Benjamin VERNY
Senior Strategy & M&A Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
CIIA-certified strategic finance manager with 15+ years in M&A, business planning, and performance optimization. Delivered €100M+ IT projects, managed post-merger integrations for major banks, and structured & monitored business plans for private equity funds and a leading mass retailer. Specialized in Finance, Project Management, due diligence, growth strategies, and fund raising for scaling businesses.
Work experience
Strategic, Finance & Performance Consulting
Invest Performance
Jan 2023 - Present
3 years 10 months
Paris, France
Strategic, financial and performance consulting leading to: - Strategic and Financial audits - KPIs focus - Prioritized actions and activities - Business Planning - Fund raising - M&A operations - Growth and exit strategies
Advisor
Chatsworth Securities LLC
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year 1 month
Paris, France
Advising companies with strategic advisory. Helping companies structure their corporate direction, growth strategy, preparing them for the long term and capital stack.
Manager
MB Partners
Jan 2017 - Jan 2022
5 years 1 month
Paris 01
■ Due diligence reports ■ Business Planning ■ Financial Audit
Senior Consultant in Financial Services
KPMG
Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
1 year 1 month
Paris, France
Within the Financial Services department: ■ Financial Audit ■ Compliance, Internal Control and Regulatory assignments
Round the world travel
Travel & Co
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
1 year 1 month
Eartham, Chichester PO18 0LT, UK
Consultant in Strategy, Management and Organization
Boutique consulting firms
Jan 2008 - Jan 2014
6 years 1 month
Paris Area, France
Multiple assignments within a boutique consulting firm headed by 3 former KPMG Partners. Main clients: BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Natixis, BPCE Group ■ Post-Merger integration for 2 banks implying directly the reassignment of 124 full-time equivalent employees and 76 job creation ■ Multi-channel marketing campaign plan for an investment bank complying with European regulation and targeting the renewal of € 3.6b mature UCITS ■ Business Process Improvement for a leading Real Estate Group, last revenue € 750m, identified potential outsourcing benefit € 100k ■ Project Manager Office of a € 100m banking IT project, in liaise with 90 persons
Education
ACIIA - Association of Certified International Investment Analysts
Certified International Investment Analyst CIIA
2019 - 2022
3 years 1 month
ESCP Business School
Specialized Master
2015 - 2016
1 year 1 month
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Master’s Degree
2003 - 2007
4 years 1 month
ESCP Europe | Paris I Sorbonne | CIIA
Masters
Portfolio
DUE DILIGENCE BUY-SIDE – FONDS DE PRIVATE EQUITY MID-CAP
BUSINESS PLAN ET PILOTAGE D’UNE SOCIÉTÉ FINANCIÈRE – BPCENew case study
ÉVALUATION DES PARTICIPATIONS FINANCIÈRES – CINVEN / ROTHSCHILDNew case study
PILOTAGE DE LA PERFORMANCE DES SOCIÉTÉS EN PORTEFEUILLE – THÈSE ESCP / PRIVATE EQUITY
PILOTAGE DES RISQUES PAR LES PROCESSUS - BNP PARIBAS
TITRISATION - SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
