Florent Danset
InvestorSenior 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.
Experience
- Harbert Management CorporationCo-Head of Harbert European Real Estatecurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AlteCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- The Blackstone GroupPrincipal2012 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Partners GroupAssistant Vice President2009 — 2012London, Zug, San Francisco
- Partners GroupAssociate2007 — 2008Zug, Switzerland
- ANZ Investment BankFinancial Analyst2006 — 2007Singapore
- TF1Financial Analyst in Corporate Finance2005Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Equipe TVExternal Consultant2005Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Rip CurlEvent manager2004Soorts-Hossegor, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Skills & more
FinTechReal EstatePrivate EquityDue DiligenceAcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentReal Estate EconomicsLeveraged FinanceInvestor RelationsBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisCorporate Development
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Structured FinanceHedge FundsManagementCorporate FinanceLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
From Florent's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Florent Danset?
- 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.
- Where does Florent Danset work?
- Florent Danset is Senior Managing Director and Co-Head, European Real Estate at Harbert Growth Partners.
- Where did Florent Danset go to school?
- Florent Danset studied at ESSEC Business School (MBA, Corporate Finance); Nanyang Technological University Singapore (MBA, Corporate Finance & Strategy); Lycée La Bruyère (Preparatory classes for the entrance examinations to the top Graduate Business Schools).
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Also attended Nanyang Technological University Singapore249
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Shared employers
Also worked at Alte1
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