Antares International Partners
Antares International Partners
The key to executing corporate finance transactions with success and precision lies in experience. Our team offers a broad spectrum of expertise and skills, complemented by a deep understanding honed over 40 years in the field.
Mr. Cole is the founder of Antares and is a Managing Director of the firm. He has over more than fourty years of experience in all areas of mergers and acquisitions including buyer representation, exclusive sales and divestitures, leveraged buy-outs, consortium bids and financial buyer representation.
Prior to founding Antares, Mr. Cole was a Managing Director and a Member of the Management Committee of Peers & Co., an international investment banking boutique. Prior to that, Mr. Cole worked at BNP Paribas, Merrill Lynch & Co., Becker Paribas Incorporated and E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc.
Mr. Cole is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the French-American Foundation in New York, a member of the Board of Directors of the French-American Foundation in Paris and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Wisconsin School of Business. He is also a member of the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris.
Mr. Cole is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin School of Business as well as a graduate of the University of Denver Law Center.
Mr. Rocheteau joined Antares in 2006. He is an international corporate finance professional with thirty-five years’ experience on acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, initial public offerings and strategic development, particularly on cross-border transactions, including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, South Africa and Japan.
Prior to joining Antares, Mr. Rocheteau was a Director of Cazenove as Head of M&A for France based in Paris and prior to that, Head of US Corporate Finance based in New York. He also worked at Den norskeBank and BNP Paribas.
Mr. Rocheteau earned an MBA at The Stern School of Business of New York University and is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University with a BA in International Relations.
Alex has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions transactions and has worked on mandates for financial sponsors and corporate clients in France and the United States of America.
He provides valuations, advises on acquisitions, sale and purchase agreement negotiations, and structures competitive processes, to secure and maximize outcomes for clients.
Alex combines in-depth sector expertise with global reach to find success for clients in the mid-market. He has gained widespread cross-industry experience from successful transactions, especially in aerospace and defense and industrial sector.
Prior to joining Antares, Alex worked at Lincoln International and KPMG Corporate Finance in Paris. Alex earned a master’s degree from EMLYON business school. He is also a member of the French-American Foundation.