Olivier Sarkozy, investment banker. Recipient Rainmaker prize, Dealmaker magazine, 2006.
Background
Sarkozy was born in Mexico, to Pal Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa, of Hungarian descent, and Christine de Ganay, of French descent. His father was previously married and had three children with his first wife, including Nicolas, with whom Sarkozy met weekly during his early childhood.
Education
Sarkozy later studied at the University of Street Andrews, where he earned an Master of Arts
Career
His half-brother is Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France. He spent the rest of his childhood and adolescence outside France, living in Zambia, Egypt, and a boarding school in the United Kingdom. in medieval history. In 1990 Sarkozy was hired by American investment bank Dillon, Read & Company
He left three years later to join Cr Suisse First Boston, where he held several senior posts, including Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group.
While at CSFB, Sarkozy advised Wachovia in its merger of equals with First Union and concurrent defense against a competing hostile proposal from Suntrust, Dime Bancorp in its merger with Washington Mutual, CoreStates Financial in its sale to First Union, and Wells Fargo in its merger with Norwest Corporation and acquisition of First Interstate, and others In January 2003 he joined Union Bank of Switzerland Investment Bank, where he was Global Company-Head of the Financial Institutions Group.
At Union Bank of Switzerland, he worked on such transactions as Sallie Mae"s attempt to go private and subsequent recapitalization, Algemene Bank Nederland Amro"s $21 billion sale of LaSalle Bank to Bank of America, Mellon"s $17 billion merger of equals with the Bank of New York, Charles Schwab"s sale of United States. Trust to Bank of America, Maryland Bank North America"s $36 billion sale to Bank of America, Wachovia"s $14 billion acquisition of Southtrust, National Commerce"s $7 billion sale to Suntrust, and Regions Financial"s $6 billion merger of equals with Union Planters. Sarkozy was responsible for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce"s $2.9 billion recapitalization and Sallie Mae"s $3.0 billion recapitalization.
He also acted as lead advisor in a number of other notable transactions, including Dime Bancorp"s private placement of preferred and other equity securities to Warburg Pincus, as part of their successful defense against a hostile tender offer from North Fork to the recapitalization of Glendale Federal Bank, representing the thenlargest recapitalization in history.
On March 3, 2008, he was appointed Company-head and Managing Director of the Carlyle Group"s Global Financial Services Group.
Membership
Olivier Sarkozy is based in New York City and is a member of the Board of Directors of BankUnited.