Bio

Florent de Boissieu is a Partner at Adenia. He has more than 15 years’ experience in private equity investment, strategy and consulting. With a focus on Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, Florent’s responsibilities at Adenia include sourcing and executing deals, monitoring and supporting investee companies, and realizing exits. As head of Adenia’s office in Johannesburg, Florent completed the firm’s first transaction in the country with the acquisition of a majority stake in Herholdt’s, a leading distributor of low-voltage electrical products and solar products. After an internship at Eurazeo, a European large cap private equity fund, Florent began his career at Bain & Company in Paris, where he worked on a number of assignments for large corporates in Europe and Africa, as well as many due diligence projects for private equity funds. Florent currently sits on the Board of Directors of Adenia portfolio companies Herholdt’s, Kanu Equipmen; and Newpack. Florent earned a Master’s degree at École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, majoring in finance.