In his new adventure in finance, the Franco-Ivorian financier has attracted experienced profiles in international finance supposed to convince future investors. Loyal to Credit Suisse and Prudential, seasoned financiers...

Tidjane Thiam's new partners are only relatives he met during his time at the head of the Swiss banking group Credit Suisse from 2015 to 2020, or when he headed the British insurer Prudential. He has gathered experienced profiles in international finance who are supposed to convince future investors in his new fund.
The top three are Tidjane Thiam, Adam Gishen and Abhishek Bhatia, all founders of the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Freedom Acquisition I Corp, which begins its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Adam Gishen, after splashing himself with the spinning business at Credit Suisse, he was appointed Managing Director of Freedom Acquisition I. Corp. He should also be "one of the first third party observers on the board of directors," says the company. The University of Leeds graduate was a partner at Ondra Partners, a financial advisory firm, after serving as a director at Nomura in London and Lehman Brothers from 1999 to 2008.
Abhishek Bhatia is a manager who also has significant experience in international finance. Most recently, he worked for the Asian insurtech company FWD (2015-2020), where he notably managed the Singapore subsidiary. A graduate in economics from delhi University, he spent 15 years at Prudential plc, where he held management positions in several subsidiaries of the British group. In particular, he oversaw the creation of Prudential Poland, which he later headed. Previously, he was responsible for the regional management of the insurance group in Hong Kong. He has also held management positions for the Malaysian and Indian subsidiaries of the group.
In its prospectus to investors, the new fund explained that "the collective experience of our founders, combined with their extensive and deep global network of relationships in the public and private sectors, in both mature and emerging markets, gives us a competitive advantage to identify, structuring, financing and acquiring the activities of a convincing target company." Several other values have been included in the future board of directors.