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Ana Aliyari
Investment Director
Ana Aliyari
Investment Group Food & ConsumerInvestment Director
Ana joined PAI in 2015 as a member of the Investment Group. She is also a member of the Food & Consumer Team and has worked on the Ecotone, Froneri, Roompot and StellaGroup investments.
She started her career at Roland Berger in Paris as a strategy consultant, where she spent two years.
Ana graduated from ESSEC in 2013. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Abigaïl Aron
Investment Officer
Abigaïl Aron
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Abigaïl joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group. She has been involved in the Euro Ethnic Foods investment.
She started her career at Big Mamma, a fast-growing group of Italian restaurants, where she was the CFO for three years.
Abigaïl graduated from HEC in 2014. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish and Italian.
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Christian Atherton
Managing Director
Christian Atherton
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Christian joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the PAI Performance Group with a particular focus on topline related topics.
He has strong management consulting experience and was previously at Simon Kucher, where he was a Director. Prior to Simon Kucher, Christian held various positions at PwC Strategy Group and Bain & Co and he has also worked with a number of leading multinational businesses on an interim / contractor basis. Over the course of his career, Christian has led and participated in a number of projects covering a range of business issues and industries including pricing, sales excellence, operational improvement, analysis of business growth options, corporate strategy and M&A.
Christian has a BSc in International Business from Warwick Business School & ESSEC. He speaks Spanish and English fluently, and conversational in French.
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Eliot Baudoin
Investment Director
Eliot Baudoin
Investment GroupInvestment Director
Eliot joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
He has been involved in several investments including Ethypharm, Amplitude Surgical and MyFlower.
Previously, Eliot worked in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley for four years in Paris and New York.
Eliot graduated from HEC in 2014. He is fluent in French and English.
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Marlène Bazouin
Principal
Marlène Bazouin
Business Services & DistributionPrincipal
Marlène joined PAI in 2019 and is a member of the Business Services & Distribution Team. She is also a Co-Head of the Investment Group. She was involved in the Armacell transaction.
She joined from private equity firm Alpha in Paris where she spent seven years working on a variety of transactions in the consumer and industrials space. Prior to Alpha, she worked two years in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London. Marlene started her career as an auditor at Mazars LLP in New York.
She holds a double Master’s Degree in Financial Engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées & Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Philip Bengtsson
Investment Director
Philip Bengtsson
Stockholm Investment GroupInvestment Director
Philip joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group and the Nordics Team. He has been involved in the Asmodee and World Freight Company transactions.
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 the Stockholm School of Economics. He is fluent in Swedish and English.
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Marc Boullier
Managing Director
Marc Boullier
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Marc joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group.
He brings over 25 years of experience as an IT and digital expert in large and small organisations, including LBOs. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Mobility Work (GMAO) and, prior to that, as Chief Information Officer at Carambar & Co. Marc has also held senior positions at Vistali, Wavestone, Accenture and AlixPartners.
Marc holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science & Physics from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy. He is fluent in French and English.
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Benoit Bousquié
Investment Director
Benoit Bousquié
Investment GroupInvestment Director
Benoit joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Investment Group.
He joined from Morgan Stanley where he spent four years in the EMEA Healthcare Team, most recently as a Vice-President. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he spent four years at Alpha Private Equity in Paris where he focused on a variety of transactions, notably in the consumer, business services and industrials sectors.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s Degree in Finance and Strategy as well as a Bachelor’s Degree from Sciences Po Paris.
Benoit is fluent in French and English.
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Maud Brown
Partner
Maud Brown
New YorkPartner
Maud joined PAI in 2019 and heads PAI’s US Team.
She was previously with Investcorp where she spent more than 18 years, most recently as a Managing Director in New York and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. She started her career in M&A at Salomon Brothers and Merrill Lynch in London.
Maud graduated from ESCP and holds a Master’s in Corporate Law from the University Paris XI. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Italian, German and Spanish.
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Georg Bundy
Investment Director
Georg Bundy
Munich Investment GroupInvestment Director
Georg joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Investment Group and the Germany Team. He has been involved in the Apleona and Zahneins investments.
Georg started his career more than 10 years ago, first at McKinsey & Company, followed by more than four years at HgCapital in their Munich and London offices, with a particular focus on software and tech-enabled business services investments.
Georg holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor in International Business from Northeastern University of Boston and a Diploma from ESB Reutlingen.
He is fluent in German, English and Hungarian.
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Raúl Cánovas
Principal
Raúl Cánovas
MadridPrincipal
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 extensive expertise in deal making and execution. He was involved in nine 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. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
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Thomas Carlier
ESG Associate
Thomas Carlier
ESG TeamESG Associate
Thomas joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the ESG Team.
Prior to joining PAI, he completed several internships with private equity and audit firms.
Thomas graduated from EDHEC Business School in 2018. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Simone Cavalieri
Partner
Simone Cavalieri
MilanPartner
Simone joined PAI in 2019 and heads PAI’s Italy Team.
