A mining engineer and MBA from INSEAD, Jacques began his career as a banker in Chicago, London and then Paris. Recognizing the importance of offering a premium service to business leaders, he then created the first wealth management firm entirely dedicated to them. He then approaches the Henner Group to which he sells his practice.

Anticipating major changes in communication and collaboration methods within companies, Jacques then created the first automated deployment software for collaborative intranets in SAAS mode. The solution is resold to the SAGE software group.

After several experiences in creating and selling a business, Jacques returned to his first job and established the investment bank Schapira Group in 2006, where he developed expertise in corporate finance and refinancing, whether in LBO, MBO or OBO. .

Jacques has privileged relationships with both private equity and private debt players.