A graduate of the University of Technology in Compiègne with a degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Éric LEFRANC has extensive experience in turning companies around.

He started his career in operational positions at Motorola in Chicago and London, then moved to Honeywell in Paris. In 2001, Éric joined Caravelle, where he quickly became one of Pierre-André Martel's most trusted advisers. Alongside the industrial captain, an emblematic figure in company turnarounds, Éric developed expertise in the takeover of distressed companies and the implementation of recovery plans. 

In 2013, he founded Renaissance, a committed player in French reindustrialisation and specialised in the redeployment and transformation of distressed companies. Eric has successfully steered, as CEO or Chairman, the takeover and turnaround of 10 distressed French SMEs and SMIs.

A graduate of ESSEC, Philippe OHANESSIAN joined the Junior Entreprise while still in school and became its Chairman in 2010. He then became part of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Goldman Sachs in London where he contributed to a variety of transactions including the acquisition of SFR by Numéricable, the IPO of Altice and the sale of major real estate portfolios in France. 

Philippe joined Renaissance from as early as 2014 and took part in the takeover and turnaround of the GL Group as Chief Financial Officer, of Texier in 2015 as Chief Executive Officer, and of Agatha as Managing Director. Now Chairman of Ateliers de Vitré, Philippe has established expertise in turnaround, industrial and logistical optimisation as well as in administrative and financial reorganisation, particularly in the context of takeovers.

With a higher education in Management, Jérémie ESTIVALET received his training in Lean Management methods and production systems from the KAIZEN Institute. Jérémie began his career in operational management positions, first at VALEO where he headed up production units, took part in the introduction of the operational excellence approach, and managed part of the investment plan on the assembly stations. 

With this experience, during which he gained recognised expertise and know-how, particularly in terms of improving industrial performance and operational excellence, Jérémie was offered the position of Director of Production for the MARREL Group in 2006. He delivered the restructuring plan and was quickly entrusted with the industrialisation project, which he brought to a successful close. 

In 2015, he joined Renaissance as Industrial Director of GL Altesse and, subsequently, of the Group's other production entities. He is now CEO of SMV and GL Bijoux.

Trained in engineering, Quentin began his career in 2012 as a consultant in business reorganisation. He quickly came to specialise in mergers, acquisitions and restructuring within Strategy& (PwC's strategy consulting arm).  Quentin contributes to numerous projects in different sectors (industry, energy, telecommunications, e-commerce, defence), both on strategic and operational issues. In particular, he supported the restructuring of the Areva Group when certain businesses were sold. 

In 2016, Quentin joined Renaissance as CFO, then CEO of GL Altesse. He is now CEO of GL Bijoux.

A graduate of EDHEC, Joris joined the Transaction Services and Restructuring teams at Eight Advisory in 2012, after initial experience at Turenne Capital.

Working first as a Consultant and then as a Manager, he was part of more than twenty due diligence audits for investment funds (Charterhouse, Apollo) and around thirty company restructuring cases (Ludendo Group, Spir Group, Ascometal).

In early 2017, Joris joined the Renaissance teams and became Operations Director, then CEO of Ateliers de Vitré.

A graduate of HEC Paris, Thomas also holds a Law degree and a Master II in International Taxation from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
After several successful experiences in the financial and legal fields, he joined Eight Advisory's Restructuring & Litigation teams in 2017.
For over three years, Thomas has assisted companies in all sectors (industry, maintenance, office supplies, the professions, financial services, etc.). in their restructuring, merger/acquisition or litigation operations.
In particular, he provides financial and operational support to some fifteen companies in difficulty, some of them over several months, to define and support the implementation of turnaround plans.

Thomas joined Renaissance in 2021 to take over the administrative and financial management of Altesse and its international subsidiaries. At the same time, he participated in the takeovers of Agatha and Fontaas.
He is now Chief Financial Officer of GL Bijoux and Les Georgettes.

A graduate of EDHEC, Quentin was successful from his first experiences in turning around distressed companies in industrial groups specialized in complex situations. At Alandia Industries and Keravalon, he was involved in particular in analysing 35 acquisition opportunities and providing operational support to subsidiaries including Cyrillus.

Quentin joined Renaissance in 2022 as M&A Analyst and Project Manager.