Mr. José Gonzalo

José Gonzalo, has represented BPIFrance Investissement in his capacity as a Director since March  2020. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the University Paris Dauphine. He has 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions: after starting his career in the mergers and acquisitions department of La Compagnie Financière Rothschild, he joined the Orange Group where he held the positions of Director of Development and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions in subsidiaries and at headquarters.

He then joined Capgemini in 2009 as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions before joining Bpifrance. Until today, he was a member of the management committee of Mid & Large Cap and co-head of the ETI 2020 fund, for which he led investment operations such as Eren, Quadran, Sandaya, Inseec, Medipole and Les Petits Chaperons Rouges. I

n October 2016, José Gonzalo becomes Executive Director at Bpifrance, Mid & Large Cap division. Since 1 August 2018, he has also been Executive Director in charge of SME equity capital activities. He led the operation to buy out the State Equity Agency's (APE) stake in PSA.