Matthieu Balaÿ

Matthieu Balaÿ

Managing Director

Matthieu is a Managing Director in the Mid-Cap team at Abenex. He has worked on the investments in: Europa, Square, Ikos, AC Environnement, RG Safety and Buffalo Grill. Matthieu is originally from Lyon. He began his career in 2010 as a Financial Analyst in renewable energy projects at Crédit du Nord, before moving to the corporate finance department where he took part in ten structured financing operations as well as M&A of French SME companies. He was involved in the Hologram. Industries transaction, subsequently rebranded as Surys, during which he worked closely with the Abenex team and consequently decided to join the firm.

“Abenex values the opinion of all team members across all stages of investment, from deal origination to final investment decisions. It’s a really productive and satisfying environment to both learn from and contribute to.”

Date of arrival

June 2014

Diplomas

Université de Lille – Finance | ISARA

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