Eric Rey joined Meridiam in July 2019 as Managing Director of the SME team.

He was formerly Managing Partner at Omnes Capital and a member of the Executive Committee, responsible for the mid-cap buyout and growth capital activities.

He began his career in 1992 as an associate at Banque Hervet (HSBC Group), where he oversaw risk management and monitoring for a portfolio of SMEs.

In 1995 he joined the Crédit Agricole Group, first at Unicrédit, later at Crédit Agricole Indosuez (CA-CIB) as Large Account Relationship Manager, and ultimately Crédit Agricole Private Equity in 1998. Crédit Agricole Private Equity spun out from Credit Agricole in 2012 and became Omnes Capital.Eric Rey is a graduate in civil engineering from INSA Toulouse.

He also holds a Masters Degree in Finance and Real Estate from Kedge Business School and an Executive Certificate in Finance from HEC Paris.