Ludovic Battard Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Be

Responsible for finding new acquisition targets, for monitoring and for acting as internal consultant for portfolio companies. As part of my prospection role, I worked from start to end on all aspects (incl. strategy, due diligence, shareholder agreement) leading to Alcopa’s largest acquisitions ever, Lavance (60M€ in sales) and Groupe François (70M€ in sales)

Strategic consulting experience in a wide variety of contexts, industries ranging from automotive to chemicals, top and bottom-line projects and in various EU countries, Singapore and Ethiopia (50% work abroad). Active member of the recruitment team (150+ interviews conducted, multiple student organizations sponsored). Selected projects include:- Led the European pricing strategy of a worldwide protective equipment manufacturer for its 500+ product catalogue - Assessed the strategic outlook of a large automotive wholesaler and led their long-term retail footprint strategy - Reviewed operating model of a global energy provider focusing on cross-country supply chain optimization - Conducted multiple procurement initiatives for global chemical companies and prepared negotiation leading to annual savings of € 5+ mn - Built the business plan of a market entry strategy in the telecom industry

Conducted a net working capital benchmark exercise for Solvay' specialty polymer division

Wrote my master thesis in numerical analysis (PML method for exterior acoustic problems) in collaboration with FFT, software company specialized in acoustic simulation. (Final grade: 17.0/20)

Brussels

Implemented a risk analysis for the construction of transport infrastructure leading to a probabilistic view of the expected, pessimistic and optimistic scenarios (estimated project costs: 4 billion €).

Brussels

Architect in training: developed new plans for future projects, designed plans for technical details and created folders for architectural competitions. Developed plans with 3 or 6 coworkers for 200 housings and gas stations

Ingénieur Civil, Mathématiques Appliquées

Specialization in Applied Mathematics, graduated Magna Cum Laude

Finance, Général

#1 Master in Finance in Benelux (Financial Times Ranking) Represented the school to the international CFA Institute Research Challenge.

Engineer

Activities and Societies: Involved in student organizations: member of the Triangle fraternity.Spent a year as an exchange student. GPA.