Simone was previously a Partner and Investment Committee Member at Charme Capital Partners. 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 the Bocconi University in Milan with a degree in Business Administration. He is fluent in Italian and English, and 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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Michele Cibetti
Investment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Michele Cibetti
Mid-Market Fund TeamInvestment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Michele joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
He was previously at Digital Colony Partners where he worked as an Associate in the London Private Equity Team. Michele also brings three years of experience as an analyst for Credit Suisse.
Michele graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with a MSc in Finance and a BSc in Finance and Economics. He also completed an exchange programme in France with HEC Paris.
He is fluent in English and Italian, and conversational in French.
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Victor Courdier
Compliance Officer
Victor Courdier
Compliance TeamCompliance Officer
Victor joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Compliance Team. He is in charge of assessing regulatory requirements and internal policies.
Victor brings 10 years of compliance & audit experience within the audit services and funds industry. He joined from Tikehau Investment Management in Paris where he spent 6 years carrying out second-level permanent controls on the various branches of the management company. Prior to Tikehau, Victor worked four years at Deloitte & Associés.
Victor holds a Master from ICN Business School in Nancy. He is fluent French and English, and conversational in Italian.
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Alex Cox
IR Officer
Alex Cox
Investor TeamIR Officer
Alex 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. He is fluent in English.
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Claudia Cuellar
Investment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Claudia Cuellar
Mid-Market Fund TeamInvestment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Claudia joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
She joined from Credit Suisse in London, where she worked for three years in M&A across multiple sectors.
Claudia holds a BSc in International Management and French from the University of Bath.
She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.
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Javier Dancausa
Investment Associate
Javier Dancausa
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
Javier joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group.
Prior to joining the Investment Group, he interned at PAI for two years and completed several other internships in the M&A team of Rothschild & Co and at Altamar Capital Partners.
Javier graduated in Business Administration & Finance from CUNEF in Madrid. He is fluent in English and Spanish, and conversational in French.
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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 is now a Communications Coordinator.
Geneviève works transversally with the different deal teams as well as the Investor Team. 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 is a specialist 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). He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Alexandre Dejoie
Principal Alexandre Dejoie
Business Services & DistributionPrincipal Alexandre joined PAI in 2008 and is a member of the Business Services & Distribution Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Areas, Ethypharm, Euro Media Group, Innovista Sensors, Kaufman & Broad, Kiloutou, Spie and Swissport.
He started his career at the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he spent two years 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 a teaching assistant in Economics. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Eric Denel
Conducting Officer
Eric Denel
Compliance Team LuxembourgConducting Officer
Eric joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Compliance Team and is a Conducting Officer for PAI Luxembourg, in charge of Risk Management and Compliance.
Previously, he worked as a Senior Manager within BDO Audit and Deloitte, and as Head of Compliance at Mazars in Luxembourg.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Controlling from the University of Strasbourg and is a Réviseur d’Entreprises (Chartered Accountant) in Luxembourg. He is fluent in French and English.
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Isabelle Dichant
HR Officer
Isabelle Dichant
HR TeamHR Officer
Isabelle joined PAI in 2018 as HR Officer.
She works transversally with the different country teams. She is responsible for the administration of staff & payroll in Paris, PAI’s global training programs, the administration of interns and on-boarding. Isabelle has a long experience of the various HR functions and previously worked more than 20 years at A.T. Kearney.
She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Aïchatou Diop
Head of Compliance
Aïchatou Diop
Compliance TeamHead of Compliance
Aïchatou joined PAI in 2020 as Head of Compliance.
Aïchatou brings 20 years of compliance & finance experience within the financial services and funds industry, most recently as the COO of Andera Partners (formerly Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners) where she managed compliance and corporate legal matters.
Prior to Andera, Aïchatou held various compliance and finance positions at Groupama Pivate Equity and Ernst & Young where she was an auditor. Aïchatou has wide expertise in all regulatory aspects, including the set-up and spin-off of investment companies, as well as strong knowledge of risk mitigation.
Aïchatou holds a Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance from Université de Paris II Assas and an Executive MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She is also a member of the “Société Française des Analystes Financiers” (SFAF). She is fluent in French and English.
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Stefano Drago
Founding Partner, Mid-Market Fund
Stefano Drago
Mid-Market Fund TeamFounding Partner, Mid-Market Fund
Stefano joined PAI in 2005. In early 2020, he became one the Founding Partners of the Mid-Market Fund Team. For PAI MMF, he has led the Amplitude Surgical and MyFlower investments.
Previously, he was the Partner responsible for investments in the Healthcare sector for the flagship fund and as such has been involved in several investments, most recently Zahneins, ELITechGroup, Ethypharm, Atos Medical, DomusVi and Cerba Healthcare. Outside of healthcare, he has been involved in the Kiloutou and Provimi investments.
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 Italian and Singaporean offices, before joining PAI in 2005.
