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Christopher Afors
Principal
Christopher Afors
UK Team Business ServicesPrincipal
Chris joined PAI in 2008 as a member of the UK Team, and has been involved in a number of transactions including United Biscuits, Froneri and VPS.
He started his career at J.P. Morgan in London working in the M&A and Equity Capital Markets teams, where he successfully executed many transactions for clients across a range of sectors.
Chris studied Economics and Politics at Bristol University. His English, French and Portuguese are fluent.
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Ana Aliyari
Investment Officer
+33 1 43 16 63 99Ana Aliyari
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
+33 1 43 16 63 99Ana joined PAI in 2015 as a member of the Investment Group. She worked on a number of transactions including Froneri and Roompot.
She started her career at Roland Berger in Paris as a strategy consultant, where she spent two years.
Ana graduated from ESSEC in 2013. Her French and English are fluent, and she is conversational in Spanish.
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Abigaïl Aron
Investment Associate
Abigaïl Aron
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
Abigaïl joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
She started her carrier spending 3 years as the CFO of Big Mamma, a fast-growing group of Italian restaurants.
Abigaïl graduated from HEC in 2014. Her French and English are fluent, and she is conversational in Spanish and in Italian.
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Eliot Baudoin
Investment Officer
Eliot Baudoin
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Eliot joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
Previously, Eliot worked in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley during 4 years in Paris and New York.
Eliot graduated from HEC in 2014. His French and English are fluent.
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Philip Bengtsson
Investment Officer
Philip Bengtsson
Nordics Team Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Philip joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group and the Nordic team.
He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of J.P. Morgan in London, where he spent two years, first in the Oil & Gas team and then in the Nordic M&A team. He then spent two years working in private equity for Rhône Group in London.
Philip studied Finance at Stockholm School of Economics. His Swedish and English are fluent.
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Morgane Bollecker
Compliance Associate
Morgane Bollecker
Compliance TeamCompliance Associate
Morgane joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Compliance Team. Prior to joining PAI, Morgane completed several internships in law firms specialised in Mergers & Acquisitions.
Morgane holds a master’s degree in Business Law from University of Strasbourg and is post-graduated with a double diploma in Wealth Management from INSEEC business school and Mergers & Acquisitions from Paris-Saclay University.
Her French and English are fluent and she is conversational in German.
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Nicolas Brugère
Partner
+33 1 43 16 63 17Nicolas Brugère
Investment Group Food & ConsumerPartner
+33 1 43 16 63 17Nicolas joined PAI in 2006, and is a member of the Food & Consumer sector team. He is also Head of the Investment Group. He has been involved in several transactions including Cerba, Atos, Kwik Fit, Yoplait, IPH and EMG.
He started his career at the Boston Consulting Group as a strategy consultant, where he spent two years.
Nicolas graduated from Sciences Po Paris in 2001 and HEC in 2004. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Raúl Cánovas
Principal
Raúl Cánovas
Spain TeamPrincipal
Raúl joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Spain Team.
He was previously a Director at Portobello Capital, a leading Spanish private equity firm where he spent more than 12 years and earned an extensive expertise in deal making and execution, being involved in 9 deals in the Food & Consumer, Business Services and Healthcare sectors. He started his career within a Family Office in Madrid.
Raúl graduated in Business Administration & Finance from CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros) in Madrid. His Spanish and English are fluent.
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Thomas Carlier
ESG Analyst
+33 1 43 16 64 26Thomas Carlier
ESG TeamESG Analyst
+33 1 43 16 64 26Thomas joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the ESG Team. Prior to joining PAI, he completed several internships in Private Equity and Audit firms.
Thomas graduated from EDHEC Business School in 2018. His French and English are fluent and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Simone Cavalieri
Partner
+39 02 8545 151Simone Cavalieri
Italy TeamPartner
+39 02 8545 151Simone joined PAI in 2019 and heads PAI’s Italy Team.
Simone was previously a Partner and Investment Committee Member at Charme Capital Partners, a leading Italian private equity firm investing in Italy, UK and Spain from the Milan, London and Madrid offices. Before starting at Charme Capital in 2009, Simone spent almost 10 years at Merrill Lynch in Investment Banking in London and Milan.
Simone graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with a degree in Business Administration. His Italian and English are fluent and he is conversational in French.
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Christina Charlier
IR Officer
Christina Charlier
Investor TeamIR Officer
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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Clémence Colletaz-Helary
Finance Director
Clémence Colletaz-Helary
Finance TeamFinance Director
Clémence joined PAI in 2013 as a member of the Finance Team.
She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior financial auditor in the Investment Management sector, where she spent three years.
