16 Facts About Matthieu Pigasse

Matthieu Pigasse was born on 1968 and is a French investment banker, media mogul and investor.

Matthieu Pigasse previously served as Lazard's Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Sovereign Advisory, as well as CEO of Lazard France.

Matthieu Pigasse currently serves as head of Centerview Partners in France.

Matthieu Pigasse's father, Jean-Daniel Pigasse, was a journalist for La Manche libre.

Matthieu Pigasse graduated from the Sciences Po and the Ecole nationale d'administration.

Matthieu Pigasse started his career in 1994 at the French Treasury where he was in charge of the debt and cash management of the French State.

Matthieu Pigasse became advisor in charge of financial and industrial affairs for the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry under Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn from 1998 to 1999.

Matthieu Pigasse then served as chief of staff to Finance Minister Laurent Fabius from 2000 to 2002.

Matthieu Pigasse became a managing director at the investment bank Lazard in 2002.

Matthieu Pigasse was appointed Global head of Sovereign Advisory in 2003, working on some of the most important sovereign debt restructurings in the last decade: Iraq, Ecuador, Argentina, Cyprus and Greece.

Matthieu Pigasse is a board member of BSkyB, Groupe Lucien Barriere and Derichebourg.

Matthieu Pigasse himself has been active in the media business, selling Newsweb to Arnaud Lagardere, advising Murdoch about Eurosport, helping Pink TV, as well as offering financial support to the pure player Rue89.

Matthieu Pigasse is a shareholder in the French version of the Huffington Post, Melty Group and Vice France.

Matthieu Pigasse is married to Alix Etournaud, a journalist and writer, together they have three children.

Atypical in the banking landscape, Matthieu Pigasse is a player of video games such as Mario Party, Mario Kart and Assassin's Creed.

Matthieu Pigasse is known to be a fan of punk rock.