Stefano holds an MSc in Engineering from both Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and Telecom Paritech (France), as well as an MBA from INSEAD. He is fluent in Italian, French, English and Spanish.
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Gaëlle d’Engremont
Partner
Gaëlle d’Engremont
Food & ConsumerPartner
Gaëlle joined PAI in 2004 and is the Head of the Food & Consumer Team. She has been involved in a number of investments including Addo Food Group/Winterbotham Darby, Asmodee, B&B Hotels, Chr. Hansen, Ecotone, Euro Ethnic Foods, Froneri, Labeyrie Fine Foods, Perstorp, Roompot and United Biscuits.
She started her career at Unibail, where she spent two years, before spending four years at Group Casino.
Gaëlle graduated from ESSEC in 1997. She is fluent in French and English, and is conversational in Spanish.
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Isabelle Ehrmantraut
Talent Officer
Isabelle Ehrmantraut
HR Team PAI Performance GroupTalent Officer
Isabelle joined PAI in 2021 as a Talent Officer.
She works on talent development activities both for PAI Partners and for our portfolio companies – notably talent recruitment and assessment.
She was previously with Spencer Stuart and brings more than five years of experience in Leadership Advisory Services. Her focus was on executive assessment and development, team effectiveness, organisational design, and succession planning.
Isabelle holds a BA degree in Business Psychology and a Master’s Degree in HR Management. She is fluent in French, German and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Ayman Feki
Director Ayman Feki
Capital Markets TeamDirector 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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Marie-Gabrielle Figeac
Investment Officer Marie-Gabrielle Figeac
Investment GroupInvestment Officer Marie-Gabrielle joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group. She has worked on the Areas transaction.
She started her career at L.E.K. Consulting in Paris, London & Munich, where she spent three years as a Senior Associate Consultant, for European private equity funds and the French sovereign fund.
Marie-Gabrielle holds a Master’s Degree in Management from ESCP Europe. She is fluent in French, English and Italian.
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Jacopo Forloni
Vice-President, Mid-Market Fund Jacopo Forloni
Mid-Market Fund TeamVice-President, Mid-Market Fund Jacopo joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the Investment Group and the Italy Team. He has been involved in the Marcolin and Tendam investments and became a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team in 2021.
He started his career at Bahlsen GmbH in Hannover (Germany) covering a number of roles in Sales & Marketing as well as Business Development.
Jacopo holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami and an MBA from INSEAD. He is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish as well as conversational in German.
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Fabrice Fouletier
Partner Fabrice Fouletier
Business Services & DistributionPartner Fabrice joined PAI in 2001 and is a member of the Business Services & Distribution Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Areas, AS Adventure, Chr. Hansen, Euro Media Group, Hunkemöller, IPH, Grupo Cortefiel, M Group Services, Panzani-Lustucru, Perstorp, Saeco, Tendam, World Freight Company and Yoplait.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Chamika Gajanayaka
Investment Officer
Chamika Gajanayaka
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Chamika joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group.
He was previously at Rothschild & Co in London where he spent more than three years in the Consumer, Retail and Leisure M&A Team. During his time at Rothschild, Chamika also undertook a secondment to Ocado Retail, the world’s leading online grocer, where he was Chief of Staff to the CEO and assisted the management team with various strategic projects. He started his career at Cameron Partners, the Global Alliance Partner of Rothschild & Co in New Zealand, where he focussed on M&A for two years.
Chamika graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours and a Bachelor of Commerce. He has also completed all three levels of the CFA examinations. Chamika is fluent in English.
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Anna Ganeeva
Finance Officer
Anna Ganeeva
Finance TeamFinance Officer
Anna joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Finance Team.
Anna started her career at KPMG (Moscow) where she spent three years as an Auditor for the industrial markets. She then worked for Deloitte in Paris for nearly four years as a Financial Audit Manager, where she focused on asset management and was a team leader.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Money, Bank and Finance from Panthéon Sorbonne Paris 1 as well as a Master’s Degree in Financial Markets from the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (Moscow).
Anna is a native Russian speaker, and she is fluent in both French and in English.
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José María García-Pont
Vice-President, Mid-Market Fund
José María García-Pont
Mid-Market Fund TeamVice-President, Mid-Market Fund
José joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team. He has been involved in the Angulas Aguinaga investment.
He has extensive experience of the mid-market segment, having worked in the space since 2014, most notably at Abac Capital in Spain, where he was focused on the origination, execution, financing, monitoring and divestment of several deals.
Prior to that, he worked at the Boston Consulting Group as an Associate Consultant for two years.
José holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management (Boston) as well as a Bachelor’s Degree and a MSc in Business Administration from ESADE Business School (Barcelona).
He is fluent in Spanish, English and Catalan, and conversational in French.
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Julie Gautier
Principal
Julie Gautier
Food & ConsumerPrincipal
Julie joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Food & Consumer Team.
She was previously an M&A Director at Casino Group where she spent more than five years and worked on various international transactions. Prior to Casino, she spent six years as a VP at Investment Bank Messier Maris & Associés, focusing on investments in the Consumer and Industrials sectors.