Clémence studied at Audencia Nantes School of Management. Her French and English are fluent, and she is conversational in German.
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Alex Cox
IR Officer
+44 779 907 5904Alex Cox
UK Team Investor TeamIR Officer
+44 779 907 5904Alex joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investor Team.
He started his career at Partners Group in Zug, Switzerland and most recently London where he spent nearly two years within the Client Solutions team.
Alex graduated from the University of Derby in Business Management. His English is fluent.
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Geneviève Dattola
Communications Coordinator
Geneviève Dattola
Communications TeamCommunications Coordinator
Geneviève joined PAI in 2012. She started out at PAI as a Project assistant and has since evolved to Communications Coordinator.
Geneviève works transversally with the different deal teams and Investor Relations. She is in charge of print, videos, website, templates and visual guidelines. Prior to this, Geneviève worked as a graphic designer and webmaster at Sociovision, a market research company.
She has a BA degree in English and Russian, a diploma in graphic design and has specialized in computer graphics. She is fluent in French and English.
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Joseph Davin
Finance Officer
Joseph Davin
Finance TeamFinance Officer
Joseph joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the Finance Team.
Prior to joining PAI, Joseph completed several internships in law firms and worked for a third-party service provider servicing clients in the alternative investment funds industry.
Joseph holds a post-graduate degree in Business and Tax Law from Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, a Diplome de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise (DJCE 2012) as well as a LL.M in European Banking and Financial Law from University of Luxembourg (2014). His French and English are fluent and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Alexandre Dejoie
Principal +33 1 43 16 63 22Alexandre Dejoie
Business Services | Retail & DistributionPrincipal +33 1 43 16 63 22Alexandre joined PAI in 2008 as a member of the Investment Group and the Business Service Sector Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Kiloutou, Swissport, InnoVista Sensors and EMG.
He started his career by spending two years at the Royal Bank of Scotland structuring large scale infrastructure transactions.
Alexandre graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique in 2002 and holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Stanford University, where he was also teaching assistant in Economics. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Eric Denel
Compliance Officer
Eric Denel
Compliance Team Luxembourg TeamCompliance Officer
Eric joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Compliance Team in Luxembourg.
Previously, he worked as Senior Manager within BDO Audit and Deloitte, and Head of Compliance at Mazars in Luxembourg.
Eric is conducting officer of PAI Luxembourg in charge of Risk Management and Compliance.He holds a Master’s Degree in management and controlling from University of Strasbourg and is Réviseur d’entreprises (chartered accountant) in Luxembourg. His French and English are fluent.
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Lamina Derguini-Lounis
Compliance Officer
Lamina Derguini-Lounis
Compliance TeamCompliance Officer
Lamina joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Compliance Team. She is responsible for supervision of risks from the regulatory perspective and is in charge of managing the internal control line, carrying out compliance and internal control assignments.
She started her career at Deloitte as an auditor of investment funds and companies. Lamina then joined Marker Management Consulting where she spent 5 years as a Senior Consultant and then Manager.
Lamina holds a Master Degree in Banking, Finance and insurance from the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. Her English and French are fluent.
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Stefano Drago
Partner +33 1 43 16 63 24Stefano Drago
HealthcarePartner +33 1 43 16 63 24Stefano joined PAI in 2005 and is a Partner in charge of investments in the Healthcare Sector. He has been involved in several transactions including Elitech, Ethypharm, Atos Medical, DomusVi, Cerba Healthcare, Kiloutou, Provimi. He is currently involved in Elitech, Ethypharm and Kiloutou.
He started his career within the R&D department of France Telecom (now Orange) for three years, and then spent four years with McKinsey & Company in their Rome office, serving clients in Italy, France, the UK and Australia.
Stefano studied Engineering at both Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and Telecom Paritech (France) and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
He speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish fluently.
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Gaëlle d’Engremont
Partner +33 1 43 16 63 23Gaëlle d’Engremont
Food & ConsumerPartner +33 1 43 16 63 23Gaëlle joined PAI in 2004 and is a member of the Food and Consumer Sector Team. She has been involved in a number of transactions including Chr. Hansen, United Biscuits, Perstorp, Froneri, Labeyrie, B&B Hotels and Roompot.
She started her career at Unibail where she spent two years before spending four years at Group Casino.
Gaëlle graduated from ESSEC in 1997. Her French and English are fluent, and she is conversational in Spanish.
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Ayman Feki
Officer Ayman Feki
Capital Markets Team UK TeamOfficer 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 speaks French, English and Arabic fluently.
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Jaime Fernandez-Rubies
Investment Officer Jaime Fernandez-Rubies
Spain Team Investment GroupInvestment Officer Jaime joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career at Deutsche Bank in investment banking in London within the Financial Institutions Group advisory team, focused on M&A and ECM transactions, where he spent two years. He then spent three years at the Spanish Private Equity firm Portobello Capital.
