Overview
Matthieu Pigasse (born 1968) is a French investment banker, media mogul and investor. He previously served as Lazard's Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Sovereign Advisory, as well as CEO of Lazard France. He currently serves as head of Centerview Partners in France.
Early life
Pigasse was born on May 25, 1968, in Clichy near Paris. He grew up in Normandy, rural France. His father, Jean-Daniel Pigasse, was a journalist for La Manche libre. His uncle, Jean-Paul Pigasse, is a media proprietor.
He graduated from the Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration.
Career as a financial advisor
Matthieu Pigasse started his career in 1994 at the French Treasury where he was in charge of the debt and cash management of the French State. He became advisor in charge of financial and industrial affairs for the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry under Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn from 1998 to 1999. He then served as chief of staff to Finance Minister Laurent Fabius from 2000 to 2002.
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