About
Laurent Droin is a partner and investor at Felix Capital with a career spanning corporate, advisory, and investment roles in the consumer industry. Before Felix, he was a Partner at Eurazeo, where he led the European Consumer Growth effort from Paris, and prior to that he spent a decade at BNP Paribas as a Managing Director focused on M&A in New York and nine years at Danone in strategic and operational roles across France, Argentina, and Eastern Europe. He holds a degree from ESCP in Paris.
Invests in
Consumer
Experience
- Felix CapitalPartner and Investorcurrent2025 — present
- EX NIHILO PARISMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Gisou by Negin MirsalehiMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2022 — present
- Axel ArigatoMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2020 — presentGothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden
- ULTRA PREMIUM DIRECTChairman of the Supervisory Board2021 — 2025Agen, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- EurazeoPartner2024 — 2025Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- EurazeoManaging Director - Brands / Consumer Growth2019 — 2024Région de Paris, France
- BNP ParibasManaging Director Consumer2010 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- AlstomDirector M&A - Renewable Energy2008 — 2010
- BNP Paribas - Corporate and Investment BankingVice-President Emerging Markets2006 — 2008
- Danone GroupManager M&A1999 — 2006Paris Area, France
Education
- ESCPFinance1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Strategy5Management1Mergers & Acquisitions14Due Diligence7Mergers9Acquisitions2Corporate Finance13Joint Ventures2Corporate Development3Emerging Markets1Business Planning1Investment Banking2
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ValuationBusiness StrategyMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)From Laurent's professional profile.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at ULTRA PREMIUM DIRECT1
Also worked at Eurazeo29
Briac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsNoémie OiknineInvestor at Maor InvestmentsJonathan UseroviciInvestor at HeadlineVirginie MorgonGodmother at OneRagtimePatrick SayerGodfather at OneRagtime
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Also worked at BNP Paribas184
Alessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneCarlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupPauline BréantFinance Manager at Newfund CapitalRoy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaxime BucaillePrincipal at Draper AssociatesAlexis HoussouFounder & Managing Partner at HCVC
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Investments
Led
Axel ArigatoEx NihiloGisouUltra Premium Direct
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