Didier Bentz, Interim CFO / Part-Time CFO | LBO, M&A

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Description

Over 30 years of expertise acquired as CFO of international groups.

¤ Growth and reorganization:

- Acquisition (due diligence, structuring, negotiation) and post-closing integration

- Capital opening (LBO/MBO: management package), investor relations

- Divestment of non-core activities, carve-out

¤ Crisis management:

- Debt refinancing, covenant monitoring

- Working capital management restructuring

- Restructuring plan

¤ Process and tool improvement:

- Improvement and reliability of financial reporting

- IT project management (dematerialization, treasury management, BI tools)

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Gallie Finance
Finance Consulting | Financial Project Management | Interim CFO
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2022 - Today (4 years and 5 months)
78121 Crespières, France
o Post-acquisition integration (LBO, build up)
o M&A projects co-ordination
o Process optimisation, back-office restructuring
o Management Reporting improvement
o Group structure enhancement (tax/legal/debt)
Prenax
Group CFO
PRESS AND MEDIA
January 2016 - December 2021 (5 years and 11 months)
Revenue € 240m, 11 countries, 220 people.

• Secondary & tertiary LBO: DD, management presentations, refinancing, relations with funds
• Acquisitions (build-up UK, US, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Benelux), Revenue x 2 in 3 years
• Integration (legal, systems, financial reporting restructurings), covenant monitoring
• Cash management: reduction of DSO and early repayment of senior debt
• Overhaul of consolidation process: accounts production time reduced by 2 months
Gunnebo
CFO, France
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
January 2014 - January 2015 (1 year)
Revenue € 115m, 675 people, supervised staff 65 people.

• Back office reorganization: staff -15%.
• Cash management: CCC reduced by 10 days, factoring agreement implemented

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Certified Public Accountant Diploma
OECCA
1989

Finance Executive