Ferdinand Ciavaldini

Investment Director

Ferdinand joined PAI in 2025 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been […]

Ferdinand Ciavaldini

Investment Director

Ferdinand joined PAI in 2025 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been involved in the Cyrus investment.

He previously worked at Eurazeo as a Vice President in the Capital team, focusing on mid-to-large market Private Equity in the Tech-enabled Business Services and Financial Services sectors. Prior to that, he was a Strategy Consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Ferdinand graduated from HEC Paris, where he also completed a Bachelor of Law in partnership with the University of Versailles and the CEMS Master’s in International Management with the University of St. Gallen.

Alessandro Di Donna

Investment Officer

 Alessandro joined PAI in 2024 as a member of the Investment Group. He joined from […]

Alessandro Di Donna

Investment Officer

 Alessandro joined PAI in 2024 as a member of the Investment Group.

He joined from Bain & Company, Milan where he worked as a Senior Associate Consultant within the Private Equity Group serving large-cap private equity funds across a number of transactions in different industries.

Alessandro holds a Master’s in Management from London Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering From the University of West London.

Celeste Maria Di Pietro

Investment Officer

Celeste joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group. She joined from […]

Celeste Maria Di Pietro

Investment Officer

Celeste joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group.

She joined from Citigroup Global Markets, where she has spent almost two years as an M&A Analyst in the EMEA Mobility & Capital Goods team.

Celeste holds a Master’s Degree in International Management from Bocconi University.

Julienne Duvinage

Investment Associate

Julienne joined PAI in 2025 as a member of the Investment Group. She joined from Waterland […]

Julienne Duvinage

Investment Associate

Julienne joined PAI in 2025 as a member of the Investment Group.

She joined from Waterland Private Equity in Hamburg, where she worked as an Investment Associate. Prior to Waterland, she was a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Julienne holds a Master of Science in International Management from Bocconi University and a Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance from FOM University of Applied Sciences.

Valentin Eischen

Investment Director

Valentin joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been […]

Valentin Eischen

Investment Director

Valentin joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been involved in the NovaTaste investment.

He started his career at Naxicap Partners where he spent two years working on several acquisition processes in various sectors.

Prior to this, Valentin interned at Rothschild & Co in M&A and at PAI where he was involved in the Ecotone transaction.

Valentin holds a Master’s Degree in Management from EM Lyon Business School.

John Gallagher

Investment Director

John joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK […]

John Gallagher

Investment Director

John joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team. He has been involved in the Azets investment.

He joined us from L Catterton where he was an Investment Associate. Prior to this, John worked at Goldman Sachs in the Consumer, Retail and Healthcare M&A team.

John holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, a Master of Corporate Law from the University of Cambridge, and a BCL in law and history from University College Dublin.