Nicolas Jacquier
Owner, J Capital Advsisors
Experienced Corporate Finance professional (M&A, Fund Raising, Restructuring)
Corporate Finance professional with expertise in Fund Raising, Restructuring, Acquisition Financing and Capital Development in the UK and continental Europe.
Advice to small/medium size performing & underperforming corporates on their strategic/balance-sheet/operations/financing issues
Specialties
Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Private Placement, Project Management, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Business Development, International Expansion, Distressed Debt investing, Turnaround mainly in Media/Digital Media, Telecoms, Software, Internet-related businesses
Access to 100+ alternative investors with investment capability of £/€1m+ including turnaround/private-equity/real-estate/hedge/VC funds, familly offices, wealthy individuals, entrepreneurs in US/UK/Western Europe
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11 contacts2006 - 2007Analyst on the European distressed debt trading desk with a focus on French situations:
• Research and analysis on underperforming businesses in Europe with a focus on French speaking countries
•Business valuation, transaction management, modelling, business origination
2004 - 2005Assisting the Deputy Chief Executive in a £6.1bn financial restructuring:
•Strategy definition (financial, creditors, legal, governments) as a member of the restructuring coordination committee
•Organisation, co-ordination and execution of the restructuring with emphasis on creditors and legal issues; project timetable management; managing advisers and in-house team; assisting negotiations
•Restructuring expenses management; negotiation of mandates and engagement letters; due diligence management
1998 - 2003Investment Bank:
1)Member of a dedicated Leveraged Finance team focusing on origination, structuring and execution of Leveraged Buy Out deals in the UK market:
•Deal origination, developing relationships with new and existing sources of business, including VCs, banks and other financial institutions, fundraising, development of a client database
•Financial modelling, preparation of pitch material, detailed credit analysis, client management, internal credit approval process management, review of legal documentation, liaising with clients and other bankers, team’s management accounts
2)Work-Out Department
•Refinancing of Senior Debt (£234m)
•Portfolio management, negotiation, preparation and management of waiver requests on behalf of 150 lenders syndicate
•Transactions analysis: UK tax structuring, hedging, debt repackaging transactions
•Analysis of the Eurotunnel’s insurance, French property and securities arrangements
1995 - 1998Worked on a £7.7bn financial restructuring, served as the secretary to the committee that managed the restructuring and acted as coordinator of the in-house team and external financial / legal advisers. Key responsibilities included:
•Drafting legal documentation including shareholders prospectuses
•Due diligence management