Jacques Giard

Jacques Giard

Managing Director, France Country Leader

Jacques Giard is a Managing Director in the Transaction Advisory Services Practice and the France Country Leader, based in Paris. Jacques leverages more than 25 years of experience in his field.

Prior to joining the firm, Jacques was a partner and Group Head of Transaction Advisory Services at Mazars which covered over 80 countries. Before that, he began his career with Ernst & Young in Paris, then New York. His career encompasses 11 years in New York, USA.

Jacques' transaction advisory experience includes projects from a variety of industries including energy and infrastructure, manufacturing (metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aeronautics, automotive, consumer goods), media and entertainment, advertising, technology, software, agribusiness, food and beverages, as well as financial services and real estate.

Jacques is often involved in large cross-border transactions. His experience comprises many major sell-side projects including exit strategies from large manufacturing sites by global corporations involving extensive carve-out work, disposals of private equity held investments, and complex buy-side transactions (sizable transactions involving many countries and operational complexities, situations of financial distress and investments in emerging regions). 

Jacques is a graduate of the EDHEC Business School, holds a Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance (DESCF) and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States.


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