-
Christopher Afors
Principal
Christopher Afors
London Business ServicesPrincipal
Chris joined PAI in 2008. He is a member of the UK and Business Services teams, and has been involved in a number of transactions including Froneri, M Group Services, United Biscuits and VPS.
He started his career in London at Credit Suisse in 2001. He later moved to J.P. Morgan, where he worked in the M&A and Equity Capital Markets teams and successfully executed many transactions across a range of sectors.
Chris studied Economics and Politics at Bristol University. He is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.
-
Ana Aliyari
Investment Director
Ana Aliyari
Investment GroupInvestment Director
Ana joined PAI in 2015 as a member of the Investment Group. She has worked on the Froneri, Roompot, StellaGroup and Wessanen transactions.
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.
-
Abigaïl Aron
Investment Officer
Abigaïl Aron
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Abigaïl joined PAI in 2018 as a member of the Investment Group.
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.
-
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.
-
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 for four years in Paris and New York.
Eliot graduated from HEC in 2014. He is fluent in French and English.
-
Marlène Bazouin
Investment Director
Marlène Bazouin
Investment GroupInvestment Director
Marlène joined PAI in 2019 as a member 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.
-
Philip Bengtsson
Investment Officer
Philip Bengtsson
Stockholm Investment GroupInvestment Officer
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.
-
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 the University of Strasbourg and a postgraduate double diploma in Wealth Management from INSEEC Business School and Mergers & Acquisitions from the Paris-Saclay University. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
-
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.
-
Georg Bundy
Investment Director
Georg Bundy
Munich Investment GroupInvestment Director
Georg joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the Investment Group.
Previously, he spent 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 started his career at McKinsey & Company in Munich.
Georg holds a 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 Hungarian, German and English.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Lauren Chung
Investment Officer
Lauren Chung
Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Lauren joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investment Group.
She started her career at Perella Weinberg Partners where she spent two years as an M&A Analyst in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group. She then worked at PSP Investments in the Direct Private Equity team for three years.
Lauren received an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford. She graduated with a BA in Economics from Northwestern University. She is fluent in Korean, English and French.
-
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. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Alexandre Dejoie
Principal Alexandre Dejoie
Business Services | Retail & DistributionPrincipal Alexandre joined PAI in 2008 and is a member of the Business Services and Retail & Distribution teams. 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.
-
Eric Denel
Conducting Officer
Eric Denel
Compliance Team LuxembourgConducting Officer
Eric joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Compliance Team in Luxembourg.
Previously, he worked as a Senior Manager within BDO Audit and Deloitte, and as Head of Compliance at Mazars in Luxembourg. Eric is a Conducting Officer for PAI Luxembourg, in charge of Risk Management and Compliance.
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.
-
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 the supervision of risks from a 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 five years as a Senior Consultant and then Manager.
Lamina holds a Master’s Degree in Banking, Finance and Insurance from the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. She is fluent in English and French.
-
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.
-
Stefano Drago
Partner
Stefano Drago
HealthcarePartner
Stefano joined PAI in 2005. He is the Partner in charge of our investments in the Healthcare sector and has been involved in several transactions including Atos Medical, Cerba Healthcare, DomusVi, ELITechGroup, Ethypharm, Kiloutou, Provimi and Zahneins.
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 is fluent in Italian, French, English and Spanish.
-
Gaëlle d’Engremont
Partner
Gaëlle d’Engremont
Food & ConsumerPartner
Gaëlle joined PAI in 2004 and is the Partner in charge of our Food & Consumer Team. She has been involved in a number of transactions including Asmodee, B&B Hotels, Chr. Hansen, Froneri, Labeyrie Fine Foods, Perstorp, Roompot, United Biscuits and Wessanen.
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.
-
Ayman Feki
Officer Ayman Feki
Capital Markets 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 is fluent in French, English and Arabic.
-
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 in Management from ESCP Europe. She is fluent in French, English and Italian.
-
Jacopo Forloni
Investment Director Jacopo Forloni
London Investment GroupInvestment Director Jacopo joined PAI in 2016. He is a member of the Investment Group and the Italy Team, and has worked on the Marcolin and Tendam transactions.
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. He is fluent in Italian, English, German and Spanish.
-
Fabrice Fouletier
Partner Fabrice Fouletier
Business Services | Retail & DistributionPartner Fabrice joined PAI in 2001 and is the Partner in charge of the Business Services and Retail & Distribution sector teams. 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.
-
Evan Giancaterino
Principal
Evan Giancaterino
New YorkPrincipal
Evan joined PAI in 2020 as a member of the US Team.
He joined from Court Square Capital Partners, a New York based private equity firm. Previously, he spent six years in the Private Equity group at Investcorp. Evan has made investments within the business services, industrials, technology, and consumer sectors. Earlier in his career, he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Barclays Capital.
Evan graduated from Georgetown University and holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He is a native English speaker.
-
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.
-
Cornelia Gomez
ESG Director
Cornelia Gomez
ESG TeamESG Director
Cornelia joined PAI in 2017 and is PAI’s ESG Director.
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.
-
Augustin Grandcolas
Principal
Augustin Grandcolas
HealthcarePrincipal
Augustin joined PAI in 2011 and is a member of the Healthcare Team. He has been involved in several transactions 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.
-
Maximilian Harrington
Principal
Maximilian Harrington
LondonPrincipal
Maximilian joined PAI in 2016 as a member of the UK Team. He has worked on several transactions including 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.
