Gustave LAURENT, Senior Executive Officer, Tikehau Capital
Gustave leads the business development activities of Tikehau Capital in the Middle East, based in Abu Dhabi. In this context he played a pivotal role in setting up Tikehau’s office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market and is responsible for developing Tikehau’s franchise across the GCC, building relationships with investors, corporations and Tikehau portfolio companies active in the region.
Prior to this, Gustave was based in Paris and was part of the M&A/Strategy group of Tikehau. Before joining Tikehau Gustave worked at one of the world’s largest independent commodity traders where he oversaw over $250 million of investments in debt and equity in Latin America and the MENA region. He started his career in corporate intelligence in London and is a graduate of the Universities of York and Oxford.