The founders
Erik Maris
Shareholder
Erik Maris is an investment banker with Perella Weinberg Partners since November 2024.
He was previously Advisory Partner at Advent International Ltd.
Erik is also a member of the advisory board of both Espérance Banlieue and Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale.
Before joining Perella Weinberg Partners, Erik co-founded in 2010 one of the most reputable French investment banks: Messier Maris & Associés.
As a specialist in complex and cross-border transactions, he conducted more than 100 operations.
Prior to that, Erik spent 19 years as Managing Partner and Co-Managing Director of Lazard France, which he joined in 1991 after a first job at Morgan Stanley.
Erik is a graduate of the HEC business school in Paris.
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