Laurent is a graduate of ESC Reims and began his career as an Associate at Aelios Finance, where he handled fund-raising operations and mergers and acquisitions. He later took over the running of the Parisian office of FG Partner, a specialist in small & mid-cap IPOs. 

During his years at FG Partners, he built up considerable experience in fund-raising and mergers and acquisitions through over 40 transactions.  Laurent joined Capival in 2010.