Jocelyn Lefebvre
InvestorFounding Partner, Sagard MidCap and NewGen at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Europe
About
Jocelyn Lefebvre is Founding Partner at Sagard, having launched its European business in 2001, where he oversees the European division's strategic development and chairs the Investment Committee. He also serves as European Vice-Chairman of Power Corporation of Canada and Pargesa in Switzerland and sits on the board of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert in Belgium. He began his career at Arthur Andersen in Montreal in 1980, later held senior executive roles at the Canadian manufacturing group M.I.L. including CEO of Vickers, and graduated from HEC Montréal.
Experience
- Power Corporation of CanadaVice Chairmancurrent2020 — present
- Power Corporation of CanadaManaging Director Europecurrent1992 — presentEurope
- Sagard Private EquityFounding Partnercurrent2002 — presentParis, France
- Vickers CanadaCEO1987 — 1991Montreal, Canada
- Marine Industry Limited - MIL GroupVP H.R., M&A and Corporate Affairs1987 — 1991Montreal
- Marine Industry LimitedAssistant to the CEO1986Montreal, Canada
- Société Générale de Financement du Québec - SGFAssistant to the Executive VP1985Montreal, Canada
- Arthur Andersen & Co (Chicago)Manager1985Chicago, USA
- Arthur Andersen & Co. (Brussels)Manager1982 — 1985Brussels, Belgium
- Arthur Andersen & Co. (Montreal)Auditor1980 — 1982Montreal, Canada
Skills & more
Business Strategy2Merger & Acquisitions2Entrepreneurship2Private Equity2Leadership2Corporate Development1Corporate FinanceManagement ConsultingFinance1Human ResourcesDue Diligence1Corporate Governance
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Executive ManagementPortfolio ManagementManagementRestructuringRisk ManagementDirectorshipValuationFinancial AnalysisInternational BusinessDevelopment FinancingFrom Jocelyn's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
AFEImerysKartesiaOriorParfinanceRTL GroupSuez-Tractebel
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Adam Felesky
CEO at Portage Ventures
Adam Vigna
Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard at Sagard Credit Partners
Adam Vigna
Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Aikta Jain
Managing Director, Capital Formation at Sagard Credit Partners
Aikta Jain
Managing Director, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Albert Arazi
Vice President of Distribution, Eastern Canada at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Alpha Lam
Senior Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amanda Gaiotti
Partner, Corporate Development at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jocelyn Lefebvre?
- Jocelyn Lefebvre is Founding Partner at Sagard, having launched its European business in 2001, where he oversees the European division's strategic development and chairs the Investment Committee. He also serves as European Vice-Chairman of Power Corporation of Canada and Pargesa in Switzerland and sits on the board of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert in Belgium. He began his career at Arthur Andersen in Montreal in 1980, later held senior executive roles at the Canadian manufacturing group M.I.L. including CEO of Vickers, and graduated from HEC Montréal.
- Where does Jocelyn Lefebvre work?
- Jocelyn Lefebvre is Founding Partner, Sagard MidCap and NewGen at Sagard Private Equity Canada.
- What boards does Jocelyn Lefebvre sit on?
- Jocelyn Lefebvre holds tracked board seats at AFE, Imerys, Kartesia, Orior, Parfinance, RTL Group, Suez-Tractebel.
- Where did Jocelyn Lefebvre go to school?
- Jocelyn Lefebvre studied at HEC Montréal (Baccalauréat en administration des affaires - BAA, Comptabilité Publique); Collège Jean de Brébeuf, Montreal (DEC, Sciences Pures et Sciences de la Santé); Collège Bourget, Rigaud, Canada (DES, Sciences).
Same school
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Shared employers
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