Founder & Board of Directors

François Reyl

François Reyl

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR PARTNER, HEAD OF STRATEGIC COMMITTEE

Biography

François Reyl  began his career in 1989 with Jones Day, initially in New York and then in Paris, as an attorney in the M&A Group. In 1995, he joined Credit Suisse First Boston in London, first in the M&A department and from 1998 as co-founder of the LBO Coverage Group. During this time, he executed numerous mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs as well as equity and debt capital markets transactions, as Managing Director from 2001. François Reyl joined REYL & Cie Ltd in 2002 as Partner and Head of Development. He was Chief Executive Officer between 2008 and 2024. Under his stewardship, REYL & Cie Ltd has acquired an international presence and expanded into new lines of business including the launch of the RAM funds range and the development of Entrepreneur & Family Office Services, Corporate Finance and Asset Services. He also initiated REYL & Cie Ltd’s various social and philanthropic programmes, notably with the launch of the Research for Life foundation in 2014. He chaired the Executive Committee of REYL & Cie Ltd for sixteen years. In 2024, he was appointed Senior Partner, Head of the Strategic Committee and joined the Board of Directors. 

Education

François Reyl graduated from University of Geneva (JD ’87; LLM Tax ‘88) and New York University (MCJ ‘89). He is a retired member of the Bar in both New York and Paris.