Etienne Binant and Jeffrey Epstein: What the Emails and Public Record Actually Show
Fast facts
Who is Etienne Binant?
A French executive and strategy adviser whose career has focused on healthcare, biotech, med-tech and IT companies. He has served as CEO of firms such as Biom’Up and later Centenara Labs AG.How he appears in the Epstein material:
His name shows up in multiple 2017 emails released by the U.S. House Oversight Committee, where he exchanges messages with Jeffrey Epstein and Epstein’s long-time lawyer Darren Indyke about visiting artists’ studios and managing payments for art purchases.Role in those emails:
The messages describe Binant helping to organize studio visits in Los Angeles and Berlin and discussing lists of payments for artists, acting in effect as an adviser or go-between on Epstein’s art buying, not as a business partner in Epstein’s core financial structures.Other Epstein files:
As of the current public record, there is no widely reported evidence that “Etienne Binant” appears in Epstein’s flight logs, address books, or major criminal or civil court filings. His name is mainly tied to the email archive.Offshore data:
Separately from Epstein, Binant’s name appears in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ Offshore Leaks database as an “officer” linked to an offshore structure, which reflects a corporate role but is not, by itself, evidence of illegality.Criminal status:
There is no public record that Etienne Binant has been charged with, or formally investigated for, Epstein’s crimes. The available evidence concerns emails about art purchases and payments, not accusations of abuse.
Who is Etienne Binant?
Public biographies describe Etienne Binant as a finance-oriented entrepreneur and executive who has worked for decades in European and U.S. healthcare, biotech, med-tech, and IT companies. He has led or advised firms on fundraising, strategy and growth, including serving as CEO of Biom’Up, a French medical-device company, and later heading Centenara Labs AG.
In these roles, he has specialized in raising capital, structuring deals, and helping companies navigate private and public markets. His profile is that of a deal-maker and consultant rather than a public political or media figure. That background helps explain why he might also appear as a trusted intermediary in other high-net-worth networks, such as the art world.
How Etienne Binant appears in the Epstein email dumps
The clearest window into any Epstein–Binant connection comes from the email trove released by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and later analyzed by journalists and open-source projects.
In that archive, Binant appears in a cluster of messages from early 2017 involving:
Jeffrey Epstein (using a “jeevacation” Gmail address)
Darren Indyke, Epstein’s long-time lawyer and fixer
Caroline Lang, a figure in the art world
Artists in Los Angeles and Berlin whose studios Epstein wished to visit
Email subject lines and excerpts show Epstein writing “Re: update going to artists studio,” with Binant and Indyke copied, while other messages show Binant updating Indyke on “the latest from JE” and discussing lists of payments and available funds.
A separate art-world investigation summarizing these emails describes Binant as advising Epstein on collecting works and arranging visits not to art fairs but directly to artists’ studios and homes. This portrayal matches the logistics-heavy, detail-oriented tone of the email threads.
From these materials, a cautious, evidence-based description is:
Binant acted as a point of contact for Epstein and Indyke in organizing art purchases and studio visits.
He communicated about which artists to see, how to structure visits, and how to handle payments.
The emails read like the correspondence of an art adviser or deal facilitator, not like personal letters or internal documents of Epstein’s core financial operations.
What the emails do – and do not – show about the relationship
Based on currently available public documents, the Epstein–Binant link can be summarized in a few key points.
Documented elements
Art-related advisory role:
Emails show Binant helping Epstein plan visits to artists and acquire works, including reassuring him that the focus would be on studio and home visits rather than big art fairs.Coordination with Darren Indyke:
Several messages involve Binant and Indyke discussing payments and available funds, with references to reviewing “the first list of payments over the week-end” and noting that “there is $1mm in the bank,” in the context of art purchases.Repeated contact in a short period:
The House Oversight index lists multiple email chains in February 2017 in which Binant appears as sender or recipient, suggesting an active but time-bounded working relationship around art buying during that period.
What is not documented
There is no widely reported evidence of Binant appearing in Epstein’s flight logs as a passenger.
There is no evidence in public reporting of shared shell companies, joint bank accounts, or co-ownership of Epstein-linked entities.
There are no known court filings in Epstein’s criminal or civil cases that list Binant as a defendant or co-defendant.
