Christian Jacques

Critic
DISC Type : C

Managing Director at Okapi Partners

United Kingdom

Overview

Christian Jacques is a Managing Director at Okapi Partners, splitting his time between London and New York. He specializes in M&A, shareholder activism, and corporate governance, leveraging his Master of Studies in Law from Fordham. A fluent French speaker, he is instrumental in expanding the firms European presence.

Beyond his corporate focus, Christian actively engages with the Fordham University School of Law alumni community in the U. K. He demonstrates a keen interest in emerging technology and ethics, having recently completed a Google Cloud course on the topic of Responsible AI.

Unique fact: Christian recently relocated from New York to London to spearhead Okapi Partners business development efforts across Europe, including in France.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

ROI Driven

Information Seeker

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Shareholder Activism
A core part of his role, recently celebrating his firm's high rankings in Bloomberg's 2025 Global Activism League Tables.
M&A Strategy
Focuses on complex mergers and recently attended a European conference where M&A for banks was a top priority.
European Business Growth
Relocated to London to lead the firm's expansion in Europe, leveraging his fluency in French to build business on the continent.

Media Appearances

Okapi Partners Expands London Office. Featured in PR Newswire

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Work History

8-2025
Managing Director at Okapi Partners
2025 - 8-2025
Vice President at Okapi Partners
2023 - 2025
Assistant Vice President at Okapi Partners
2021 - 2023
Associate at Okapi Partners
2019 - 2021
Analyst at Okapi Partners

Education

Master of Studies in Law from Fordham University School of Law
Bachelor of Science (B.S) from State University of New York Cortland

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Exp : 8 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Managing Director at Okapi Partners
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Insights For Selling To Christian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christian is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christian move?

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

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

You And Christian

Personality Compatibility


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