
Thibault Sandret
Directeur principal, Marchés non cotés
Thibault dirige la recherche sur la dette privée chez bfinance, apportant plus de quinze ans d'expérience orientée vers le crédit. Avant de rejoindre le cabinet début 2019, Thibault a passé plus d'une décennie dans le secteur bancaire à travers diverses fonctions de structuration, d'origination et de conseil en matière de dette d'entreprise. Après avoir débuté sa carrière en financement d'acquisition chez BNP Paribas et Barclays, Thibault a ensuite évolué vers les marchés de capitaux de dette chez BNP Paribas (Liability Management) et Lloyds Bank (Corporate DCM), avant de mettre à profit cette double expérience dans un rôle de conseil en dette chez Centrus Advisors. Son expérience en matière de recherche de gestionnaires couvre un large éventail de classes d'actifs de crédit privé, y compris les prêts adossés à des actifs.
Thibault est diplômé de l'ESSEC et a récemment obtenu la certification d’Expert en Financement Climat & Energies Renouvelables (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management).
Market intelligence:

Private Markets and the Asset Allocation Imperative
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