Nicolas is now a Senior Advisor to Cinven, having previously led the French team and been an Investment Committee and Executive Committee member.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Altice (Numericable) Aprovia, Chryso, Envirotainer, Frans Bonhomme, Générale de Santé, INSEEC U, Prezioso and Sebia.

Nicolas joined Cinven in 1999 having previously worked at Electra for nine years. 

Nicolas has an MBA from INSEAD, as well as a BSc in Biology and Chemistry from the École Normale Supérieure and a MSc in Molecular Biology from the Institut Pasteur in Paris. He was also a Tower Fellow at Harvard University.