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Aristide Ruot

CFO | M&A | Valuation | Due Diligence | PPA

€750/day
Lausanne, CH
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Aristide

Doctor of Finance and founder of the business firm Hectelion (corporate finance), I support companies, executives and shareholders in mergers & acquisitions, valuation, and financial structuring.

I also act as a part-time financial director (outsourced CFO) for SMEs, family businesses, and startups.

Over 10 years between Switzerland and France (investment banking, asset management, group financial management). Bilingual French-English.

SERVICES

  • Part-time CFO: reporting, dashboards, budgets and forecasts, cash management, margins, management control, board meetings, and consulting
  • M&A: divestment, acquisition, transfer, Information Memorandum, structuring, and negotiation up to closing
  • Business valuation (DCF, multiples, yield value, premiums and discounts) and startup valuation (Berkus, Scorecard, Venture Capital)
  • Intangible asset valuation (trademarks, patents, software): Relief-from-Royalty, MEEM, WARA
  • Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) IFRS 3 / Swiss GAAP, impairment tests
  • Financial instrument valuation (earn-out, warrants, BSPCE, stock options)
  • Buy-side/sell-side financial due diligence: quality of earnings, normalized EBITDA, working capital, net debt
  • Modeling and structuring (LBO, growth financing)
  • Early-stage to growth fundraising (valuation, dilution, governance)

MISSIONS

Due diligence of a Franco-Swiss group (4 IFRS fiscal years);

Independent valuations (tourism, construction, medical laboratory);

PPA of a pharmaceutical laboratory acquiring a biotech (multi-stage patents, proprietary technology).

SECTORS

Health and life sciences, construction, tourism, services, early childhood, technology, and startups.

PUBLICATIONS

PPA, WARA, patent valuation, Relief-from-Royalty.

Recurring mandate (monthly fee, 1 to 3 days/week) or one-off mission. French-speaking Switzerland, neighboring France, or remote.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Lausanne (up to 50km), Genève (up to 50km), Neuchâtel (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Hectelion SA
    Founder | CEO
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    April 2024 - Today (2 years and 3 months)
    Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
    Hectelion SA is an independent business firm specializing in mergers & acquisitions, business valuation, intangible asset valuation (patents, trademarks, software, know-how), financial instrument valuation, as well as financial due diligence and transaction structuring (particularly LBO arrangements).
    The firm assists clients in Switzerland and France, from various sectors and typologies, such as startups, family businesses, family offices, and financial institutions.
    Financial Due Diligence Business Valuation Intangible Asset Valuation CFO Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Dimension SA
    Senior M&A and Corporate Finance
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    November 2021 - April 2025 (3 years and 5 months)
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    Responsible for the execution and coordination of M&A mandates, fundraising, and financial valuations for Swiss SMEs and family groups.
    Mergers & Acquisitions Business Valuation LBO Financial Due Diligence Financial Modeling
  • Totem Escalade SA
    Financial Director | CFO
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    September 2020 - May 2021 (8 months)
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    Responsible for steering the financial strategy and profitability of the group, active in the management and operation of sports centers, as well as in leading investment and development projects, including debt structuring and the establishment of strategic partnerships.
    CFO CFO Business Valuation Startup Development Financial Modeling

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Education

  • PhD in Management Sciences
    Université de Cergy-Paris
    2024
    Doctorat en Sciences de gestion
  • Master's in Financial Risk Management
    Université de Cergy-Paris
    2017
    Master en Gestion des Risques Financiers

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