Julie holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Sciences Po Paris. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Marco Gelmi
Investment Director
Marco Gelmi
Milan Investment GroupInvestment Director
Marco joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group and the Italy Team.
He joined from Triton Partners where he spent over two years as part of the Consumer Team and the Italy Team. Previously, Marco spent three years at Charme Capital Partners. He started his career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers, Nomura and Barclays in London and Milan.
He graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with a MSc in Finance and a degree in Business Administration. Marco is fluent in English and Italian.
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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 Atos, Monier 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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Cornelia Gomez
Head of ESG
Cornelia Gomez
ESG Team PAI Performance GroupHead of ESG
Cornelia joined PAI in 2017 and manages the firm’s ESG activities and team.
She has six 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. She is fluent in French, English and Spanish, and conversational in Italian.
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Augustin Grandcolas
Senior Adviser
Augustin Grandcolas
HealthcareSenior Adviser
Augustin is a Senior Adviser at PAI. He joined in 2011 as a member of the Healthcare Team and was involved in several investments including B&B Hotels, DomusVi, ELITechGroup, Ethypharm, FTE, IPH and Global Closure Systems.
He started his career at Credit Suisse, spending five years working in the Investment Banking department in Paris.
Augustin graduated from HEC in 2006. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Jacques-Henry Grislain
Vice-President, Mid-Market Fund
Jacques-Henry Grislain
Mid-Market Fund TeamVice-President, Mid-Market Fund
Jacques-Henry joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team. He has been involved in the Amplitude Surgical and MyFlower investments.
He has extensive experience of the mid-market segment, having worked for 3i Group in Paris for the past two years, where he focused on the healthcare sector. Prior to that, Jacques-Henry worked for Astorg Partners for four years. In 2016, he co-founded Mori (formerly Cambridge Crops), a biotechnology company focused on agriculture applications based in Boston, USA, that he successfully sold in 2018.
Jacques-Henry is a graduate from EDHEC Business School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He is fluent in French and English.
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Maximilian Harrington
Principal
Maximilian Harrington
LondonPrincipal
Maximilian joined PAI in 2016 and is a member of the UK Team. He has worked on several investments including Addo Food Group/Winterbotham Darby, Froneri, M Group Services and VPS.
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. He is fluent in English and French.
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Ragnar Hellenius
Partner
Ragnar Hellenius
StockholmPartner
Ragnar joined PAI in 2008 and is responsible for the Nordics Team. He has participated in a number of transactions including ADB Safegate, Atos Medical and Perstorp.
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’s of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Technology in Linkoping. He is fluent in Swedish and English, and conversational in French and Danish.
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Ralph Heuwing
Partner
Ralph Heuwing
MunichPartner
Ralph joined PAI in 2020 and heads PAI’s DACH Team. He has been involved in the Apleona investment.
He previously worked at Knorr-Bremse, a world leading supplier to the commercial and rail vehicle industry, where he was CFO and member of the Executive Board. He led and executed the company’s initial public offering in 2018. During the previous ten years, he was CFO and member of the Executive Board of MDAX listed Dürr, a leading global mechanical and plant engineering firm.
Prior to that Ralph was Managing Director, Partner and a member of the Management Committee at the Boston Consulting Group where he spent 17 years in various roles in Germany and helped build the firm’s operations in India.
Ralph holds a ME degree in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen and an MBA from INSEAD.
He is fluent in German and English.
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Richard Howell
Managing Partner
Richard Howell
Capital Markets Team Investor TeamManaging 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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Claudia Hurtado Knaster
Investment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Claudia Hurtado Knaster
Mid-Market Fund TeamInvestment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Claudia joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
She joined from Credit Suisse where she spent four years working in multiple sectors.
Claudia holds a double degree in Law and Business Administration and Management from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE) in Madrid. She also completed two exchange programs, in Business Administration with Sophia University in Tokyo and a Master in Economic Law with Sciences Po Paris.
She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.
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Sam Javaherian
Investment Officer
Sam Javaherian
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Sam joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Investment Group. He has participated in the Areas and Asmodee transactions.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Olivier Job
Legal Officer
Olivier Job
Finance TeamLegal Officer
Olivier joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Finance Team. Prior to joining PAI, Olivier completed several internships in law firms specialised in 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 has held the Professional Lawyer’s Certification (CAPA) since 2017. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Matthew Johnson
Director
Matthew Johnson
Capital Markets TeamDirector
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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Yannis Josse
Conducting Officer - Finance Director
Yannis Josse
Luxembourg 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 and is a Conducting Officer for PAI Luxembourg, in charge in particular 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’s in Finance from INSEEC Bordeaux. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Gael Jung
Finance Officer
Gael Jung
Luxembourg Finance TeamFinance Officer
Gael joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Finance Team.