Jaime studied Business Administration and Law at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. His Spanish and English are fluent.
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Marie-Gabrielle Figeac
Investment Associate +33 1 43 16 63 38Marie-Gabrielle Figeac
Investment GroupInvestment Associate +33 1 43 16 63 38Marie-Gabrielle joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
She started her carrier at L.E.K. Consulting, Paris, London & Munich, where she spent three years as a Senior Associate Consultant, focusing on Due Diligence (commercial & vendor) for European Private Equity funds and the French Sovereign fund.
Marie-Gabrielle holds a Master in Management from ESCP Europe. Her French, English and Italian are fluent.
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Jacopo Forloni
Investment Director +39 028 545 1552Jacopo Forloni
Italy Team Investment GroupInvestment Director +39 028 545 1552Jacopo joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career at Bahlsen GmbH in Hannover (Germany) covering a number of roles in Sales & Marketing as well as Business Development departments.
Jacopo studied Business Administration at the University of Miami and holds an MBA from INSEAD. His Italian, English, German and Spanish are fluent.
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Fabrice Fouletier
Partner +33 1 43 16 63 27Fabrice Fouletier
Business Services | Retail & DistributionPartner +33 1 43 16 63 27Fabrice joined PAI in 2001 as a member of the Retail & Distribution Sector Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Yoplait, Panzani, Saeco, Chr. Hansen, Perstorp, Hunkemöller, EMG and AS Adventure.
He started his career at Bankers Trust / Deutsche Bank working in the French Corporate Finance department, and then in the European Acquisition Finance Group in Paris and London.
Fabrice graduated from HEC in 1998. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Brice Gilbert
Principal Brice Gilbert
Finance TeamPrincipal Brice joined PAI in 2006 as a member of the Investment Group, where he was involved in a number of transactions including Monier, Atos and Xella. He then joined the Finance Team to focus on deal structuring development, he is now responsible for tax and legal structuring both at fund and transaction level.
He started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Transaction Services Department in Paris.
Brice graduated from ESCP Europe in 2004 and holds an MBA from INSEAD in 2009. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Cornelia Gomez
ESG Director
+33 1 43 16 63 30Cornelia Gomez
ESG TeamESG Director
+33 1 43 16 63 30Cornelia joined PAI in 2017.
She has 6 years of experience in CSR, Ethical Compliance and Supply Chain Risk Management in corporate and certification environments in Europe and Asia. In particular, she was Social Compliance Manager of Casino Group, leading the implementation of the Social Compliance strategy worldwide and building an integrated approach with Quality and Purchase departments.
Cornelia graduated from ESCP Europe in 2010. Her French, English and Spanish are fluent, and she is conversational in Italian.
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Augustin Grandcolas
Principal +33 1 43 16 63 29Augustin Grandcolas
HealthcarePrincipal +33 1 43 16 63 29Augustin joined PAI in 2011 as a member of the Investment Group, and has been involved in several transactions including FTE, IPH, DomusVi, GCS, Ethypharm and Elitech.
He started his career at Credit Suisse, spending five years working in the Investment Banking department in Paris.
Augustin graduated from HEC in 2006. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Maximilian Harrington
Director
Maximilian Harrington
UK TeamDirector
Maximilian joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the UK Team.
He started his career at Goldman Sachs in the Consumer & Retail M&A advisory team where he spent five years.
Maximilian graduated from the University of Sydney with first class Honours in Econometrics and a specialisation in Finance. His French and English are fluent.
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Ragnar Hellenius
Partner +46 08 440 57 91Ragnar Hellenius
Nordics TeamPartner +46 08 440 57 91Ragnar joined PAI in 2008 and is responsible for the Nordic Team. He participated in a number of transactions including Perstorp and Atos Medical.
He has more than 10 years of experience in management consulting having worked for Accenture, McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton. At McKinsey & Company he was a member of the Corporate Finance and Private Equity practices, advising European Private Equity firms on investments, portfolio company value creation and exits. He also worked as CFO and deputy CEO for Unibet Plc, a European online gaming company.
Ragnar holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Technology in Linkoping. His Swedish and English are fluent, and he is conversational in French and Danish.
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Richard Howell
Partner Richard Howell
Capital Markets Team UK Team Investor TeamPartner Richard joined PAI in 2009 and 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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Sam Javaherian
Investment Officer
+33 1 43 16 64 45Sam Javaherian
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
+33 1 43 16 64 45Sam joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career at Rothschild & Cie in Paris, where he spent two years as an Investment Banking Analyst.
