FOUNDER

Hervé Thibaut de Maisières founded Lbo Managers in 2006.

Since then, he has provided support to CEOs and management teams in transactions

◼︎ with enterprise values from 20m€ to 2 Bn€

◼︎ primary and secondary buy-outs (LBOs)

◼︎ in France, Belgium, and internationally

Hervé acts as member of the supervisory board in PE owned firms, alongside CEOs and PE investors.

PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS

◼︎ Advisory and Investment
From 2000 to 2006, Hervé brought support to CEOs and/or owners of mid-size firms in LBOs, fund raising, acquisitions, shareholder strategy. He has developed an investment activity in internet start-ups alongside private and institutional investors. Together with two partners, they completed the buy-out of a specialist retail firm, which they reorganized and sold subsequently to an international diversified retail group.

◼︎ Apax Partners
Hervé was a director in the investment banking team of Apax Partners, a leading private equity group, from 1996 to 1999.

Based in Paris, he was involved in numerous private equity transactions.

◼︎ GBL Group (Albert Frère et Paul Desmarais)
During 8 years, Hervé was part of the Albert Frère and Paul Desmarais team within their GBL pan-European equity investment vehicle.
He was based in London, Brussels, and Paris.