Introduction to Private Equity

About the Author

Cyril Demaria is a Partner at Tiaré Investment Management AG, a Zürich-based wealth and investment management company. Prior to that, he created a multi-strategy fund of funds focused on the environment. He was also an Associate in private equity funds of funds (Zürich, CH). He participated in the market development in France, and evaluated American, European and Middle Eastern private equity funds. As a Portfolio Manager responsible for private equity fund investments at a major French insurance group (Paris, FR), he managed 27 investments totalling EUR 60 million in private equity funds and funds of funds. As Head of Corporate Development at Externall (Paris, FR), he managed four asset acquisitions and raised debt financing to do so. He started his career in a hybrid venture capital and funds of funds firm (San Francisco, US; Paris, FR). He currently manages a small business angels fund (Pilot Fish I, vintage year 2009).

A French citizen, Cyril Demaria holds a BA in Political Sciences from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Lyon, FR), Master in Geopolitics applied to Money and Finance (Paris, FR), Master in European Business Law (Paris, FR) and a Diploma from HEC (Paris, FR). He is a DBA candidate at University Sankt-Gallen (CH, graduation: 2012).

An Associate Professor at ESSCA (Angers, FR & Budapest, HU), EADA (Barcelona, SP), and ZHAW (Zürich/Winterthur, CH) he lectures on Private Equity, LBO, Money and Finance and International Finance. He collaborates regularly ...