolio follow-up (financial & strategic follow-up of portfolio companies and screening of potential targets in
case of build-up)
Jun-Aug 16: Toundra Voyages Inc., Montréal, Canada
Canadian B2B Tour Operator offering tailor-made travel in the US and Canada for European travel agencies, 80 staff
Finance Department Intern:
 Accounts payable and receivable, reporting, financial and management control
Jul – Dec 15 Degroof Petercam Finance (Investment Bank), Paris, France
Belgian investment bank with presence in Belgium and France, 150 staff
M&A Analyst Intern:
 M&A process (origination and execution)
 Pitch, Information Memorandum and Management Presentations for M&A, IPOs and debt issuances operations
 Market analysis, corporate valuation (DCF, Comparable, etc.), screening of potential buyers/targets
Jan – Jun 15 Société Générale Corporate & Investment Bank (Investment Bank), Paris, France
French Investment Bank part of Group Société Générale, presence in 38 countries, 12,000 staff
DCM Analyst Intern:
 Structuring and pricing of primary issuance for Covered, Senior or Subordinated bonds
 Pitch and response to tenders for complex operations (multi-currency, multi-maturity): investor profiles, debt
profiles, presentation of macroeconomic research
 Pricing updates (primary and secondary levels in EUR, USD, GBP,JPY, CNH, SGD and AUD)
 Roadshows preparation, writing of documentation such as transaction summaries, term sheets
LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER SKILLS
French: Native speaker
English: Fluent – TOEIC 900/990 – GMAT training cycle at Audencia Business School
Spanish: Fluent
Computer skills (Software and financial databases): Proficient in Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, Dealogic, Thomson
One/Reuters, Diane/Amadeus, Capital IQ, Factiva, Lexis Nexis, Markit, Final Cut Pro Photoshop
Specific Material: Mac
ACTIVITES AND INTERESTS
Sports:
Running: Paris Half Marathon in 2015, 2016 & 2017 and Meaux Half Marathon in 2015 – PR: 1h47mn
Basket-ball: practiced in club, regional championship
Associations:
G-Eyes Audencia, Vice-President: student association filming all events (organized both by the student and the
administration) in Audencia Business School and proposing its services to small companies to promote their activities
Cooking, reading, music and travelling