Arnaud Salla

Arnaud advises both public and private companies, including some of the leading private equity and alternative investments firms. He has significant experience advising clients on mergers & acquisitions, shareholder engagement, ESG and on companies’ defense against shareholder activism.

Arnaud is a trusted partner to his clients and brings a deep knowledge of capital markets – both equity and debt – and all strategic communications-related issues. Notable for helping his clients in their shareholder engagement mandates, he helps companies protect their images and reputations, enhance valuations, and align long-term financial and non-financial objectives with strategy and directives related to climate change. As such, Arnaud has worked on many of the most high-profile transactions in recent years.

Prior to joining Kekst CNC in 2021, Arnaud held leadership positions in international consultancies in Paris and London, contributing to the development of those firms. He started his career in Audit at PwC.

Fluent in French and English, Arnaud holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences from Aix-en-Provence Institute of Political Sciences, and graduated from ESCP Europe.