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Christina Charlier
Officer
Christina Charlier
Client & Capital GroupOfficer
Christina joined PAI in 2012 as a member of the Investor Team.
She started her career at CCR Chevrillon Philippe as an executive assistant in the private banking sector.
Christina studied International Relations at George Mason University. She is a native French and English speaker, and she is conversational in German.
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Mathieu Chouquet
Director
Mathieu Chouquet
Client & Capital GroupDirector
Mathieu joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investor Team.
He brings over 11 years of institutional investor background coming from Assurances du Crédit Mutuel where he was leading the Private Equity & Infrastructure fund and co-investment programme for the last 7 years. He started his career on the public markets as Equity & Convertible Bond portfolio manager.
Mathieu holds a Master in Corporate Finance from ESCP.
He is fluent in French and English.
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Ayman Feki
Principal Ayman Feki
Client & Capital GroupPrincipal Ayman joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Capital Markets Team.
He started his career at Deutsche Bank where he spent four years in the French M&A and European Leveraged Finance teams.
Ayman graduated from ESCP Europe and holds an Executive Degree in Strategy & Finance from Columbia University. He is fluent in French, English and Arabic.
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Richard Howell
Managing Partner
Richard Howell
Client & Capital GroupManaging Partner
Richard joined PAI in 2009 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He also heads the Investor Team and the Capital Markets Team, responsible for managing all interactions with the firm’s investors as well as its debt financing activities.
He started his career at UBS in London and Hong Kong. He then worked at Lehman Brothers (and following its acquisition, Nomura) where he became Managing Director and Head of the European Corporate & Leveraged Finance group, and was also a member of Lehman’s Global High Yield Commitment Committee.
Richard graduated from the University of Birmingham. He is a native English speaker, and he is conversational in French.
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Matthew Johnson
Director
Matthew Johnson
Client & Capital GroupDirector
Matthew joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Capital Markets Team.
He joined PAI from Credit Suisse where he was most recently a Vice President in EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets. Matt’s role involved underwriting and syndicating primary high-yield bonds and leveraged loans on behalf of private equity backed companies and sub investment grade corporate issuers. Prior to that, Matt held positions in the Financial Institutions Group and Leveraged Finance and Sponsors Group in New-York and in London, having joined the firm in 2014.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science from the Haas School of Business at the University of Berkeley in California. He is a native English speaker.
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Ivan Massonnat
Senior Adviser Ivan Massonnat
Client & Capital GroupSenior Adviser Ivan is a Senior Adviser at PAI. He first joined the firm in 2000 as a member of the Investment Group, where he was involved in a number of transactions including Elis. In 2004, Ivan started to focus on PAI’s investor relations and fundraising activities.
In 2008, Ivan joined Fondations Capital as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer. In 2010, he rejoined PAI as a member of the Investor Team. From 2017 to 2022, he oversaw PAI’s ESG Team and served as Chairman of PAI Community, the firm’s charitable foundation.
Ivan began his career at Paribas, holding an e-business consulting role to various business lines in the investment bank in Paris, New York and London.
Ivan graduated from the Institut National des Télécommunications (INT) and holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the Université d’Evry. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Shane O’Driscoll
Partner
Shane O’Driscoll
Client & Capital Group Investment GroupPartner
Shane joined PAI in 2016 and focuses on managing the fund’s debt financing activities. He is also a Co-Head of the Investment Group.
Shane joined PAI from Credit Suisse where he was most recently a Director in EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets. Shane’s role involved underwriting and syndicating primary high-yield bonds and leveraged loans on behalf of private equity backed companies. Prior to that, Shane held a number of roles within Credit Suisse’s EMEA Leveraged Finance franchise, having joined the firm in 2007.
Shane is a graduate of the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He is fluent in English and French.
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Isabel O’Regan
Principal
Isabel O’Regan
Client & Capital GroupPrincipal
Isabel joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investor Team.
Isabel was previously a Director in Lazard’s Private Capital Advisory group, based in Singapore. During her over four years at Lazard, and prior to that at MVision Private Equity Advisors where she spent over 6 years in Hong Kong and London, Isabel advised and raised capital for GPs across Europe and Asia. She started her career in London as a consultant at FactSet Europe Limited, a multinational financial data & analytics firm.
Isabel holds a MA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a MA in Globalisation & Development from the University of Warwick. She is fluent in English and German, and conversational in French and Spanish.
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Luisa von Rotenhan
Associate
Luisa von Rotenhan
Client & Capital GroupAssociate
Luisa joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investor Team.
She joined from Pantheon Ventures, where she spent almost two years as an Investor Relations Analyst. Luisa started her career in strategy consulting with a focus on the healthcare sector at Mansfield Advisors.
Luisa holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the London School of Economics and a BA in Business Management from the University of Exeter. She is fluent in English and German.
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Samuel Zaré
Officer
Samuel Zaré
Client & Capital GroupOfficer
Samuel joined PAI in 2023 as a member of the Investor Team.
He joined from Apax Partners, where he spent almost three years in the Investor Relations team. Prior to that, he worked in Corporate Finance at KPMG for four years.
Samuel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from LSE and is a qualified accountant (ACA).
He is a native English speaker.