LFDE hires Arnaud Brossard (formerly of Lazard) to strengthen its technology team, which manages €2.6 billion

La Financière de l’Échiquier (LFDE) today, November 10, 2026, gave its technology division a new boost with the appointment of Arnaud Brossard, CFA, as a technology equity portfolio manager.

The new team, made up of seven experts, manages €2.6 billion and aims to become a sector benchmark in France and Europe.

A technology division with seven experts and four funds

The division brings together La Financière de l’Échiquier’s expertise in technology and Asian markets, enabling the asset manager to strengthen its ability to analyze technology value chains worldwide. It will be co-led by Stéphane Nières-Tavernier and Kevin Net.

Its dual objective is to develop cross-sector analysis of the technology sector for LFDE’s investment management platform, which has more than 50 professionals, and to underpin the management of four funds focused on major technology themes. These funds share the same investment philosophy and process.

The asset manager notes that it launched France’s first AI-focused fund in 2018 and Europe’s first actively managed space fund in 2021, as well as a dedicated humanoid robotics fund. It considers Asia, alongside the US and Europe, to be an essential hub of global innovation today.

Arnaud Brossard: over 20 years of experience, including 12 in technology

Brossard has more than 20 years of experience in asset management, including 12 years focused on the global and European technology sectors. Until now, he managed Lazard Frères Gestion’s European Innovation and World Innovation strategies. He joined the firm in 2014 as an analyst specializing in semiconductors.

Before that, he was a financial analyst at Exane BNP Paribas for six years (2008–2014), having begun his career at Oddo Asset Management and Oddo Securities, where he covered mainly the aerospace sector. He graduated from ESC Rouen with a specialization in Finance and holds the CFA designation.

Michel Saugné, Chief Investment Officer at LFDE, has framed the appointment in the context of the transformation that disruptive technologies are bringing about in business models:

"At a time when disruptive technologies are driving profound transformations in business models and reshaping value chains worldwide, LFDE is fostering the development of its Technology division. We are delighted to welcome Arnaud Brossard, whose extensive experience and knowledge of innovative ecosystems will help develop our Technology division and establish it as a benchmark in France and Europe."

Michel Saugné, Chief Investment Officer, LFDE