Gael brings more than six years’ experience in asset servicing, banking and private equity. He joined from a single family office where he focused on two portfolios in Private Equity, Real Estate, LBO and financial assets. Prior to this, he was at Pictet Group in charge of relations with one of the bank’s most important private equity fund. Previously, he worked for Caceis Bank and Banque Populaire.
He holds a Master Degree in Financial Engineering for Companies from IUP Finance of Nancy. Gael is fluent in French and English.
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Otto Kern
ESG Officer
Otto Kern
ESG TeamESG Officer
Otto joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the ESG Team.
He was previously with Deloitte and brings six years of experience in sustainability consulting. His focus at Deloitte was on energy, change management, sustainable finance / ESG and the circular economy.
He started his career at the MOITI (Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment).
Otto holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs, Economics & Political Science from Northeastern University (Boston).
He is fluent in English and French, and conversational in Spanish.
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Andreas Kumeth
Partner Andreas Kumeth
Munich HealthcarePartner Andreas joined PAI in 2014. He is a member of the Germany and Healthcare teams, and has been involved in several investments including Atos Medical, B&B Hotels, DomusVi, Xella and Zahneins.
He started his career in private equity at Apax Partners in Munich and London, and also worked at Waterland Private Equity in Düsseldorf.
Andreas graduated with a double degree from the Technical University of Munich (Mathematics) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (Economics). He is fluent in German and English, and conversational in French and Italian.
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Paul Landais
Analyst
Paul Landais
Finance TeamAnalyst
Paul joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Finance Team. Prior to joining PAI, Paul completed several internships with private equity and advisory firms specialised in M&A and financial services.
Paul holds a double degree PGE and MSc Corporate Financial Management from SKEMA Business School.
He is fluent in French and English.
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Pierre-Guilhem de La Tour du Pin
Investment Director Pierre-Guilhem de La Tour du Pin
Investment GroupInvestment Director Pierre-Guilhem joined PAI in 2014 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Albéa, Areas, B&B Hotels, Cerba Healthcare, DomusVi, Euro Ethnic Foods and Innovista Sensors.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Guillaume Leblanc
Partner Guillaume Leblanc
Investment Group Business Services & DistributionPartner Guillaume joined PAI in 2011 and is a member of the Business Services & Distribution Team. He has been involved in several investments including Apleona, AS Adventure, Euro Media Group, Froneri, Innovista Sensors, Refresco, Roompot and World Freight Company.
Guillaume started his career at Time Equity Partners, a private equity firm involved in growth capital transactions in the technology, media and communications industry.
He graduated from HEC in 2008. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Maximiliano de Ligny
Investment Associate
Maximiliano de Ligny
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
Maximiliano joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been involved in the Euro Ethnic Foods investment.
He joins from McKinsey & Company where he spent two years as a Generalist Consultant in financial analysis, acquisition processes, investment reporting and portfolio reviews. He previously worked as an Analyst Intern at PAI and participated in the acquisition process of various companies, including Asmodee.
Maximiliano holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Strategy as well as a Bachelor’s Degree from Sciences Po Paris. He completed an exchange year at the University of California Santa Barbara.
He is fluent in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Christian List Jakobsen
Investment Officer Christian List Jakobsen
Investment GroupInvestment Officer Christian joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group and has been involved in the Addo Food Group/Winterbotham Darby investment.
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. He is fluent in Danish and English, and conversational in Swedish and Norwegian.
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Juan José Martinez Taboada
Investment Officer
Juan José Martinez Taboada
Madrid Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Juan José joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Investment Group. He has been involved in the World Freight Company and Zahneins transactions.
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 is fluent in Spanish, French and English.
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Albin Louit
Partner Albin Louit
General IndustrialsPartner Albin joined PAI in 2006 . He is a member of the General Industrials Team and has been involved in a number of investments including ADB Safegate, Albéa, Labeyrie Fine Foods, Kiloutou, StellaGroup and Xella.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Jérémie Masset
Principal Jérémie Masset
General IndustrialsPrincipal Jérémie joined PAI in 2014. He is a member of the General Industrials Team and has been involved in several transactions including ADB Safegate, Albéa, Atos Medical and VPS.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Ivan Massonnat
Partner Ivan Massonnat
ESG Team Investor TeamPartner Ivan 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 a Partner and Chief Operating Officer. Late 2010, he rejoined PAI as a member of the Investor Team. Since 2017, he has also been overseeing PAI’s ESG Team and he is the Chairman of PAI Community, the firm’s charitable foundation.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Benjamin Mathu
Finance Officer Benjamin Mathu
Luxembourg Finance TeamFinance Officer Benjamin 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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Neil Mcllroy
Partner
Neil Mcllroy
LondonPartner
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
Partner, Mid-Market Fund Philipp Meyer
Mid-Market Fund TeamPartner, Mid-Market Fund Philipp joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the Germany and General Industrials teams, and was involved in the Apleona and Armacell investments. In 2020, he became Head of DACH in the Mid-Market Fund Team.