In other words, the public record supports a narrow statement: a person named Etienne Binant exchanged multiple emails with Jeffrey Epstein and Darren Indyke in 2017 about art purchases, artist studio visits, and payment logistics. Anything beyond that would move into speculation.
Possible identity and background of the Etienne Binant in the emails
The name “Etienne Binant” is not common, and public business profiles describe a French executive with that name working in finance, biotech and med-tech, and later as CEO of Centenara Labs AG.
Given:
The emails’ language about reviewing “lists of payments”
The involvement of a high-net-worth client buying art
His documented career in deal-making and cross-border finance
it is reasonable to infer that the Etienne Binant in the Epstein emails is the same businessman known from those corporate roles. Some online researchers have also noted that an “Etienne Binant” appears in offshore-company data, again in a corporate capacity.
However, from a cautious research standpoint, it is important to phrase this as a likely match rather than an absolute claim, because:
The House Oversight releases redact many email addresses.
The archive does not contain a self-contained biography tying the email account to specific corporate titles.
So, a careful way to state it is:
A person named “Etienne Binant,” very likely the same executive known from biotech and med-tech finance, appears in the Epstein email archive as an intermediary helping Epstein and his lawyer plan art purchases and manage payment lists.
Context: art buying, elite networks, and ethical questions
The 2017 emails reflect a familiar pattern in Epstein’s life: mixing finance, social climbing, and cultural capital. By working with advisers and intermediaries, he sought access to artists’ studios, high-profile works, and art-world insiders.
For a figure like Binant, whose professional life revolves around raising money and structuring deals, this kind of role—helping a wealthy client navigate complex markets, in this case contemporary art—fits within a broader pattern of elite service work. The documents do not show him involved in:
Epstein’s sexual abuse
The recruitment of victims
The management of Epstein’s trafficking network
Nor do they show him taking positions inside Epstein’s core companies or trusts. The emails present him instead as one more node in Epstein’s extended service network, alongside lawyers, bankers, consultants, and art professionals.
From an ethics perspective, the questions that arise are less about criminal exposure and more about judgment:
Should advisers or consultants have worked with Epstein at all, especially after his 2008 conviction?
What due diligence should have been done before helping him spend large sums in any market, including art?
Those are broader debates about professional responsibility in elite networks. The emails show that Binant was one of the people who did business with Epstein in that environment. They do not by themselves prove any criminal conduct by Binant.
Etienne Binant
This research page compiles publicly available information about Etienne Binant and their place in the broader Jeffrey Epstein connection graph. People may appear here either because they are mentioned in one or more evidence items (such as flight logs, emails, legal records or credible public reporting), or because reliable public sources document relationships or affiliations that link them to others in this network.
Some profiles therefore track individuals who may be several steps removed — sometimes up to six degrees of separation — from Jeffrey Epstein himself. They are included so researchers can see whether those names later recur in other documents, networks, or investigations. Listing Etienne Binant here is not, by itself, a statement of guilt or innocence.
Use the network graph, shortest-path view, and evidence links below to explore how this person connects to others in the dataset and to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Etienne Binant
- Darren Indyke
- Jeffrey Epstein
Closest Connections
- Darren Indyke — Epstein Email — Weak
Evidence
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The presence of Etienne Binant in this dataset should be understood in a research and mapping context only. The project traces publicly documented relationships and degrees of separation — sometimes several steps removed — to see whether particular names recur across different evidence sets over time.
A person may therefore appear here because they are directly mentioned in documents, because they have a publicly reported relationship or affiliation with others in the network, or because they sit several links away in a chain of acquaintances. Inclusion alone does not imply criminal conduct, moral judgment, or endorsement.
