Johann Grand

20 years in Treasury & Financing (350 M€ raised). I structure, audit, and optimize the treasury function of SMEs/mid-caps under LBO. Bordeaux & remote.

🎯 TREASURY & FINANCING EXPERT — 20 years including 12 in LBO

I am an independent Financial Director specializing in corporate treasury, structured finance, and cash management. Over 350 M€ in negotiated financing throughout my career (147 M€ bond refi, 180 M€ project finance, PGE/PPR), 23 M€ cash centralized via Kyriba/ZBA, managing banking pools of up to 10 banks.

My background: 9 years at Acteon (200 M€ revenue industrial group under LBO with Bridgepoint then Dentressangle, 20 subsidiaries worldwide), 3 years in turnaround at Mariteam, 4 years at Fonroche/Reden Solar in hyper-growth, and 4 years at Bank of America Dublin. Bilingual in English.

🎯 FOR WHOM

I work with French SMEs and mid-caps (30 to 300 M€ revenue), under LBO or in growth, who need to structure or upgrade their treasury function without hiring full-time.

🎯 WHAT I DELIVER

▸ Treasury diagnosis & Working Capital optimization plan —

Full assessment, identification of DSO/DPO/DIO levers, quantified action plan

▸ Kyriba / cash pooling / ZBA implementation or audit days

Needs definition, solution selection, deployment, team training

▸ Bank pool & fees renegotiation

Benchmark, negotiation preparation, management

▸ Implementation of currency hedging / interest rate swaps

Exposure analysis, structuring, bank negotiation

▸ Part-time Treasury Direction

Cash management, banking relations, shareholder/CFO reporting

🎯 WHY ME

▸ 12 years hands-on LBO experience — I know the expectations of funds, CFOs, and banks

▸ A "doer" rather than a consultant — I structure AND implement

▸ Bilingual English (4 years in Dublin) — interventions possible in international contexts

▸ Immediately available, based in Bordeaux, 100% remote intervention possible