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Régis Bégué

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Régis Bégué
Born
(1970-08-24) 24 August 1970 (age 54)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Alma materHEC Paris
Occupations
Spouse
Marina Segré
(m. 1994)
Children3

Régis Bégué is a French writer and novelist written a number of books of fiction. He is also a Partner of Zadig Asset Management, where he manages an equity fund.

Early life, education and family

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Régis Bégué was born on 24 August 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt.[1] He is the son of Guy Bégué, Member of Parliament for Lot-et-Garonne, and Micheline Hérode-Bégué, lawyer.[1] He is also the grandson of Camille Bégué, Member of Parliament for Tarn-et-Garonne.[1]

In 1985, he played the role of a teenager in the short film “Charly” directed by Florence Strauss, alongside Jacques Penot and Kristin Scott Thomas.[2] After completing high school at Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Paris, he studied Mathematics and graduated from HEC Paris in 1993.[1][3]

He has been married to Marina (born Segré) since 1994 and has three children: Alberto (born 1997), Juliette (born 1999) and Raphaël (born 2004).[1]

Career

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Financial career

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He began his financial career in 1994 at Nomura Bank, where he worked as a salesman in Japanese equities and structured products.[4][5] Between 1995 and 2005, he worked for Oddo Securities, specializing in European equities.[5] In 2005, he joined Lazard Frères Gestion, where he became Head of Equity Research and Management in 2008.[6][7] In 2014, he was also appointed Managing Director of the Lazard Group. He specialized in analyzing the energy and pharmaceuticals sectors.[3] Since 2024, he has become a Partner of Zadig Asset Management where he is also the co-manager of an equity fund and equity mandates.[8][9]

Artistic career

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Alongside his career in Finance, he has also pursued a career as a writer. In 2000, he published his first novel, “Les Cimes ne s'embrassent pas”, set in the Alps at the end of the Great Depression.[10] In 2004, he won a literary competition that resulted in the publication of two short stories written under the pseudonym John Murche: the book, entitled “Matière grise”, brings together the works of several writers.[11] After a break of a few years, he published in 2013 a collection of 7 short stories entitled “Des Nouvelles de John Murche”, including his two texts published in 2004, then he gradually specialized in crime fiction.[12][13] “Barbacane” (2014) is a thriller set in southwest France.[14] This was followed by “Water Futures: L'eau n'a pas d'odeur” (2016), “S.N.O.W.” (2018) and “Fatales Négligences” (2020), crime novels set in the world of finance and business.[15][16] In 2022, he published “Rodrigo”, set in 1980s France, focusing on a case of insider trading involving the CEO of a pharmaceutical company.[17] This last novel was translated and published in English in 2022 under the name “Back to Buenos Aires”.

He also published a satirical novel in 2016, “Mon fils est de droite, mais en général les choses s'arrangent” (meaning “My son is right-wing, but things usually work out for the best”).[18]

Aside from literature, he is also involved in other artistic activities, in particular theater, music, song-writing, singing and painting.[19] He began playing the piano at the age of 31 and wrote several songs, some of which he composed with Emmanuel Cuche.[20] In 2022, he performed his song “Santa Fe” in French and English,[21] then performed it live in Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise in 2023, accompanied by cellist Gautier Capuçon.[20] Additionally, he frequently performed in theatrical plays together with his wife, Marina.[20]

Filmography

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  • 1985: Charly, by Florence Strauss: a teenager

Bibliography

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  • 2000: Les cimes ne s'embrassent pas
  • 2013: Des nouvelles de John Murche
  • 2014: Barbacane
  • 2016: Water Futures: L’eau n’a pas d’odeur
  • 2016: Mon fils est de droite, mais en général les choses s’arrangent
  • 2018: S.N.O.W.
  • 2020: Fatales Négligences
  • 2022: Rodrigo
    • English version translated by Jason Kavett and published in 2022 under the name “Back to Buenos Aires”

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Régis Bégué - Biography". Who's Who in France (in French).
  2. ^ Charly at IMDb
  3. ^ a b "Carnet - Régis Bégué". Option Finance (in French). 2014-04-11.
  4. ^ "Régis Bégué". Babelio (in French).
  5. ^ a b "Régis Bégué". Citywire.
  6. ^ "Régis Bégué est nommé Associé-Gérant de Lazard Frères Gestion". Next Finance (in French). 2013.
  7. ^ "Carrières - François de Saint-Pierre, Matthieu Grouès, Régis Bégué". Les Echos (in French). 2009-03-18.
  8. ^ Fenella Rhodes (2024-04-05). "iMGP affiliate hires A-rated manager as founding partner exits". Citywire.
  9. ^ Laurence Marchal (2024-04-05). "Régis Bégué rejoint Zadig Asset Management". L'Agefi (in French).
  10. ^ "Régis Bégué". Editions Lucien Souny (in French).
  11. ^ "Matière grise". Quarante-deux.org (in French).
  12. ^ "La double vie des auteurs de polars". Les Echos (in French). 2020-07-24.
  13. ^ "Electricité : le coup de la panne". Les Echos (in French). 2020-12-10.
  14. ^ "Barbacane". Bebelio.
  15. ^ "S.N.O.W." Babelio (in French).
  16. ^ "Fatales Négligences". Babelio (in French).
  17. ^ Pierrick Fay (2022-01-28). "Rayon polar : délit d'initié à la sauce brune". Les Echos (in French).
  18. ^ "Mon fils est de droite: Mais en général les choses s'arrangent". Babelio (in French).
  19. ^ Nathalie Péneloux (2022-06-08). "Quand l'envie de créer l'emporte". Union & Territoires (in French).
  20. ^ a b c Carole Papazian (2023-10-27). "Pause, vie parallèle, nouveau départ: 3 façons d'aller au bout de ses rêves (pour les actifs téméraires)". L'Opinion (in French).
  21. ^ Santa Fe, English version on YouTube