Sam graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 2015 (Quantitative Economics & Finance track with HEC Paris), and holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in Management Science & Engineering. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Olivier Job
Legal Associate +33 1 43 16 64 38Olivier Job
Finance TeamLegal Associate +33 1 43 16 64 38Olivier joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Finance Team. Prior to joining PAI, Olivier completed several internships in law firms specialised in the fund formation and financial services.
Olivier holds a master’s degree in Business Law from Université de Strasbourg, and a post-graduate degree in Banking and Financial Law from Université de Montpellier. Furthermore, Olivier holds the professional lawyer’s certification (CAPA) since 2017.
His French and English are fluent and he is conversational in German.
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Yannis Josse
Conducting Officer - Finance Director
Yannis Josse
Luxembourg Team Finance TeamConducting Officer - Finance Director
Yannis first joined PAI in 2009 as a member of the Fund Administration Team in Paris. In 2017, he joined Astorg as Head of Valuation and Financial Information based in Luxembourg.
Early 2019, he rejoined PAI as a member of the Finance Team.
Yannis is Conducting Officer of PAI Luxembourg notably in charge of valuation.
Before joining PAI, he started his career at PWC Paris as an auditor in the alternative investment funds industry department.
He holds a Master in Finance from INSEEC Bordeaux. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Andreas Kumeth
Principal +49 89 51 51 46 50Andreas Kumeth
Germany Team HealthcarePrincipal +49 89 51 51 46 50Andreas joined PAI in 2014 as a member of the Germany Team, and has been involved in several transactions including DomusVi, B&B Hotels and Xella.
He started his career in private equity working for Apax Partners in Munich and London as well as for Waterland Private Equity in Düsseldorf.
Andreas graduated with a double degree from Technical University of Munich (Mathematics) and Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (Economics). His German and English are fluent, and he is conversational in French and Italian.
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Pierre-Guilhem de La Tour du Pin
Investment Officer Pierre-Guilhem de La Tour du Pin
Investment GroupInvestment Officer Pierre-Guilhem joined PAI in 2014 as a member of the Investment Group, and has been involved in a number of transactions including InnoVista Sensors, DomusVi, Cerba Healthcare and B&B Hotels.
He started his career with various internships including in M&A at UBS and Rothschild & Cie in Paris.
Pierre-Guilhem studied Finance at Paris-Dauphine University. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Guillaume Leblanc
Principal +33 1 43 16 63 34Guillaume Leblanc
Business Services | Retail & DistributionPrincipal +33 1 43 16 63 34Guillaume joined PAI in 2011 and is a member of the Investment Group. He has been involved in several transactions including Froneri, InnoVista Sensors, EMG, AS Adventure and Roompot.
Guillaume started his career at Time Equity Partners, a private equity firm involved in growth capital transactions in the Technology Media and Communication industry.
He graduated from HEC in 2008. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Christian List Jakobsen
Investment Associate Christian List Jakobsen
Investment GroupInvestment Associate Christian joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of J.P. Morgan in London, where he spent two years, first in the Diversified Industries team and then in the Nordic Corporate Finance and M&A team.
Christian studied International Business at Copenhagen Business School. His Danish and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Swedish and Norwegian.
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Agata Lorecka
Compliance Director Agata Lorecka
Compliance TeamCompliance Director Agata joined PAI in 2008 as a member of the Finance Team. Today she is responsible for compliance and internal control matters.
She started her career at Royal Tank working as an administrative agent (financial services) in the petroleum industry sector.
Agata graduated from Polytechnique de Czestochowa in 2006 and holds a Master’s Degree in International Marketing and Management. Her Polish, English and French are fluent, and she is conversational in Spanish.
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Albin Louit
Principal +33 1 43 16 64 18Albin Louit
General IndustrialsPrincipal +33 1 43 16 64 18Albin joined PAI in 2006 as a member of the Investment Group. He is also part of the General Industrials Sector Team, and has been involved in a number of transactions including ADB Safegate, Kiloutou, Xella and Labeyrie.
He started his career as a visiting associate at the Boston Consulting Group in Paris.
Albin graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 2002 and holds a Master’s Degree from UC Berkeley in Engineering and Project Management, as well as the Management of Technology Certificate from the Haas School of Business. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Juan José Martinez Taboada
Investment Officer
+33 1 43 16 64 46Juan José Martinez Taboada
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
+33 1 43 16 64 46Juan José joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career at VINCI Concessions structuring infrastructure transactions before joining Rothschild, where he spent two years focusing on M&A, equity and debt financing transactions.
Juan José graduated from École des Ponts ParisTech and Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) with a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He speaks Spanish, French and English fluently.
