# Tom Espiard-Cignaco

> Tom Espiard-Cignaco is a French-Canadian investor and Capagro executive whose career spans Canadian investment banking, institutional portfolio management and agricultural technology investing. He joined Capagro in 2018 and has served on portfolio company boards. A triathlete, he has represented Canada at international championships in his age group.

- **Role:** CEO & Managing Director at Capagro
- **Organizations:** Capagro, Greensoil Building Innovation Fund, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, National Bank Financial, Merrill Lynch, BMO Nesbitt Burns
- **Nationality:** French-Canadian
- **Education:** BAA, Finance/Marketing, HEC Montréal, MBA, International Finance and Portfolio Management, McGill University
- **Known for:** Deployed more than C$750 million in growth equity since 2006, according to his published career biography., Oversaw private capital portfolios totalling more than US$10 billion in Canada and France., During a decade of Canadian investment banking, raised more than C$800 million in equity and executed C$7.6 billion in M&A, primarily for ICT companies.

## Career timeline

- **1995–2000** — Associate and vice president, corporate and investment banking, BMO Nesbitt Burns.
- **2001–2002** — Vice president in investment banking at Merrill Lynch, telecom and media group.
- **2003–2005** — Director in National Bank Financial’s telecom, media and technology investment banking group.
- **2006–2009** — Investment manager in private equity at CDPQ.
- **2009–2014** — Managing director, strategic private equity and infrastructure portfolio, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts.
- **2014–2018** — Managing partner/manager and subsequently special advisor at Greensoil Building Innovation Fund.
- **2018** — Joined Capagro as president and managing partner, overseeing general partner operations.
- **2021** — Named BoMill board observer in October, for the period until its next annual general meeting.
- **2025–2026** — Capagro II closed at €137 million in December 2025; the closing was announced in April 2026.

## Achievements

- Deployed more than C$750 million in growth equity since 2006, according to his published career biography.
- Oversaw private capital portfolios totalling more than US$10 billion in Canada and France.
- During a decade of Canadian investment banking, raised more than C$800 million in equity and executed C$7.6 billion in M&A, primarily for ICT companies.
- Represented Canada at international triathlon championships in his age group.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Banque des Territoires announced that Capagro II had closed in December 2025 at €137 million, including its €15 million commitment.
- **2025-12** — Capagro joined the announced Plymag transaction as a minority investor alongside Sofiprotéol and majority investor Ardabelle Capital.
- **2025-03** — Participated in an agritech round table at the Time to Change forum in Deauville.

## Links

- Website: https://capagro.fr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-espiard-cignaco-a46a3b8/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09