Bruno Tourme is a seasoned businessman with more than 25 years of experience in diverse roles within the information technology industry. Focusing mainly on the enterprise software sector, Bruno is uniquely positioned to leverage the strong transactional experience and sector expertise at Drake Star through his extensive network of entrepreneurs, investors, and strategic buyers in Europe. Bruno has led over 50 transactions in his career, some of his most notable transactions include sales of Contextor to SAP, sales of Job Partners to Taleo (Oracle), sales of Viveo to Temenos
Bruno was previously Managing Partner and Head of Technology at Eurohold, head of Europe at America’s Growth Capital, and Managing Partner at Bryan Garnier & Co Paris; Before he was founder, chairman, and CEO of Giga Group, a technology research company that he founded in 2000. The business was sold to Forrester research in 2004. Prior to creating Giga Group, he co-founded Giga Information group in 1995, an IT analyst company.
Mr. Tourme was also EMEA Vice President of BIS and worked for AT&T in various sales and marketing positions in Paris, Brussels, and London.
Over the past decade, Bruno has advised European technology businesses in software, digital media, and security in their corporate development including financing, exit strategy, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
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