Managing Director Nicolas Darnaud

Before joining Cobepa in April 2025, Nicolas was at Ardian for 12 years where he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Buyout France. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Fondations Capital and Manager at EY's Transaction Advisory Services. Nicolas served on the Supervisory Board of multiple healthcare and nutritional services companies, notably Inovie, Santé Cie, Prosol and Kersia. Based in Cobepa's Brussels office, Nicolas is a member of the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee. He holds a degree from ESCP Business School and has trained as both a Lawyer and Chartered Accountant. Nicolas is non-executive director of Crealis, Salice and Socotec.