Florence Delmas brings decades of experience in the private equity industry, having initially served as an M&A adviser, PE investor, PE-backed executive, and, since 2008, as a PE leadership adviser.
She has led hundreds of advisory projects and high-impact searches for board members, CEOs and CFOs across deals and portfolio companies, as well as for operating partners, senior advisers and investment professionals. As a former investor, Florence offers deep expertise in relationship-building, as well as a strategic and leadership perspective — helping clients win deals, maximize value creation and optimize exit readiness.
Florence has also developed deep expertise in governance and leadership succession matters, both in PE and listed environments.
Based in Paris, Florence serves as Spencer Stuart’s Private Equity Leader for Global Capabilities and is an active member of the Financial Services, Board & CEO, and Financial Officer practices.
Former investor with deep private equity expertise and experience across France, Italy and the UK
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Florence co-founded and led the French office of a private equity search and advisory firm for 11 years.
- Previously, she was investment and business development director at 3i in France and Italy. At 3i, she advised on numerous transactions, including the highly successful buyout of Datamat, where she led the investment and IPO, and served on the executive committee overseeing finance and communications.
- Florence began her career in the corporate finance team at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Milan.
She holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance from NEOMA Business School, and a bachelor's degree in European business administration from Middlesex University. Florence is fluent in French, Italian and English.