Nicolas Cofflard, former Managing Director at DC Advisory, joins Raphaël Financial Advisory as Partner to lead and develop financing advisory services
Raphaël Financial Advisory (“Raphaël”), a M&A advisory boutique established in 2015 by two former partners of Rothschild & Co, welcomes Nicolas Cofflard to strengthen its financing advisory capabilities.
With his recognized expertise and execution quality, Nicolas Cofflard complements Raphaël's M&A advisory offering. The firm will thus enhance its presence among private equity funds, debt funds, corporates and banks, addressing financing, development, succession, and restructuring challenges.
For Benoît O’Mahony and Florent Haïk, co-founders of Raphaël, Nicolas' arrival "addresses a client need at a time when the credit market is becoming more complex, and marks a key milestone in our development as we celebrate our 10th anniversary." They were also convinced by Nicolas' personality, noting that he "shares our approach to advisory: excellence, pugnacity, and full commitment to serving clients."
After over nine years at DC Advisory developing debt advisory services, Nicolas is "pleased to join an established and recognized investment bank that has maintained its entrepreneurial spirit and closeness to clients."
For Benoît, Florent, and Nicolas, "the personal connection was key in the decision to come together."Nicolas is joined by Simon Alexandre and Augustin Berger, who were respectively associate and analyst at DC Advisory. "We are delighted with their arrival, which will strengthen further our execution capabilities," comment Benoît and Florent.
About Nicolas Cofflard
Nicolas Cofflard has over 20 years of banking and financial experience. He began his career at the General Inspection of Société Générale Group in 2004. He then joined the Paris office of Royal Bank of Scotland in 2006, where he worked on financing transactions for public sector clients, large corporates, and also on financial restructurings.
In 2016, he joined DC Advisory in Paris to establish and develop debt advisory services by building a dedicated team.
He has executed over forty advisory mandates in acquisition, growth, or succession financing, refinancing, and financial restructurings. He has also worked on numerous "lender education" processes in company sale processes.
He has advised numerous private equity funds, entrepreneurs, corporates, debt funds, and other financial institutions on "mid-cap" transactions worth several hundred million euros.
About Raphaël Financial Advisory
The M&A advisory boutique Raphaël Financial Advisory was founded in 2015 by Benoît O’Mahony and Florent Haïk, two former partners of Rothschild & Co's Mid-Market team. With a team of about fifteen professionals, Raphaël specializes in M&A advisory, primarily focusing on primary transactions for entrepreneurs, families, or investment funds. Notable transactions include advising on Chenue with Andera (logistics),on Haudecoeur with Apheon and LFPI (grocery products), on Tiempo Secure with Qualcomm (cybersecurity), on Sphere with Hivest (packaging), on Gosto with Acto (office furniture), and on A2MAC1 with Providence (software).