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Jérémie Masset
Investment Director Jérémie Masset
Investment GroupInvestment Director Jérémie joined PAI in 2014 as a member of the Investment Group, and has been involved in several transactions including VPS, ADB Safegate and Atos Medical.
He started his career in strategy consulting at Advancy before joining the Boston Consulting Group, spending one year in the firm’s private equity practice.
Jérémie graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 2005 and holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Paris School of Economics. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Ivan Massonnat
Partner +33 1 43 16 63 39Ivan Massonnat
ESG Team Investor TeamPartner +33 1 43 16 63 39Ivan first joined PAI 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, he joined Fondations Capital as Partner, Chief Operating Officer. Late 2010, he rejoined PAI as member of the Investor Team.
He started his career at Paribas, holding an e-business consulting role to various business lines within 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. His French and English are fluent, and he has notions of German.
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Benjamin Mathu
Finance Associate +352 26 26 97 71 85Benjamin Mathu
Luxembourg Team Finance TeamFinance Associate +352 26 26 97 71 85Benjamin joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Finance Team.
Prior to joining PAI, Benjamin spent two years as an officer in the Private Equity industry in a corporate and trust services company in Luxembourg.
Benjamin graduated from HEC-Ulg (2015) and holds a Master’s in Business Administration and Finance from Liège. His French and English are fluent and he is conversational in German.
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Neil Mcllroy
Principal Neil Mcllroy
UK TeamPrincipal Neil joined PAI in 2019 and is a member of the UK Team.
He joined PAI from H.I.G. Capital where he spent nine years covering growth equity and leveraged buy-out investments in Europe completing many successful investments, with a particular focus on Industrials, Business Services and FinTech. Previously Neil spent four years at Cinven where he focused on investments in Industrials and Healthcare. He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley concentrating on European and UK mergers and acquisitions.
Neil is a graduate of Queens University Belfast where he was awarded M.Sc. with Distinction in Finance and the University of Ulster where he was awarded B.A. Hons First Class in Business Studies. He is a native English speaker.
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Philipp Meyer
Principal +49 89 51 51 46 50Philipp Meyer
Germany Team General IndustrialsPrincipal +49 89 51 51 46 50Philipp joined PAI in 2016 and is a member of the Germany Team.
He started his career at Bain & Company in Zurich where he worked from 2001 to 2007. He then became Vice President at Stone Tower Capital, a middle market buyout fund based in New York, before working at AEA Investors, where he was involved in several transactions in the industrial and service sectors and responsible for the German office for seven years.
Philipp graduated in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2001 and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. His German and English are fluent, and he is conversational in French.
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Mirko Meyer-Schönherr
Chairman of Germany Team
+49 89 51 51 46 50Mirko Meyer-Schönherr
Germany TeamChairman of Germany Team
+49 89 51 51 46 50Mirko joined PAI in 2007 and is the Chairman of PAI’s Germany Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Xella, Hunkemöller and FTE.
He started his career at McKinsey & Co. in Munich where he spent nine years as a Partner in the Retail & Consumer sector. In 1997 he joined KarstadtQuelle AG, one of the largest non-food retailers in Europe, where he spent four years as an Executive Vice President and a member of the Management Board in charge of marketing/sales/e-commerce and purchasing. He joined Apax Partners in 2001 where he was a Partner and European Head of the Retail & Consumer sector.
Mirko holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Diplom Kaufmann) from the European Business School (EBS Oestrich-Winkel), an MBA from Colgate Darden/University of Virginia, and a PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Frankfurt. His German, English and French are fluent.
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Maxime Miossec
Conducting Officer - Finance Director +352 26 26 97 71 81Maxime Miossec
Luxembourg Team Finance TeamConducting Officer - Finance Director +352 26 26 97 71 81Maxime joined PAI in 2017 and is a member of the Finance team in the Luxembourg office.
Maxime has a combined experience in audit of nearly 10 years in Paris and Luxembourg having worked at Deloitte in Paris for 4 years following with 5 years at KPMG in Luxembourg as an audit manager within the Investment Management sector, including private equity structures.
He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Lyon, specialised in Private Equity and transactions. His French and English are fluent.
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Bertrand Monier
Principal
Bertrand Monier
Food & ConsumerPrincipal
Bertrand joined PAI in 2011 as a member of the Investment Group, and has been involved in a number of transactions including Atos, Marcolin, Perstorp, Froneri, Labeyrie, Hunkemöller and Roompot.
He started his career at the Boston Consulting Group in Paris as a strategy consultant, where he spent two years.
Bertrand graduated from HEC in 2009. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Patrick Mouterde
Partner
CFO Patrick Mouterde
Finance TeamPartner
CFO Patrick joined PAI in 1998 as a member of the Finance Team, and became Chief Financial Officer in 2006.