Philipp started his career at Bain & Company, where he worked for six years. He then joined Stone Tower Capital, a middle market buyout fund based in New York, before moving to AEA Investors in 2009. At AEA, Philipp was involved in several mid-market transactions in the industrial and service sectors in Germany and across Europe.
He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2001 and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is fluent in German and English, and conversational in French.
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Maxime Miossec
Conducting Officer - Finance Director Maxime Miossec
Luxembourg Finance TeamConducting Officer - Finance Director Maxime joined PAI in 2017 and is a member of the Finance Team.
Maxime has a combined experience in audit of nearly 10 years in Paris and Luxembourg. He worked at Deloitte in Paris for four years and then five 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, with a specialism in private equity and transactions. He is fluent in French and English.
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Bertrand Monier
Partner
Bertrand Monier
Food & ConsumerPartner
Bertrand joined PAI in 2011. He is a member of the Food & Consumer Team and has been involved in a number of investments including Asmodee, Atos, Ecotone, Euro Ethnic Foods, Froneri, Hunkemöller, Labeyrie Fine Foods, Marcolin, Perstorp 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. He is fluent in French and English, and 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). He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Laura Muries
Partner Laura Muries
MadridPartner Laura joined PAI in 2007 and heads PAI’s Spain Team. She has been involved in several transactions including Areas, DomusVi, Grupo Cortefiel, Grupo Konecta, Swissport, The Nuance Group and Tendam.
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. She is fluent in Spanish and English, and conversational in French.
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François Nadin
Finance Director
François Nadin
Luxembourg 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’s in Business Administration and Finance from Liège. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Chloé Nonat
Investment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Chloé Nonat
Mid-Market Fund TeamInvestment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Chloé joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team. She has been involved in the MyFlower investment.
Chloé joins from Natixis Partners where she spent four years focusing on mid-market transactions.
She graduated from ESSCA in Paris and holds a Master in Finance at ESCP Europe.
Chloé is fluent in English and French.
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Shane O’Driscoll
Partner
Shane O’Driscoll
Capital Markets Team 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
Investor TeamPrincipal
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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Colm O'Sullivan
Partner Colm O'Sullivan
LondonPartner Colm joined PAI in 2006 and heads PAI’s UK Team. He has been involved in a number of investments including Addo Food Group/Winterbotham Darby, Froneri, Kwik-Fit, M Group Services, United Biscuits 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. He is fluent in English and French.
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Shannon O'Toole
HR Officer
Shannon O'Toole
HR TeamHR Officer
Shannon joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the HR Team.
She is responsible for the administrative, payroll & legal HR aspects for the London office and works closely with the Compliance Team.
Shannon joined from Canaccord Genuity Limited where she spent two years focusing on payroll and HR matters. Prior to this, she worked five years at Fitzgerald & Law LLP where she worked as a payroll & HR assistant.
She holds a Level 7 diploma from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Shannon is fluent in English.
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Mathieu Paillat
Partner Mathieu Paillat
General IndustrialsPartner Mathieu joined PAI in 2002 and is a member of the General Industrials Team. He has been involved in a number of investments including Albéa, Apleona, Armacell, Atos, CEP, Elis, FTE, Global Closure Systems, IPH, Monier, Saeco, Spie, StellaGroup, The Nuance Group 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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Mateo Pániker
Founding Partner, Mid-Market Fund
Mateo Pániker
Mid-Market Fund TeamFounding Partner, Mid-Market Fund
Mateo joined PAI in 2020 as one of the Founding Partners of the Mid-Market Fund Team. He has been involved in the Angulas Aguinaga investment.
He has strong experience in the Spanish and international private equity markets, having previously been with Ventura Equity Partners, where he was a Founding Partner, and spent close to 12 years at Investindustrial, where he was a Senior Principal in the Spanish office and a member of the Investment Committee. He has also worked as an Investment Executive at Corsabe Capital and started his career in investment banking at Citi.
Mateo holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, and conversational in French.
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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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Italian.
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Michel Paris
Partner
Michel Paris
Business Services & DistributionPartner
Michel joined PAI in 1984. He was previously a Managing Partner of the firm, having also held the positions of CEO and CIO.
He has been involved in a large number of transactions including Atos, Bouygues Telecom, Equant, Elior, Elis, Euro Media Group, Frans Bonhomme, Grupo Cortefiel, Gruppo Coin, Kiloutou, Kwik-Fit, Monier, Saur, Sogeres, Swissport, The Nuance Group, Vivarte and Xella.
He started his 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. He is fluent in French and English.
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Alessandro Pedersoli
Vice-President, Mid-Market Fund
Alessandro Pedersoli
Mid-Market Fund TeamVice-President, Mid-Market Fund
Alessandro joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
He has extensive experience of the mid-market segment having worked in the space since 2014, most notably at Alpha Private Equity, where he focused on a variety of transactions in the consumer, business services and industrials sectors. Prior to that, he worked at Chiaruttini e Associati, a leading advisory boutique specialised in turnarounds and restructurings.
