Laurent Depolla
Partner, ME Deals Strategy & Operations Leader, ME Sovereign Wealth Funds & PE Leader
PwC Middle East
Laurent brings over 30+ years of strategy and investment experience as both an industry practitioner and advisor. As Middle East Deals Strategy & Operations Practice Leader, Laurent has led and advised on a broad range of initiatives spanning strategy, business planning, feasibility studies, CDDs, investment attraction and localisation, joint ventures and partnerships and mergers and acquisitions.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Laurent serves both government and private clients across the Middle East with in-depth experience in transportation & logistics, industrials & manufacturing, TMT, defence & aerospace.
Experience
- Corporate strategy, investment and portfolio strategy
- Growth and market entry strategies
- Feasibility studies, commercial due diligence, and business planning
- Sovereign Wealth Fund start-up and operationalisation
- Joint venture and M&A negotiations
Education
- MBA, ESSEC Business School, France
- BA (Hons), major in Economics (with great distinction), McGill University, Canada
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