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Florent Danset

Investor

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head, European Real Estate at Harbert Growth Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Florent Danset is Co-Head of European Real Estate at Harbert Management Corporation, focusing on value-add and opportunistic strategies. With over 19 years of experience in European private equity and real estate, he has structured and executed transactions across urban logistics, residential, and data center assets, with prior leadership roles at Blackstone and Partners Group. Danset is a dual French-British citizen fluent in English, Spanish, and French.

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Experience

  1. Harbert Management CorporationCo-Head of Harbert European Real Estatecurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. AlteCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
  3. The Blackstone GroupPrincipal2012 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Partners GroupAssistant Vice President2009 — 2012London, Zug, San Francisco
  5. Partners GroupAssociate2007 — 2008Zug, Switzerland
  6. ANZ Investment BankFinancial Analyst2006 — 2007Singapore
  7. TF1Financial Analyst in Corporate Finance2005Paris, Île-de-France, France
  8. Equipe TVExternal Consultant2005Paris, Île-de-France, France
  9. Rip CurlEvent manager2004Soorts-Hossegor, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Education

  1. ESSEC Business SchoolMBA, Corporate Finance2003 — 2007
  2. Nanyang Technological University SingaporeMBA, Corporate Finance & Strategy2006
  3. Lycée La BruyèrePreparatory classes for the entrance examinations to the top Graduate Business Schools2001 — 2003

Skills & more

FinTechReal EstatePrivate EquityDue DiligenceAcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentReal Estate EconomicsLeveraged FinanceInvestor RelationsBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisCorporate Development
+4 moreStructured FinanceHedge FundsManagementCorporate Finance

Languages English · French · Spanish

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

From Florent's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended ESSEC Business School160

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalJonas SimoninInvestor at DaphniMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniPierre GalletInvestor at DaphniSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniSofia DahouneInvestor at Daphni

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Also attended Nanyang Technological University Singapore110

Angela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesGenping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kelven LamInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgGautam GuptaCo-Founder & Venture Partner at BA Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Alte1

Pau SabriaPartner at Actyus

Also worked at The Blackstone Group143

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalCrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersLauren ArribasInvestor at GreycroftChloë McAuleyExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire Ventures

+ 137 more

Also worked at Partners Group27

Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesGrace ChenVP of Finance at Sierra VenturesViktor StollInvestment Manager at Iris CapitalEve MalerVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesBryna CoyleInvestor at Sandbox IndustriesSilvia GhonataOperations, Director at TRIREC

+ 21 more

Also worked at ANZ Investment Bank61

Ed BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalJeremy CollessPartner, CEO at ArtesianTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianLuke FayVenture Partner at ArtesianRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianGilles PlantePartner at Artesian

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Colleagues at Harbert Growth Partners

Adam Arnold
Managing Director at Harbert Growth Partners
Alison G. McKinney
Senior Associate at Harbert Growth Partners
Ally English
Senior Associate, Investor Reporting at Harbert Growth Partners
Amanda Brown
Director, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth Partners
Andrew Dietrich
Vice President, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth Partners
Asher Curnutte
Associate, Investments at Harbert Growth Partners
Ashley Clements
Accounts Payable Manager at Harbert Growth Partners
Brandon Cohen
Director of Asset Management at Harbert Growth Partners