Alessandro holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi, a specialisation in finance from the University of California San Diego and a degree in Business Administration from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He is fluent in Italian and English, and has basic knowledge of 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 eight years of experience in corporate law, specializing in M&A and private equity. Prior to joining PAI, she worked as an Associate for law firms such as Paul Hastings for six years, and prior to that Latham and Watkins.
Charlotte graduated from ESSEC Business School in 2010, and holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Tax Law from the University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas. Furthermore, she has held the Professional Lawyer’s Certification (CAPA) since 2010 and has been admitted to the Paris Bar. She is fluent in English and French.
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Caleigh Plaut
Investment Associate
Caleigh Plaut
New York Investment GroupInvestment Associate
Caleigh joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group.
Caleigh joined from Credit Suisse where she worked within the Global Industrials Group in New York. Prior to that, she completed internships at Credit Suisse and at M2O Private Fund Advisors.
Caleigh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics from Amherst College in Massachusetts.
She is fluent in English.
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Matthew Poole
Investment Officer
Matthew Poole
London Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Matthew joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team. He has participated in the Addo Food Group/Winterbotham Darby and Froneri investments.
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 Officer
Jonathan Pullman
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Jonathan joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group. He has worked on the Apleona, Armacell and StellaGroup investments.
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. He is fluent in French and English.
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Nianja Rahanitrafeno
Finance Officer Nianja Rahanitrafeno
Finance TeamFinance Officer Nianja joined PAI in 2017 as a member of the Finance Team.
She has eight years of experience in fund management in private equity structures, having previously worked at Omnes Capital and XAnge (Siparex Group).
Nianja graduated in Financial and Capital Markets Management from ESG Finance Paris. She is fluent in English and French, as well as Malagasy.
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Laurent Rivoire
Managing Partner Laurent Rivoire
General Industrials | Business Services & DistributionManaging Partner Laurent joined PAI in 2001 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He also heads the General Industrials and the Business Services & Distribution teams. He has been involved in a number of transactions including ADB Safegate, Albéa, FTE, Global Closure Systems, Innovista Sensors, Michel Thierry and StellaGroup.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Julia Rolland
Finance Associate
Julia Rolland
Luxembourg Finance TeamFinance Associate
Julia joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Finance Team.
She joined from Deloitte Luxembourg where she spent three years as Financial Auditor, focusing on the private equity industry and assurance assignments. Prior to Deloitte, she did an Internship as Financial Auditor in private equity at Mazars Luxembourg.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Audit from EM Strasbourg Business School.
Julia is fluent in French and English, and is conversational in Italian.
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François Rostand
Investment Associate
François Rostand
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
François joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investment Group.
He was previously at Goldman Sachs in the European Special Situations Group in London, where he was an Analyst in the Asset Investing team. He also worked at PAI as an intern before that.
François graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and holds a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology. He is in fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
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Matthieu Roussellier
Head of Communications
Matthieu Roussellier
Communications 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, the law firm, and Permira, the private equity firm.
Matthieu holds a Master’s Degree (MPhil) 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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Maximilian Runte
Investment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Maximilian Runte
Mid-Market Fund TeamInvestment Officer, Mid-Market Fund
Maximilian joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
He joined from Gilde Buy Out Partners where he worked for two years with a focus on mid-market transactions in the DACH region, having started his career at Gilde Healthcare Partners. He has worked on several transactions in the Healthcare and TMT sectors.
Maximilian graduated from King’s College London and holds a Master in Accounting and Finance from the University of St Gallen in Switzerland.
He is fluent in English and German, and conversational in French.
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Trevor Ryan
Investment Director Trevor Ryan
New York Investment GroupInvestment Director Trevor joined PAI in 2017. He is a member of the Investment Group and the US Team, and has worked on the Froneri and Refresco transactions.
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 Finance TeamCorporate Governance Associate
Chloé joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Finance Team. She holds the role of 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 received a Master’s Degree in Insolvency Law from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Alexander Schober
Vice-President, Mid-Market Fund
Alexander Schober
Mid-Market Fund TeamVice-President, Mid-Market Fund
Alexander joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
He joined from Goldman Sachs in London, where he spent six years in the bank’s Private Equity division and was involved in numerous equity investment opportunities across a broad spectrum of industries.
Alexander graduated from the University of St. Gallen HSG in Switzerland and holds a Master of Science in International Finance from HEC. He is fluent in German and English.
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Dekel Sherman
Investment Officer
Dekel Sherman
New York Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Dekel joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Investment Group and the US Team.
Previously, Dekel was an associate at KKR in their Americas Consumer & Retail private equity group. Prior to joining KKR, he was an analyst at Moelis & Company in Los Angeles.
Dekel holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Southern California. He is a native English speaker and also speaks Spanish (conversational).
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Stefano Shuster
Investment Director
Stefano Shuster
Milan Investment GroupInvestment Director
Stefano joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investment Group and the Italy Team.
