Co-Chief Executive Officer
Managing Director
Gerard de Gunzburg
Gerard is a seasoned international capital markets leader with over 45 years of experience in building long-term relationships with institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices worldwide. During his successful career he has raised over $13 billion from investors in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and served as a senior executive in the Paris, London and New York offices of international financial services firms.
Gerard has joined Avalon Securities Ltd to assist clients with cross border transactions and to spearhead Avalon’s effort in the NewSpace sector.
Gerard’s focus on the NewSpace sector began five years ago when he Co-Founded Starfire 7 LLC, a firm which facilitates business connections between global investors and space ventures. In 2022, he launched the first Global Investor Day at the International Astronautical Congress (“IAC”) in Paris, which has since become a key event for space startups and investors. In 2024, Gerard’s firm was invited to collaborate with the French Space Agency (“CNES”) and SpaceFounders at the IAC which attracted over 8,000 experts from industry, research and institutions to Milan to debate the use of Space to support sustainability.
Gerard’s investment banking career began in real estate, serving as a Founding Principal and later Senior Advisor at M3 Capital Partners. During his 27 year tenure, he was instrumental in establishing M3's London office in 1998, leading a diverse team that completed landmark transactions in Europe and Asia. Earlier in his career, Gerard founded Euro-Spectrum, a consultancy focused on introducing U.S. business concepts to the French market and worked as Director and Partner at Lincoln Property Company in Europe, where he helped establish that firm's capital markets division.
Gerard is an active member of the International Astronautical Federation (“IAF”) and the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (“AFIRE”). He also served as Director of Membership for AFIRE, earning lifetime recognition for his leadership.
A U.S. Army veteran, Gerard served as a First Lieutenant and Company Commander, earning the Army Commendation Medal. He is bilingual in French and English and holds a B.A. in International Economics and Political Science from Middlebury College. Gerard holds Series 7, 24, and 79 licenses with FINRA