Gilles Coudon has more than 20 years of experience in M&A advisory services and has closed over 35 deals (domestic and international) on behalf of executive shareholders, private equity funds and corporates. 

He started his career at CITIBANK before joining ABN AMRO Corporate Finance in Paris, specialising in international deals. He joined CLINVEST (CRÉDIT LYONNAIS group) in Paris in 1999 and opened the Lyon office in 2001. In 2004, he became South-Eastern Regional Director for SODICA, the M&A midcap subsidiary of the CRÉDIT AGRICOLE Group and closed numerous deals in the business services, industry and healthcare sectors. In 2016, he joined ADVISO PARTNERS as Managing Director covering the South-Eastern region. 

Gilles Coudon is a graduate of ESC Toulouse and holds an MBA degree from Nicholls State University (USA).