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Nicolas Kachaner
Senior Adviser
Nicolas is a Senior Adviser to the PAI Performance Group.
He is one of the key figures behind the successful development of BCG in France and Europe in recent decades and has deep expertise in private equity and value creation across various fields and sectors.
In his time at BCG, Nicolas served as Managing Director and Senior Partner of BCG in Paris, London, Brussels and Casablanca. In addition, he led the Strategy practice for 10 years, launched the BCG turnaround unit, and built out the firm’s expert career track to a team of 140 experts in Europe.
Manda Chan
Managing Director
Manda is a Managing Director in the Client & Capital Group based in London. She is responsible for leading PAI’s CCG efforts in the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to PAI, Manda co-founded the Asia Pacific business for Evercore Private Funds Group in Hong Kong and eventually led the business as Managing Director. Manda has more than a decade of experience in fundraising in the region for third-party buyout, growth, infrastructure and private credit funds investing in Europe, the US and Asia. While at Evercore, she worked closely with PAI for the last eight years.
Manda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.
Hui Chan
Managing Director
Hui joined PAI in 2025 and is a member of the Business Services and UK Teams. She has been involved in the HKA and VPS investments.
She joined PAI from Bain Capital, where she spent 11 years in the European Private Equity team, most recently as Managing Director. Hui started her career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch focusing on UK Mergers & Acquisitions.
Hui graduated from the University of Cambridge in Economics and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Vijay Ananthula
Investment Associate
Vijay joined PAI in 2026 as a member of the Investment Group.
He joined from Bank of America, where he spent two years as an Investment Banking Analyst. Prior to that, he completed an internship at Bank of America, working with the Healthcare and Consumer & Retail teams.
Vijay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business from Vanderbilt University.
Yifan Shen
Associate
Yifan joined PAI in 2026 as a member of the Client & Capital Group.
She joined from Deutsche Bank, where she was an Investment Banking Associate in the Global Industrials team.
Yifan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography with Social Data Science from University College London.
David Bucke
Chief Information Security Officer
David joined PAI in 2026 as Chief Information Security Officer.
He joined from Montagu Private Equity, where he spent eight years, most recently serving as Head of IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security. Prior to Montagu, David held roles at Mirus IT Solutions and Bright Technology.
David holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certifications from ISC², the internationally recognised professional body for cybersecurity certification and standards.
Isabelle McTaggart
Investment Officer
Isabelle joined PAI in 2026 as a member of the Investment Group.
She joined from J.P. Morgan, where she worked as an Investment Banking Associate in the UK Diversified Industries team.
Isabelle holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from Imperial College London.
Emir Alhussni
Investment Officer
Emir joined PAI in 2026 as a member of the Investment Group.
He joined from UBS, where he worked as an Associate Director in the TMT Investment Banking team. He started his career at Credit Suisse.
Emir holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from University College London.