He started his career at Arthur Andersen as a manager in the Audit Department where he spent eight years.
Patrick graduated from HEC in 1989 and holds a Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Comptables et Financières (DESCF). His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in German.
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Laura Muries
Partner Laura Muries
Spain TeamPartner Laura joined PAI in 2007 as a member of the Spain Team. She has been involved in several transactions including The Nuance Group, Swissport, Grupo Cortefiel, DomusVi and Konecta.
She started her career at Merrill Lynch in the Investment Banking department in Madrid, working principally with financial sponsor clients on the execution of buy-side, sell-side and IPO transactions.
Laura graduated in Business Administration and Law from the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid. Her Spanish and English are fluent, and she is conversational in French.
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François Nadin
Finance Director
François Nadin
Luxembourg Team Finance TeamFinance Director
François Nadin joined PAI in 2016 and is a member of the Finance team.
Prior to this, François spent five years as senior officer in the Private Equity industry in a corporate and trust services company in Luxembourg.
François graduated from HEC-Ulg (2011) and has a Master in Business Administration and Finance from Liège. He speaks French (native), English (fluent) and Spanish (basic).
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Niklas Nikolai
Investment Officer Niklas Nikolai
Germany Team Investment GroupInvestment Officer Niklas joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, focusing on M&A transactions in the German-speaking region, where he spent one year. He then spent two years working in private equity for EQT Partners in Munich.
Niklas studied Business Administration at the European Business School (EBS Oestrich-Winkel) and Columbia University. His German and English are fluent, and he is conversational in French.
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Shane O’Driscoll
Principal
Shane O’Driscoll
Capital Markets Team UK TeamPrincipal
Shane joined PAI in 2016, focusing on managing the fund’s debt financing activities.
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 speaks English and French (native).
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Colm O'Sullivan
Partner Colm O'Sullivan
UK TeamPartner Colm joined PAI in 2006 and heads PAI’s UK Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including United Biscuits, Kwik Fit, Froneri and VPS.
He started his career at Hambros Bank in London and New-York working on various debt capital market and advisory transactions. He then moved to Deutsche Bank where he spent eight years in the Financial Sponsors Group working on a number of advisory and financing transactions for European Private Equity Firms.
Colm graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree (Hons) in Economics from the University of Ulster and has an MBA from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Wharton Business School in Philadelphia. His English and French are fluent.
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François-Xavier Oliveau
Principal François-Xavier Oliveau
Portfolio Performance GroupPrincipal François-Xavier joined PAI in 2015 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group.
He has 20 years of experience in management and consulting in Europe and Asia. In particular, he headed up the Healthcare division of Arjowiggins, leading the turnaround, and piloted the growth of Lucibel, a cleantech start up. He built his experience in strategy and business development at the Boston Consulting Group and in Schneider Electric’s strategy department.
François-Xavier graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris in 1993, Sciences Po Paris in 1994 and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Mathieu Paillat
Partner +33 1 43 16 63 41Mathieu Paillat
General IndustrialsPartner +33 1 43 16 63 41Mathieu joined PAI in 2002 and is a member of the General Industrials Sector Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including CEP, Elis, Saeco, FTE, Spie, Monier, Atos, Nuance, IPH, GCS and Xella.
He started his career in the European Acquisition Finance Group at Deutsche Bank and then in the bank’s Corporate Finance Department in London.
Mathieu graduated from Dauphine University in 1999 as well as Lancaster University and holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Sciences Po Paris. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Thomas Paillet
Financial Controller Thomas Paillet
Finance TeamFinancial Controller Thomas joined PAI in 2016 as a Financial Controller.
He started his career as a Financial Controller at Fedex Express and BMW Bank.
Thomas graduated in Business from Toulouse Business School in 2010. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Italian.
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Michel Paris
Partner
Chairman & CEO
Michel Paris
Partner
Chairman & CEO
Michel joined PAI in 1984 and has been Chief Executive Officer since 2015. He was also Chief Investment Officer of the Firm between 2009 and 2016. He benefits from almost 30 years of experience with the firm, where he has been involved in a large number of transactions including Sogeres, Bouygues Telecom, Atos, Equant, Elior, Frans Bonhomme, Kiloutou, Nuance, Swissport, Elis, Vivarte, Saur, Coin, Kwik Fit, Cortefiel, Monier, Xella and EMG.
He started is career by spending two years with Valeo.
Michel graduated in engineering from Ecole Centrale Lyon in 1980 and in Business from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Reims in 1982. His French and English are fluent.
