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TEAM

Quentin DARRAS

PARTNER

●   Quentin joined Croissance Partenaires in 2016

●   Previously he worked in the Lyon office of DC Advisory as well as in the investment fund Butler Industries

●   Quentin is a graduate of EM Lyon and also has a Masters in Business Law (Lyon III University)

Quentin DARRAS

PARTNER

●   Quentin joined Croissance Partenaires in 2016

●   Previously he worked in the Lyon office of DC Advisory as well as in the investment fund Butler Industries

●   Quentin is a graduate of EM Lyon and also has a Masters in Business Law (Lyon III University)

William Alves

MANAGING DIRECTOR

● William joined Croissance Partenaires in 2025

● He has nearly ten years of experience in M&A, within the teams at Messier Maris and Cambon Partners

● William is a graduate of EM Lyon Business School and holds a Master’s degree in Law and Financial Engineering from Université Lyon III

William Alves

MANAGING DIRECTOR

● William joined Croissance Partenaires in 2025

● He has nearly ten years of experience in M&A, within the teams at Messier Maris and Cambon Partners

● William is a graduate of EM Lyon Business School and holds a Master’s degree in Law and Financial Engineering from Université Lyon III

Adrien Dumaine-Martin

VICE PRESIDENT

● Adrien joined Croissance Partenaires in 2025

● He has over ten years of experience, mainly in M&A, within the teams of Edmond de Rothschild, DC Advisory and Crédit Agricole CIB. He was also CFO of Toopi Organics (FT 2030, EIC Accelerator 2023), an AgriTech start-up, where he led several fundraising rounds, following a role at Timac Agro (Roullier Group)

● Adrien is a graduate of Télécom SudParis and ESCP Europe

Adrien Dumaine-Martin

VICE PRESIDENT

● Adrien joined Croissance Partenaires in 2025

● He has over ten years of experience, mainly in M&A, within the teams of Edmond de Rothschild, DC Advisory and Crédit Agricole CIB. He was also CFO of Toopi Organics (FT 2030, EIC Accelerator 2023), an AgriTech start-up, where he led several fundraising rounds, following a role at Timac Agro (Roullier Group)

● Adrien is a graduate of Télécom SudParis and ESCP Europe

Joris Delas

VICE PRESIDENT

● Joris joined Croissance Partenaires in 2025

● Before that, he worked in the Lyon offices of Societe Genetale, In Extenso Finance et more recently for an independant boutique OGMA Partners

● Joris is a graduate of EM Lyon Business School and also holds a Master’s degree in Law and Financial Engineering from the University of Lyon III

Joris Delas

VICE PRESIDENT

● Joris joined Croissance Partenaires in 2025

● Before that, he worked in the Lyon offices of Societe Genetale, In Extenso Finance et more recently for an independant boutique OGMA Partners

● Joris is a graduate of EM Lyon Business School and also holds a Master’s degree in Law and Financial Engineering from the University of Lyon III

Quentin Verboven

Analyst

●  Quentin joined Croissance Partenaires in 2024

●  Previously he worked at Mazars and in the Paris office of Cambon Partners

●  Quentin graduated from EM Lyon

Quentin Verboven

Analyst

●  Quentin joined Croissance Partenaires in 2024

●  Previously he worked at Mazars and in the Paris office of Cambon Partners

●  Quentin graduated from EM Lyon

Nicolas DELAHAYE

Analyst

●  Nicolas joined Croissance Partenaires in 2024

●  Previously he worked in M&A at Trianon Corporate Finance and Clearwater

●  Nicolas graduated from ESCE (Master in Investment Banking)

Nicolas DELAHAYE

Analyst

●  Nicolas joined Croissance Partenaires in 2024

●  Previously he worked in M&A at Trianon Corporate Finance and Clearwater

●  Nicolas graduated from ESCE (Master in Investment Banking)

Pierre MIALLOT

SENIOR ADVISOR

● Pierre is a partner and founder of Croissance Partenaires

● Pierre has more than 25 years of experience in M&A and strategic consulting, both on behalf of large groups and SMEs

● He was successively founder of Miallot & Partners, Senior Partner at Mazars, then Managing Director of a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild

● Pierre is a graduate of ESSEC

Pierre MIALLOT

SENIOR ADVISOR

● Pierre is a partner and founder of Croissance Partenaires

● Pierre has more than 25 years of experience in M&A and strategic consulting, both on behalf of large groups and SMEs

● He was successively founder of Miallot & Partners, Senior Partner at Mazars, then Managing Director of a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild

● Pierre is a graduate of ESSEC

Philippe Lagarde

Senior Advisor

● Philippe is Senior Advisor at Croissance Partenaires

● Philippe brings over 25 years of experience in Private Equity, LBO financing, M&A, strategy and governance advisory

● He was previously director of investments for Sagard (mid-cap family fund) and has over 10 years of experience in M&A advisory at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in London

● Philippe is a graduate of Paris Dauphine University

Philippe Lagarde

Senior Advisor

● Philippe is Senior Advisor at Croissance Partenaires

● Philippe brings over 25 years of experience in Private Equity, LBO financing, M&A, strategy and governance advisory

● He was previously director of investments for Sagard (mid-cap family fund) and has over 10 years of experience in M&A advisory at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in London

● Philippe is a graduate of Paris Dauphine University

Virginie MARCHAND

Office manager & coach de dirigeants

●   Virginie est co-fondateur de Croissance Partenaires et dispose de plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans le coaching d’équipes dirigeantes au sein de grands groupes et d’ETI

●   Au sein de Croissance Partenaires elle réalise de missions d’optimisation des organisations en situation de rupture (restructuration, fusion – acquisition, réorganisation, délocalisation…). Elle assure également les fonctions d’Office Manager

●   Avant de co-fonder Croissance Partenaires, Virginie a démarré sa carrière au sein du pôle conseil RH du Groupe Mazars

●   Virginie est diplômée de l’Institut de Psychologie et de Sociologie Appliquées de l’UCO (Master 2 de psychologie clinique) et de l’Institut français du Coaching