Cyrille is currently leading the Private Equity investment selection and portfolio construction of BCGE, as well as advising institutional clients on their private equity portfolios and managing a Private Equity fund of funds.
Previously, Cyrille was a Partner at DAA Capital Partners SA, where he was responsible for investment due diligence, terms negotiations, financing and closing investment agreements with portfolio companies. Cyrille actively supported portfolio companies as a board member or observer, helping them grow and ensure their success. In particular, he contributed to the turnaround of one portfolio company and led it to go public (IPO in summer 2021).
Prior to this, Cyrille was Head of Advisory and Private Markets at Arab Bank Switzerland. He managed private and institutional clients across all asset classes (bonds, equities, private markets, currencies and derivatives). He managed cross-assets funds of funds, and co-managed the bank’s pension fund. He oversaw the private markets offering with coverage of buyout, growth, venture capital, as well as direct investments.
Prior to this, Cyrille helped develop Schroder SA’s Private Equity offering and worked in Société Générale’s equity derivatives department.
Cyrille holds a Master in Business (MBA) from Columbia Business School and London Business School, as well as a Master in Finance (MSc) from Edhec Business School.
Cyrille is also co-founder of Seeds, a microfinance NGO.