Grégoire Boutin

Due Diligence (Private Equity Clients)
• Assisted in over 15 acquisitions through due diligence transactions, analyzing target
companies and markets (target turnover ranging between EUR 50m and EUR 5 Bn)
• Sample projects include:
− Retail: Histoire d’Or, Retif - market forecast, competitive environment overview,
analysis on product launch impact on revenues, business plan analysis, build up
potential and growth strategy, deal exit strategy, synergies assessment
− Media: 10 year forecast of the multi channel TV market in the U.S. for one of the
leading European Private Equity fund (cable TV erosion, satellite development, IPTV
cannibalization)
− Energy: conducted a due diligence on U.S. based coal mining company for large U.S.
private equity fund, involving detailed modeling on 10 year forecast of the electricity
market and an analysis of the potential impact of carbon legislation on coal
economics (scenario analysis)
Acquisition Advisory and Company Valuation (Corporate Clients)
• Developed five year bottom up business plan for targeted acquisition of a major power plant manufacturer in Russia (revenue modeling)
• Advised a Fortune 500 company in the cement industry for a GBP 50m acquisition in the U.K. (market overview, competitive environment assessment, DCF valuation)
Development Strategy (Corporate Clients)
• Advised major power plant manufacturer on its CO2 product development strategy
• Developed strategy for a component manufacturer in the wind sector (contract analysis, recommendation for entry in new market segments through strategic partnerships)
• Developed engineering capacity sizing model for major power plant manufacturer to determine capacity needs in next three years