OUR APPROACH
CHALLENGING
CONVENTIONS, ASSUMPTIONS AND CONCLUSIONSWe identify strategies that other may dismiss or see as too risky. We support our clients, so they have the confidence to make bold decisions. We fight our corner defending our clients’ interests at every turn.
We deliver clear opinions and understandable advice (that inspires action). We tell it how it is. We say exactly what we mean. Without false bonhomie, with genuine care and concern.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
COURAGE
APPROACH IS ALWAYS
TENACIOUS AND PASSIONATEAt heart we are a courageous leader. We lead our clients through complex processes with a clear and courageous strategy. We make bold moves, so our clients gain the greatest advantage. We take obstacles in our stride. We always find a way.
We bring people with us, supporting and guiding them through the process. We are trusted and followed. Through courage and audacity we find better solutions and get better results.
WHAT WE DO
CAPITAL CRUSADERS IS THE QUARRY
Succeeding in corporate finance takes finesse. We take good ideas and run with them all the way to partners that we know will get them and back them.
We’ll be there to cover and protect you all the way through – we’ll test your plans to make sure they’re bombproof and structure the transaction when it’s ready.
We’re also skilled negotiators so we’ll always make sure everyone is on-side. A good idea is a good idea whatever the sector, but we’ve done most of our deals in Media & Digital Media, Gaming, Food, Beverage, and Consumer Oriented Business
OUR EXPERTS
THE GREEN BERET
STEPHAN GAUDE
MANAGING PARTNER
Principal of DragonKnight. A seasoned financial expert. A natural instinct for financial deal making and valuations.
Held positions at some of the world’s leading financial companies. Commerzank, Landesbank, WestLB, Goldman Sachs and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.
Highly respected in the industry. Always thinks outside the box. Loves to challenge. Dogged and determined in finding the right solution. On his clients’ side. On everyone else’s case.
Fluent in French, German, English and Playstation.
Knows the language of finance inside out.
THE TACTICAL MASTER
JEAN-MARC BLANKERT
MANAGING PARTNER
Jean-Marc is a wealth of expertise in debt and equity funding strategies, a breath of product knowlegde and a track record of developing client relationships and new business streams in corporate finance.
Held management positions at leading Financial institutions, among which Société Générale, Crédit Agricole and Kepler Cheuvreux.Creator of innovative debt finance solutions for clients. Wealth of contacts with relevant industry participants in all risk/return segments.
Loves skiing & hiking during the weekends.
Fluent in French, English, Dutch. Good knowledge of German.
OUR ADVISORS
MASTER OF LAW
GÉRAUD RIOM
Géraud is a member of the bar in Paris. And for good reason: he is an expert in corporate law. Especially within private mergers and acquisitions, especially international M&As, joint ventures, strategic alliances and AMF regulations (French supervisory authorities).
His professional practice extends to sectors as diverse as mining, energy, defence, aviation, banking and retail.
He speaks English and, bien sur, French.
THE DOCTOR
GILBERT MERTENS
Gilbert knows Pharma inside out: he has served the sector in Europe & USA for 30 years. He was General Manager Business Development and Communication at Merck KGaA until 2004.
Gilbert has expounded some of his vast learning in a dozen of books so far; among them: The Molecular Revolution; and New Thinking: Outsmarting Cancer Cells.
His series of Healthcare Management reports, published by the Financial Times and by Reuters Business Insight have been received within the global pharmaceutical business community as benchmark publications. Gilbert speaks fluent English, French and German.
If your business plan has to do with European or US Life Sciences, Gilbert is the man you need.
