Olivier DUPONT

Chairman of the Board
56 years old, chartered engineer, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées,

Master in Economics

 

Olivier became involved with venture capital in 1988 following a career as an engineer in large export projects (Sofretu then the Schneider Group).

 

From 2000 until 2005, Olivier was at the Caisse des Dépôts Group, Executive Director of CDC Entreprises FP-Gestion, in charge of the Fonds Public pour le capital risque and the Fonds de promotion pour le capital risque.

 

Previously, he succesively led SNVB Participations (CIC Group), BTP Capital, the investment of Crédit du Nord and private equity with Société Générale.

 

Since the beginning of the 90's, Olivier took an active interest in the investment sectors of the Demeter fund.

 

He directed, for 5 years, the BTP Capital fund, which he specialized in the       eco-industries with excellent results.His track-record (about 50 investments with an overall gross IRR of 22.6%) shows a dozen successes in this sector.

 

At the AFIC (Association Française des Investissements en Capital / French Private Equtiy Association), Olivier is Chairman of the training committee and a member of the ethics committee.

 

Olivier Dupont is the author of two books: "Les PME et le marché de l'environnement" (1995) and "Ajustement de prix et capital investissement" (2002).

 

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