Laurent Pasquet
Founder, operator, acquirer.
Building across education, governance, and art.
Laurent Pasquet

I built a European education group through six acquisitions with my own capital at risk. Along the way, I developed a structured approach to the human risks that financial due diligence never captures. I also paint, collect art, and study at the École du Louvre, because the best decisions need space to breathe.

MBA INSEAD · Ex-Alcatel-Lucent · Ex-Lehman Brothers PE
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Apex Education Group

A European platform of premium international education brands, built by acquisition since 2013. Study abroad, UK boarding schools, summer camps, university advisory. 50+ years of combined experience. UNOSEL certified.

apex-education.com →
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C3F™ Framework

A proprietary diagnostic for non-financial risks in founder-led acquisitions. Four dimensions: Culture, CEO, Control, Founder. Three engagement formats: pre-closing diagnostic, 100-day stabilization, and selective board mandates.

Financial due diligence protects entry valuation. C3F™ protects post-closing value creation.

Unlike a management assessment, C3F™ maps the risk of friction post-closing between stakeholders and whether the governance architecture will either contain or amplify that friction.

"I have been the acquirer, the operator, and the one responsible for post-deal value-creation."
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Art & Perspective

Photographer & painter, evening courses student at École du Louvre. Collector of Groumellec, Mathilde Denize and some multiples of Soulages and Scully. Keen lover of Rothko and Modigliani...

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Background
2013–now
Founder & CEO, Apex Education Group. Six acquisitions across France and Italy. Premium international education.
2026–now
C3F™ Framework. Codified from a decade of founder-led transitions into a repeatable diagnostic and intervention model.
2025–now
Independent Board Member, UNOSEL.
2008
MBA INSEAD. Fontainebleau & Singapore.
Private Equity, Lehman Brothers London. Investment committee perspective.
1998–2007
Alcatel-Lucent. Business development across 30+ countries. Europe, USA, North Africa, Middle East. Multi-hundred-million-euro infrastructure contracts.
Ongoing
École du Louvre evening program.