Erik de la Rivière

Investor

Managing Partner at Iris Capital

France

About

Erik de la Rivière joined Iris Capital in 1998 as Partner and became Managing Partner in 2016, focusing on late-stage and growth investments in France. He has extensive experience in equity investment in the digital economy, with expertise in digital media, software, and web services. Before joining the firm, he led media-sector investments at Worms Bank in Paris, founded and later sold the audiovisual production company Amaya Films to the Lagardère Group, and managed Voltaire Images, which was acquired by France Telecom. He is a graduate of ESCP (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris).

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Experience

IRISManaging Partnercurrent1998 — present
Banque WormsDirector - Equity investments1993 — 1998
Banque WormsInvestment Manager - Equity investments1988 — 1993
Banque WormsDeputy Director - Capital Markets1984 — 1988

Education

ESCP - Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris

Skills & more

Venture Capital1Private Equity1Mergers & Acquisitions1Corporate Finance1Investments1Financial ModelingGrowth CapitalBuyoutsBusiness DevelopmentLBOVenture FinancingDeal Sourcing

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Corporate DevelopmentPrivate PlacementsM&A experienceNew Business DevelopmentIPO

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