André Cohen, Founder, Head of Global M&A
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30 years + of first rank international M&A lead advisory and Corporate Finance experience, including 20 in US, UK, and French investment banks, out of Paris and London
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Around 50 successful transactions and 300+ assignments in career, including the sale of Yves Saint Laurent group to Elf-Sanofi or Guinness Plc‘s (Diageo plc) circa €2 bn investments in French world luxury consumer goods leader LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy
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Core expertise in Insurance and financial services
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Repeat clients in Insurance World top 10
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10 years in Israel developing M&A and capital raising, including international assignments with Israel major banks, Tech and Internet Corporates, and Entrepreneurs, and Placement Agent advisory services to local insurance, banks and other institutional and family offices
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Consulted by local Israel financial markets authorities on international matters and standards
Andre was Awarded Medal of the City of Paris, France, and was in LinkedIn™ top 10% most viewed profiles in Israel in 2012
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Advised during his career CEOs, MDs, CFOs and shareholders / business owners clients, on more than 300 lead advisory assignments, typically multinational blue chips, institutions and family owners of middle-sized corporates, across a large span of sectors such as Insurance, Banking, Consumer Goods, Tech & Internet, Hospitality/Real Estate, or Retail and Manufacturing
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Advises mostly European cross-border transactions, American, UK, European, and Israeli clients, with deal sizes typically ranging from 5 million to 2 billion Euros, with a dominance in Insurance and Banks sectors
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Previous career in Banque Indosuez (now Credit Agricole bank group), US investment bankWasserstein& Perella, BZW (ex Barclays Bank), Ernst&Young Corporate Finance andInterContinental Hotels Group (Bass Plc group)
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Co-founder Cohen Brothers Financial Services in 2006
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Graduated French top tier Business School ESCP (1986 class), French Attorney at Law (Paris Courts –‘Avocat à la Cour’), ‘DECS’ (French academical degree required for Chartered Public Accountants) and Legal English Certificate (‘CAJ’ at Paris University XII)
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Speaks fluent French, English and has working ability in Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese & Italian.