Consulting

Jean-François has been fully dedicated to the Private Equity sector since the very beginning of his professional career in 2007.

He gained a sound and deep experience of all types of Private Equity & Venture Capital investments through the audits of several significant mandates and advisory missions provided to alternative investments players.

Jean-François’ missions cover organization review, financial audit, due diligences, financial valuations, performance management and process optimization. His versatility and adaptability are the guarantee of the success and the quality of the missions he is accountable for.

Geoffrey is Réviseur d’Entreprises in Luxembourg and gained extensive knowledge of the asset management industry through an experience of 10 years within PWC Luxembourg, performing external audit of UCITS, Alternative Funds and Management Companies.

During the last 5 years, Geoffrey completed his expertise of the Financial Sector within the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) by carrying on-site inspections and became specialized in ESG by leading the ESG Thematic On-Site Inspection of some of the largest asset managers in Luxembourg and in contributing to the CSSF ESG Task Force.

Geoffrey holds the CFA certificate in ESG Investing.

Samuel has been fully dedicated to the Financial Industry sector since the very beginning of his professional career.

He gained a sound and deep experience of all types of Private Equity, Venture Capital & LBO direct investments through sourcing, execution, monitoring and exit deals as well as fund of funds investments with several significant mandates throughout Europe.

In addition to its expertise in Private Equity, Samuel has also restructured a small cap engineering company in financial distress as CFO/Co-CEO.

Samuel’s missions cover due diligences, corporate valuations, performance management, risk management, financial audit, process optimization and operational management.

Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), and the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL) Digital Banking and FinTech Innovation Cluster (DBFI) Working Group "Distributed Ledger Technology" and "Cloud Computing“, Guy is Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and Azure Fundamentals, Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (ITIL) and Foundation Certificate in Prince 2.

Guy leads the IT Audit and security services. He has over 25 years of experience in information systems audit and security within three big five audit firms. He knows financial industry and other industry sectors for having been involved on regulatory and compliance (CSSF/European regulation, CobiT, CIS framework, ISO 23301 and 27001, EBIOS or ITIL and GDPR), advisory, ISAE, and internal/external audit engagements.

François has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry (Banks, PSFs, Asset Management).

He built a solid expertise in Cyber Security, Data Privacy by being the Chief Information Security Officer, Business Continuity Manager and Data Protection Officer for a Private Bank, Asset Management and Insurance Company, and its European branches for the last 5 years.

François also spent several years in a Big 4 Consulting firms by leading Cyber Security and Data privacy assignments in Luxembourg and abroad for prestigious well-known financial services clients (Banks, PSFs and Asset Management companies).

Sybille, is an experienced professional with over 29 years of experience in the financial sector. She is an accomplished professional in Audit with a demonstrated history of success within the insurance sector. Proficient in Financial Risk, Risk Management, Auditing, Operational Risk, and Solvency II, she is a strong accounting professional holding a Bac+5 degree with a focus on Finance - Audit from ESC Nancy (ICN).

Throughout her career, Sybille has held pivotal roles such as Head of compliance (Life insurance), Operational Risk Manager, Senior Internal Controller, and Senior Internal Auditor. Her comprehensive knowledge extends to Life & General Insurance, Bank and Fund Administration, encompassing expertise in risk management, Internal Control, and internal & external Audit.

Project Manager, Nadane has 7 years of professional experience serving financial services firms in Luxembourg, mainly banks, management companies and insurance companies.

Nadane built a robust experience in consulting and handling transversal projects in various fields (digital, compliance, TOM, process optimisation, change management…) in Luxembourg. He also had the opportunity to practice business development for the different consulting companies he worked for in Luxembourg.

Nadane is Manager at HACA Partners and is mainly involved in Consulting engagements.

Clarisse has more than 5 years of experience in the audit and consultancy services. She gained experience on internal and external audits working mostly on Investment Funds (UCITS and AIFs) and other financial market participants.

In addition, she obtained ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) expertise through her curriculum at the EFFAS alongside with the INDR CSR training. Hence, she is certified ESG analyst (CESGA®) and CSR expert.

She is an active member PRO RSE association (Luxembourg Association for CSR Professionals), Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA) and Société Française des Analystes Financiers (SFAF).

Pauline has 7 years of professional experience including 2 years in IT compliance advisory. She was involved in drafting the IT sections for the application for a license of different entities’ types in Luxembourg, such as: an electronic money institution, a payment institution, a Professional of the Financial Sector (PFS) and an investment firm.

In addition, Pauline has 5 years’ experience as an external auditor, through which she gained a good knowledge of the audit methodology and the different financial sectors such as banks and asset management companies.

At HACA Partners, Pauline is mainly involved in IT consulting and IT Internal Audit engagements.

Meryl has 4 years of professional experience serving financial services firms in Luxembourg, mainly alternatives funds.

Meryl built a robust experience in auditing and supporting valuation service for a “Big Four” firm in Luxembourg.

Meryl is a Senior Consultant at HACA Partners and is mainly involved in valuation and modelling service.