ODDO BHF continues to strengthen its Corporate Finance platform with the appointments of Hervé Ronin and Paul de Mestier
Zurich, Paris, Frankfurt, September 25, 2025
ODDO BHF is further expanding its Investment Banking activities with the appointment of Hervé Ronin as Managing Partner, Group Head of Healthcare, and Paul de Mestier as Managing Partner, Head of Healthcare France. Both will reinforce the firm’s Healthcare team, a key strategic focus for the Group alongside Technology and Industry.
These appointments underline ODDO BHF’s ambitions for its Corporate Finance platform and its commitment to positioning Mergers & Acquisitions as a core activity to serve its clients, particularly in France, Germany, and Switzerland.
Hervé Ronin will join the Investment Banking Executive Committee, together with Hubert Preschez, Managing Partner & Group Head of M&A, chaired by Christian Zahn, Group Head of Investment Banking and member of the General Management Committee (GMC) of ODDO BHF, to lead this development.
“With the appointments of Hervé Ronin and Paul de Mestier, ODDO BHF is reinforcing its Corporate Finance platform. Both bring deep expertise and an outstanding track record in healthcare transactions. Our goal is to support our clients in cross-border operations that are increasingly international, larger in scale, and more complex,” says Christian Zahn, Group Head of Investment Banking and member of the General Management Committee (GMC) of ODDO BHF.
Hervé Ronin and Paul de Mestier will work in close collaboration with Edward de Stigter, Managing Partner & Head of Healthcare Germany as well as with Laurent Buatti and Joséphine Hicter, both based in Paris.
“I am proud to join ODDO BHF at a time when the Group is accelerating its M&A ambitions. With proven deal experience and true sector expertise, the ODDO BHF Healthcare team is uniquely positioned to support healthcare companies across pharma & consumer healthcare, medical technologies, patient care solutions, and healthcare services,” explains Hervé Ronin.
“ODDO BHF’s dedicated focus on healthcare is fully aligned with the evolution of the market, where companies are seeking trusted partners to support their growth and transformation. By combining deep sector specialization, unmatched attention to the execution of deals and close collaboration across the team, we stand out as a differentiated partner of choice and are well placed to further strengthen our leadership in Europe,” adds Paul de Mestier.
Brief biography of Hervé Ronin
Hervé Ronin has nearly 30 years of experience in investment banking, advising European healthcare companies. He began his career in 1997 at Paribas in London, later BNP Paribas Corporate Finance, where he developed the healthcare corporate finance team. He advised numerous large-cap and mid-cap transactions in pharmaceuticals, medical technologies, and healthcare services.
In 2010, he joined Bryan, Garnier & Co. to accelerate the firm’s healthcare activities, focusing on mid-cap European healthcare growth companies. He built the Healthcare Investment Banking group across six offices, advising on M&A as well as public and private financings. Since 2021, he was co-leading the healthcare practice with Paul de Mestier.
Hervé holds a Master’s degree from ESSEC Business School.
Brief biography of Paul de Mestier
Paul has 15 years of experience in investment banking advising European healthcare companies. He was a Partner at Bryan Garnier, that he joined in 2021 contributing to the rapid growth of M&A transactions within the healthcare practice and co-led the Healthcare Investment Banking group with Hervé. Previously, he developed an extensive knowledge of the healthcare sector working as Partner in M&A for Philippe Hottinguer Finance Group’s healthcare department. He started his career as a healthcare analyst at ABN AMRO Bank in 2012, where he became Relationship Manager in 2014 covering French family-owned healthcare companies.
Paul holds a Master’s Degree in International Finance from ESCE Paris.
About ODDO BHF
ODDO BHF is an independent European financial Group active in the areas of Private Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investment Banking and Corporate Banking, Asset Servicing & Metals. With its special entrepreneurial spirit, the Group currently manages around 156 billion euros in client assets and has equity of more than 1.1 billion euros. In 2024, ODDO BHF generated net banking income of 846.4 million euros. With around 3,200 employees in France and Tunisia, Germany and Switzerland, the Group pursues a consistent European strategy with a global perspective. ODDO BHF has a unique shareholder structure that ensures its independence and enables it to develop sustainable products and services. With the aim of creating a world in which every day offers new opportunities.
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