He joined from OpCapita LLP, a European consumer-focused private equity firm based in London, where he spent two years. Previously, Stefano spent two years at the Boston Consulting Group, as a consultant, and one year at Morgan Stanley in its Investment Banking Division, in London.
He holds an MBA from the London Business School and a Master of Science in International Management from Bocconi University. He is fluent in Italian and English.
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Berre Simonse
Investment Officer
Berre Simonse
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Berre joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group. She has worked on the Ecotone investment.
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. She is fluent in Dutch and English.
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Sirine Smaoui
Investment Associate
sirine.smaoui@paipartners.comSirine Smaoui
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
sirine.smaoui@paipartners.comSirine joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group.
She joined from Deutsche Bank in Paris where she spent more than three years working on several merger & acquisitions and financing mandates.
Sirine holds a Double Degree in International Business (CEMS) from HEC.
She is fluent in French, English and Arabic, and conversational in Spanish.
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Frédéric Stévenin
Managing Partner
Frédéric Stévenin
HealthcareManaging Partner
Frédéric is a member of PAI’s Management Committee. He also chairs the firm’s Investment Committee and Heads the Healthcare Team.
He first joined the firm in 1993 and spent five years in the then Food & Beverage 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 large number of transactions including Atos Medical, B&B Hotels, Cerba Healthcare, Chr. Hansen, DomusVi, Elis, ELITechGroup, Ethypharm, Froneri, Kaufman & Broad, Labeyrie Fine Foods, Marcolin, Panzani-Lustucru, Refresco, Roompot, Provimi, Saeco, United Biscuits and Yoplait.
Frédéric studied at ESCP and started his career with Banque Paribas in the Advisory team of the Private Banking division. He is fluent in French and English, and 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 has been involved in the Albéa, Asmodee and StellaGroup transactions.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.
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Franck Temam
Managing Director Franck Temam
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director Franck joined PAI in 2011 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group.
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in both Spanish and Italian.
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Florentin Thevenet
Compliance Officer
Florentin Thevenet
Compliance Team LuxembourgCompliance Officer
Florentin joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Compliance Team. He works on all compliance and risk management matters and more specifically on the AML risks related to PAI funds’ assets.
Prior to this, Florentin spent three years as Compliance & Regulatory Senior Officer at Alter Domus within the financial services sector. He started his career at Brown Brothers Harriman as a Senior Transfer Analyst where he spent two years.
Florentin holds a Master’s Degree in International Management & Finance from the ISEG business school and a MBA in International Management from the ISM in Paris. He is fluent in French and English.
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Martin Thogersen
Investment Director
Martin Thogersen
Stockholm Investment GroupInvestment Director
Martin joined PAI in 2021 as as a member of the Investment Group and the Nordics Team.
Martin joined from Goldman Sachs PIA in London where he spent six years in the Private Equity team focused on Nordic buyouts. Prior to GS, he spent almost four years in the Private Equity group at StepStone in London and New York. Martin has made several investments within the Industrial, Technology, Business Services and Consumer sectors. Prior to StepStone, Martin worked in the Nordic M&A team at Royal Bank of Scotland Investment Banking and JP Morgan.
Martin holds a Master in Finance and Accounting from CBS (Copenhagen Business School). He is fluent in Danish and English.
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Arnaud van Tichelen
Principal Arnaud van Tichelen
HealthcarePrincipal Arnaud van Tichelen joined PAI in 2017. He is a member of the Healthcare Team, and has been involved in the ELITechGroup and Zahneins transactions.
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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Thomas Verbeek
Investment Associate
Thomas Verbeek
Investment GroupInvestment Associate
Thomas joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group.
He worked previously at Bain & Company where he spent three years as a Consultant in the Private Equity Group focusing on a variety of transactions in different sectors.
Thomas holds a Master’s Degree in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from University College London, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht. He is fluent in Dutch and English, and conversational in Spanish and German.
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Raffaele Vitale
Founding Partner, Mid-Market Fund Raffaele Vitale
Mid-Market Fund TeamFounding Partner, Mid-Market Fund Raffaele joined PAI in 2002 as a member of the Italy Team and has been involved in a number of investments including Gruppo Coin, Marcolin, Saeco and The Nuance Group. In 2020, he became one of the Founding Partners of the Mid-Market Fund Team.
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. He is fluent in Italian, English and French.
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Séverine de Wulf
Managing Director
Séverine de Wulf
PAI Performance GroupManaging Director
Séverine joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group with a specific focus on talent, leadership and culture.
She has extensive experience in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting helping leaders make the right decisions about the recruitment, assessment and development of talents, the constitution of efficient management teams and corporate governance.
She spent the early part of her career in M&A and Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs and as an investment professional at Vestar Capital Partners and Candover.
She is a graduate from the Solvay Business School and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a certified Executive Coach. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Dutch.
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Emmanuel Yvon
Head of Fund Administration Emmanuel Yvon
Finance TeamHead of Fund Administration Emmanuel 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). He is fluent in French and English.