Cecile Retaureau

Critic
DISC Type : C

Head of Private Markets at Phoenix Group

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Cecile Retaureau is the Head of Private Markets at Phoenix Group, leveraging nearly 20 years of experience in originating, structuring, and managing private market investments. She leads a team focused on private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and private equity, with a strong emphasis on assets that generate positive social or environmental impact.

Outside of her finance career, Cecile is passionate about wines and spirits, holding a WSET Level 4 Diploma and a French Wine Scholar certification. She has also dedicated her personal time to volunteering in the emergency department at Kings College Hospital during nights and weekends.

She has been recognized as one of the "50 Women Leaders in Private Markets" and was named in Private Equity Internationals "Women of Influence" list for 2025.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Critic

Precise

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Topics They Care About

Private Markets Investing
As Head of Private Markets at Phoenix Group, she leads a team of over 20 people and directs strategy for private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and private equity.
Women in Private Markets
She has received multiple recent awards for women leaders in private markets and has participated in summits on the topic, reflecting a clear area of influence and interest.
Impact Investing
Her team prioritizes assets that generate a positive social or environmental impact, with a high percentage of the group's recent transactions being sustainable or productive.

Media Appearances

Cecile has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Head of Private Markets at Phoenix Group
10-2023 - 8-2024
Managing Director - Global Markets Distribution - Global Head Cross-asset Financing & Solutions at UBS
3-2023 - 10-2023
Managing Director - Global Markets Distribution - Global Head of Cross-asset Financing at UBS
1-2019 - 3-2023
Managing Director - Global Markets Distribution - EMEA Head of Financing & FI Solutions at UBS
1-2024 - 5-2024
Emergency Department - Hospital Volunteer at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Education

2008 - 2010
Master and DEA from École Polytechnique
2009 - 2010
DEA from Pierre and Marie Curie University

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Exp : 18 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Private Markets at Phoenix Group
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Insights For Selling To Cecile

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Cecile is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Cecile

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Cecile move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Cecile take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Cecile

Personality Compatibility


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