Document hits for this person
Results for Etienne
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032965… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032964… – Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032969… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032968… – Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032978… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032977… from my iPhone On Feb 14, 2017, at 8:18 PM, Etienne Binant Airote: Dear Darren Latest from JE (indeed, encouraging) Please …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032976all the best e De : Etienne Binant Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 18:15 A: Darren …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032975… — All rights reserved. ***************************************************************************************** ************** Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Subject: TR: TR: update Date: February 16, 2017 at …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032459… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032458From: Etienne Binant Sent: 2/10/2017 5:40:45 PM To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Lang, …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032462… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032461From: Lang, Caroline Sent: 2/10/2017 6:37:32 PM To: Etienne Binant CC: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com] Subject: Re: update Importance: High …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032465… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032464… – Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant < Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032468On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Etienne Binant < > wrote: Hi Jeffrey Happy to talk to …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032467… – Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032482… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032481… I'll review the first list of payments over the week-end. Etienne De : Darren Indyke Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032480… Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid ———-Forwarded message———- From: Etienne Binant Date: Feb 15, 2017 12:15 PM Subject: RE: TR: …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032489A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032488… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 18:40 A: Etienne Binant; Lang, Caroline Objet: Re: update yes, lets start. . …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032487… I'll review the first list of payments over the week-end. Etienne De : Darren Indyke <I.> Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032486… – Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant <____________________ Date: February 16, 2017 at 9:29:08 PM EST …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032494… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032493… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 18:40 A: Etienne Binant; Lang, Caroline Objet: Re: update yes, lets start. . …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032492e De : Etienne Binant Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 18:15 A: Darren …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032491… — All rights reserved. ****************************************************************************************** ************* Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant < Subject: TR: TR: update Date: February 16, 2017 …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032499… E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 18:40 A: Etienne Binant; Lang, Caroline Objet: Re: update yes, lets start. . …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032498… I'll review the first list of payments over the week-end. Etienne De : Darren Indyke <__________________ Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032497… — All rights reserved. ***************************************************************************************** ************** Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Subject: TR: TR: update Date: February 16, 2017 at …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020616… has had its “China school,” with leading figures such as Etienne Manach (a historical Gaullist) and Claude Martin (who recently published …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014614… Martin Neil Baily and Nicholas Tailspin,” Wall Street Journal, 20. Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin vies Montalbano, “Why Is US May 2, 2016. …
Results for Binant
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032965… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032964… Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: Darren …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032969… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032968… Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: Darren …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032978… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032977… my iPhone On Feb 14, 2017, at 8:18 PM, Etienne Binant Airote: Dear Darren Latest from JE (indeed, encouraging) Please let …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032976all the best e De : Etienne Binant Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 18:15 A: Darren Indyke …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032975… All rights reserved. ***************************************************************************************** ************** Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Subject: TR: TR: update Date: February 16, 2017 at 9:29:08 …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032459… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032458From: Etienne Binant Sent: 2/10/2017 5:40:45 PM To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Lang, Caroline …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032462… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032461From: Lang, Caroline Sent: 2/10/2017 6:37:32 PM To: Etienne Binant CC: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com] Subject: Re: update Importance: High ©©©©©©© …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032465… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032464… Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant < Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032468On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Etienne Binant < > wrote: Hi Jeffrey Happy to talk to you …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032467… Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Date: February 14, 2017 at 8:18:41 PM EST To: Darren …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032482… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032481… Indyke Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 13:00:07 A: Etienne Binant Objet: Re: TR: update There is $1mm in the bank …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032480… from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid ———-Forwarded message———- From: Etienne Binant Date: Feb 15, 2017 12:15 PM Subject: RE: TR: update …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032489A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032488… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 18:40 A: Etienne Binant; Lang, Caroline Objet: Re: update yes, lets start. . yes …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032487… <I.> Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 13:00:07 A: Etienne Binant Objet: Re: TR: update There is $1mm in the bank …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032486… Redacted Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant <____________________ Date: February 16, 2017 at 9:29:08 PM EST To: …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032494… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 12:32 A: Etienne Binant Cc: Darren Indyke Objet: Re: update going to artists studio …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032493… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 18:40 A: Etienne Binant; Lang, Caroline Objet: Re: update yes, lets start. . yes …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032492e De : Etienne Binant Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 18:15 A: Darren Indyke …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032491… All rights reserved. ****************************************************************************************** ************* Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant < Subject: TR: TR: update Date: February 16, 2017 at …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032499… <jeevacation@gmail.com> Envoye : vendredi 10 fevrier 2017 18:40 A: Etienne Binant; Lang, Caroline Objet: Re: update yes, lets start. . yes …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032498… <__________________ Envoye : mercredi 15 fevrier 2017 13:00:07 A: Etienne Binant Objet: Re: TR: update There is $1mm in the bank …
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032497… All rights reserved. ***************************************************************************************** ************** Begin forwarded message: From: Etienne Binant Subject: TR: TR: update Date: February 16, 2017 at 9:29:08 …
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