Eric set up his own Pan-European corporate finance / M&A boutique - Experium Capital Advisers - in Q4 2018. Experium advise corporates and private equity funds on sell-side, buy-side and capital raising and focus on the Retail, Consumer and Leisure sectors. Prior to setting up his own boutique Eric spent 2.5 years at Stifel Nicolaus Europe as a Director Retail, Consumer and Leisure. He was in charge of the origination and execution of M&A, Equity Capital Market and Debt Capital Market transactions in the UK and Continental Europe with a particular focus on French speaking countries, Germany, Italy and Spain. Prior to joining Stifel, Eric spent 18 months at Cantor Fitzgerald as a director and 6 years at HSBC Investment Banking where he was a Senior Vice President for the Retail and Luxury sector coverage team in London. Eric has advised both private equity and corporate clients and conducted a wide range of transactions in the broader Retail, Consumer and Leisure sector including buy-side, sell-side, IPO, LBO and pre IPO financing and dividend recapitalisation. Eric's sector expertise includes: Fashion, Luxury Goods, Skincare, Cosmetics, Health and Beauty, Online Retailing, Specialty Retailing, Crafts, Restaurants and Travel.His functional expertise includes: M&A, ECM, DCM, LBO, IPO, merger, private equity transactions, corporate finance transactions and advisory, deal origination, deal execution, private equity, capital raising, strategy, business development, financial modelling, valuation, due diligence, strategy consultant and project management. Prior to transitioning into investment banking, Eric was a strategy consultant at Gemini Consulting.Eric graduated from EDHEC Business School in France and holds a MBA from London Business School.