-
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.
-
Richard Howell
Managing Partner
Richard Howell
Capital Markets Team Investor TeamManaging Partner
Richard joined PAI in 2009 and is a member of the 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.
-
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.
-
Olivier Job
Legal Associate
Olivier Job
Finance TeamLegal Associate
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.
-
Matthew Johnson
Officer
Matthew Johnson
Capital Markets TeamOfficer
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.
-
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.
Yannis 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.
-
Andreas Kumeth
Principal Andreas Kumeth
Munich HealthcarePrincipal Andreas joined PAI in 2014. He is a member of the Germany and Healthcare teams, and has been involved in several transactions 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.
-
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.
-
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. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Albéa, Areas, B&B Hotels, Cerba Healthcare, DomusVi 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.
-
Guillaume Leblanc
Principal Guillaume Leblanc
Investment Group Business Services | Retail & DistributionPrincipal Guillaume joined PAI in 2011 and is a member of the Business Services and Retail & Distribution teams. He is also a Co-Head of the Investment Group. He has been involved in several transactions including 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.
-
Christian List Jakobsen
Investment Officer Christian List Jakobsen
Investment GroupInvestment Officer 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. He is fluent in Danish and English, and conversational in Swedish and Norwegian.
-
Albin Louit
Principal Albin Louit
General IndustrialsPrincipal Albin joined PAI in 2006 . He is a member of the General Industrials Team and has been involved in a number of transactions 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.
-
Juan José Martinez Taboada
Investment Officer
Juan José Martinez Taboada
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Neil Mcllroy
Principal
Neil Mcllroy
LondonPrincipal
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.
-
Philipp Meyer
Principal Philipp Meyer
Munich General IndustrialsPrincipal Philipp joined PAI in 2016 and is a member of the Germany Team as well as the General Industrials Team. He was involved in the Armacell transaction.
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. He is fluent in German and English, and conversational in French.
-
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 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 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.
-
Bertrand Monier
Principal
Bertrand Monier
Food & ConsumerPrincipal
Bertrand joined PAI in 2011. He is a member of the Food & Consumer Team and has been involved in a number of transactions including Asmodee, Atos, Froneri, Hunkemöller, Labeyrie Fine Foods, Marcolin, Perstorp, Roompot and Wessanen.
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Niklas Nikolai
Investment Officer Niklas Nikolai
London Investment GroupInvestment Officer Niklas joined PAI in 2017. He is a member of the Investment Group and the Germany Team, and has worked on the Armacell, M Group Services and StellaGroup transactions.
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. He is fluent in German and English, and conversational in French.
-
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.
-
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 transactions including 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.
-
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 transactions including Albéa, Armacell, Atos, CEP, Elis, FTE, Global Closure Systems, IPH, Monier, Saeco, Spie, StellaGroup, The Nuance Group, 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.
-
Mateo Pániker
Partner
Mateo Pániker
Partner
Mateo joined PAI in 2020.
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 12 years at Investindustrial, where he was the Senior Partner 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.
-
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.
-
Michel Paris
Managing Partner
Michel Paris
Managing Partner
Michel joined PAI in 1984 and is a member of the Management Committee. Most recently, he has been CEO of the firm and prior to that 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 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. He is fluent in French and English.
-
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. He is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish and Portuguese.
-
Alessandro Pedersoli
Vice-President
Alessandro Pedersoli
Vice-President
Alessandro joined PAI in 2020.
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.
-
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.
-
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 Froneri transaction.
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.
-
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 Armacell and StellaGroup transactions.
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.
-
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.
-
Valérie Rasson
Head of Human Resources Valérie Rasson
HR TeamHead of Human Resources Valérie 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 seven years and at A.T. Kearney Paris for two years.
Valérie holds a Master’s in Psychology and graduated from Dauphine in 1997. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in German.
-
Laurent Rivoire
Managing Partner Laurent Rivoire
General IndustrialsManaging Partner Laurent joined PAI in 2001 and is a member of the Management Committee. He also heads the General Industrials Team. 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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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).
-
Chloé Sabot
Corporate Governance Associate
Chloé Sabot
Luxembourg Finance TeamCorporate Governance Associate
Chloé joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Finance Team in Luxembourg. 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.
-
Stefano Shuster
Investment Officer
Stefano Shuster
Milan Investment GroupInvestment Officer
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.
-
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 Wessanen transaction.
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.
-
Frédéric Stévenin
Managing Partner
Frédéric Stévenin
Food & Consumer | HealthcareManaging Partner
Frédéric is a member of the Management Committee. He also chairs the Investment Committee and has overall oversight of the Food & Consumer and Healthcare sector teams.
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Florentin Thevenet
Compliance Associate
Florentin Thevenet
Compliance Team LuxembourgCompliance Associate
Florentin joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Compliance Team in Luxembourg. 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.
-
Arnaud van Tichelen
Investment Director Arnaud van Tichelen
New York Investment GroupInvestment Director Arnaud van Tichelen joined PAI in 2017. He is a member of the Investment Group and the US 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.
-
Raffaele Vitale
Partner Raffaele Vitale
Milan New YorkPartner Raffaele joined PAI in 2002 and is a member of the US and Italy teams. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Gruppo Coin, Marcolin, Saeco and The Nuance Group.
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.
-
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.
-
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.