Olivier Bossan

After an initiation to cross border financial operations in a French bank, Olivier Bossan joined the Pechiney group in 1980 in which he held different responsibilities in the financial and international development departments.
In particular he was Chief Financial Officer of the Mining division.
In 1988, Olivier joined Crédit Lyonnais and specialized in acquisition finance and in venture capital.
In 1994, he started and managed the Crédit Lyonnais' acquisition finance department for Western Europe.
In 1998, Olivier participated in the launch of the IFE Fund, a European mezzanine fund co-sponsored by Caisse des Dépôt and Crédit Lyonnais, a bank of which he became an Associate.
In 2001, Olivier joined the Executive Committee of Crédit Lyonnais Private Equity and became Chief Executive Officer of its Mezzanis Fund.
In 2003, Olivier created IDI Mezzanine, a mezzanine fund sponsored by IDI and dedicated to Mid Cap LBOs.
In 2008, in association with Argos Soditic, Olivier raised and managed a fund specialized in sponsorless LBO funding and the development of mid-market companies in close relation with the owner managers.
Olivier Bossan graduated from IEP Paris (Institut d'Etudes Politiques), the Etudes Supérieurs de Sciences Economiques of Paris Panthéon Sorbonne University and the INSEAD International Executive Program.