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Antoine Parmentier
Principal
Antoine Parmentier
Investor TeamPrincipal
Antoine joined PAI in 2011 as a member of the Investor Team.
He started his career at Willis where he spent two years conducting risk and insurance due diligence on European private equity and corporate transactions. He then worked for the Private Funds Group of PineBridge Investments (formerly AIG Investments) in London and New-York where he was in charge of recommending new commitments and monitoring a portfolio of European buyout funds investments.
Antoine graduated in Business from Skema Business School (Ceram Sophia Antipolis campus) and holds a Master’s Degree in European Business Law from University Paris V. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish and Portuguese.
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Charlotte Pennec
Legal Director
Charlotte Pennec
Finance TeamLegal Director
Charlotte joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Finance Team. She works in close cooperation with the investment group and deal teams on all legal aspects of transactions.
She has over 8 years of experience in corporate law, specializing in M&A and private equity. Prior to joining PAI, She worked as an associate in law firms such as Paul Hastings for 6 years, and prior to that with Latham and Watkins.
Charlotte graduated from ESSEC Business School in 2010, and holds a master degree in Business and Tax Law from the University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas. Furthermore, She holds the professional lawyer’s certification (CAPA) since 2010 and was admitted to the Paris bar. Her English and French are fluent.
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Matthew Poole
Investment Officer
Matthew Poole
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Matthew joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Barclays in London, where he spent four years in the UK M&A advisory team. During his time at Barclays Matthew also undertook a secondment to UK Government Investments, the government’s centre of expertise in corporate finance and governance, where he worked on a number of cross-Whitehall projects and transactions.
Matthew graduated from the University of Bristol with a first class Master’s Degree in Engineering. He is a native English speaker.
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Jonathan Pullman
Investment Associate
+33 1 43 16 63 54Jonathan Pullman
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
+33 1 43 16 63 54Jonathan joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career in the Technology, Media and Telecom M&A advisory team of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He then worked in Goldman Sachs’ European Special Situations Group in London, focusing on principal investments across the capital structure in European mid-market companies.
Jonathan graduated from the London School of Economics with first class Honours in Economics in 2013 and from HEC in 2016. His French and English are fluent.
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Nianja Rahanitrafeno
Finance Officer +33 1 43 16 64 44Nianja Rahanitrafeno
Finance TeamFinance Officer +33 1 43 16 64 44Nianja joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Finance Team.
She has 8 years of experience in Fund Management in private equity structures such as Omnes Capital and XAnge (Siparex Group).
Nianja graduated in Financial and Capital Markets management from ESG Finance Paris. She is bilingual in English and speaks fluent Malagasy.
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Valérie Rasson
Head of Human Resources +33 1 43 16 64 29Valérie Rasson
HR TeamHead of Human Resources +33 1 43 16 64 29Valérie joined PAI in 2017 as Head of Human Resources.
Prior to this, she gathered 20 years of experience in HR in various companies, both in industrial companies and in business services firms. Among others, she worked as Head of HR at Allen & Overy Paris for 7 years and at A.T. Kearney Paris for 2 years.
Valérie holds a Master of Psychology and graduated from Dauphine in 1997. Her French and English are fluent, and she is conversational in German.
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Laurent Rivoire
Partner +33 1 43 16 63 45Laurent Rivoire
General IndustrialsPartner +33 1 43 16 63 45Laurent joined PAI in 2001 and heads the General Industrials Sector Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including ADB Safegate, InnoVista, FTE, Global Closure Systems and Michel Thierry.
He started his career with Bossard Consultants in Paris and then worked for the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in London.
Laurent graduated from ESSEC in 1990 and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Matthieu Roussellier
Head of Communications
Matthieu Roussellier
Communications Team UK TeamHead of Communications
Matthieu joined PAI in 2019 as Head of Communications.
Prior to PAI, Matthieu was a Director at Greenbrook Communications, where he advised a number of private equity firms. Previous roles also include communications positions at Latham & Watkins and Permira.
Matthieu holds a Masters in Political Science from the University of Oxford. He also studied at King’s College London, the London School of Economics and Sciences-Po Paris. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Trevor Ryan
Investment Director +1 212 887 1693Trevor Ryan
US TeamInvestment Director +1 212 887 1693Trevor joined PAI in 2017 and is a member of the US Team.
Previously, Trevor was an associate at Water Street Healthcare Partners, a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm. Prior to joining Water Street, he was an investment banking analyst in the healthcare group at Citi in New York.
Trevor holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in economics. He is a native English speaker and also speaks Spanish (conversational) and French (basic).
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Chloé Sabot
Corporate Governance Associate
Chloé Sabot
Luxembourg Team Finance TeamCorporate Governance Associate
Chloé joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Finance Team in Luxembourg as Corporate Governance Associate.
