Prior to joining VAR Capital, Patrick ran his own boutique investment advisory in London. He draws onmany years of experience in corporate finance and advisory at international banks in the US and inEurope. He was a senior coverage banker in the InvestmentBanking Division of Credit Agricole, covering large French clients including France Telecom, EDF,Vivendi and Veolia Environment. Prior to that, he was a managing director at Dredsner Kleinwort andheaded their corporate finance businessfor France. Patrick has a particular interest in international wealth management and has held positionsin regulated investment activities in the US, in the UK and in France. Patrick holds an MBA fromCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,USA, and an MS in civil engineering from École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, Paris, France. Hisundergraduate work was in maths and physics.