Gilles Collombin

Partner & Head of Investor Relations at Charterhouse

Gilles joined Charterhouse in 2017 after 24 years in investment banking, mostly in M&A and lately as the Global Head of the Financial Sponsors Group at HSBC, covering Private Equity funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds and large Family Offices. Gilles advised Charterhouse on numerous transactions as a banker before joining the firm. Gilles holds degrees in Business Management, Economics and Applied Mathematics, as well as a Masters in Finance and a postgraduate diploma (PhD program) in Strategic Management from the University of Lyon and EM Lyon. He started his career teaching Strategic Management at University of Ottawa (Ontario) before joining Coopers & Lybrand. Gilles is a partner at Charterhouse, sits on the Investment Committee and heads the Investor Relations department.