Prior to this, Chloé started her career as a legal advisor in an official receiver’s office in Paris. She was in charge of the supervision of administration and liquidation procedures.
In 2016 Chloé graduated a Master Degree in Insolvency Law from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. Her French and English are fluent, and she is conversational in Spanish.
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Ricardo de Serdio
Partner Ricardo de Serdio
UK TeamPartner Ricardo joined PAI in 1999. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Mivisa, Cortefiel, Swissport and Konecta.
He started his career at Arthur Andersen in Madrid and subsequently worked at Deutsche Bank in London in the Equity Capital Markets department. He joined Paribas in January 1996 in the Corporate Finance Group, responsible for Spain and Portugal where he advised on numerous Spanish M&A transactions and structured equity offerings for medium-sized companies.
Ricardo graduated from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, majoring in Finance, and from the London Business School with a Master’s Degree in Finance. His Spanish, French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Portuguese.
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Berre Simonse
Investment Officer
+44 746 940 3515Berre Simonse
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
+44 746 940 3515Berre joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
She started her career in the Investment Banking Division of Rothschild in London where she spent five years.
Berre graduated from the Erasmus University Rotterdam with a Master of Science in Financial Economics. Her Dutch and English are fluent.
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Frédéric Stévenin
Partner
CIO +33 1 43 16 63 49Frédéric Stévenin
Food & Consumer | HealthcarePartner
CIO +33 1 43 16 63 49Frédéric is the partner in charge of the Food & Consumer and Healthcare Sector Teams.
He first joined PAI in 1993 and spent five years in the Food & Beverage Sector Team. In 1998, he joined Deutsche Bank / Bankers Trust in the European Acquisition Finance Group as a Director and subsequently as Managing Director. In June 2001, he returned to PAI, where he has been involved in a number of transactions including Panzani, Amora Maille, William Saurin, Antargaz, Yoplait, Elis, Panzani-Lustucru, Saeco, Chr. Hansen, UB, Kaufman & Broad, Cerba, Marcolin, Froneri, DomusVi and Labeyrie.
Frédéric studied at ESCP, and started his career with Banque Paribas in the Advisory team of the Private Banking division. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Henri Tarbouriech
Investment Officer Henri Tarbouriech
Investment GroupInvestment Officer Henri joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career at the Boston Consulting Group in Paris as a strategy consultant, where he spent two years.
Henri graduated from HEC in 2015. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in Spanish.
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Franck Temam
Principal +33 1 43 16 63 97Franck Temam
Portfolio Performance GroupPrincipal +33 1 43 16 63 97Franck joined PAI in 2011 and has been involved in many deals including Cerba, Marcolin and Labeyrie among others.
He started his career at Procter & Gamble with management roles at manufacturing facilities in France, Italy and the US. After seven years at P&G, he joined the Operations practice at McKinsey & Co., focusing on manufacturing, supply chain and capital expenditure, serving clients in the industrial and consumer goods sectors.
Franck studied Innovation and Production Systems at the Ecole Centrale Paris. His French and English are fluent, and he is conversational in both Spanish and Italian.
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Arnaud van Tichelen
Investment Director +33 1 43 16 64 28Arnaud van Tichelen
Investment GroupInvestment Director +33 1 43 16 64 28Arnaud van Tichelen joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Investment Group.
He started his career at UBS in London, where he spent three years working in the Consumer & Retail M&A team. He then spent three years at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the Direct Private Equity team in London.
Arnaud holds a double degree in Business Administration from the ICADE Madrid and the Reims Management School with a major in Finance. He speaks French, Spanish and English fluently.
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Raffaele Vitale
Partner +39 02 85 45 151Raffaele Vitale
Italy Team US TeamPartner +39 02 85 45 151Raffaele joined PAI in 2002 and heads PAI’s Italy and US Teams. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Saeco, Coin, The Nuance Group and Marcolin.
Raffaele started his career in the Corporate Finance Department of Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, London and Milan. In 1993, he became one of the founding partners of Vitale Borghesi & Co, which became part of the Lazard Group in 1998.
Raffaele graduated from Rollins College (USA) in Business Administration. His Italian, English and French are fluent.
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Emmanuel Yvon
Head of Fund Administration +33 1 43 16 63 53Emmanuel Yvon
Finance TeamHead of Fund Administration +33 1 43 16 63 53Emmanuel joined PAI in 2005 as a member of the Finance Team.
He started his career with KPMG’s Audit Department before spending five years at BDO Marque & Gendrot as a manager in their private equity and banking divisions.
Emmanuel graduated from ISEG Paris and holds a Diploma in accounting and financing (DESCF). His French and English are fluent.