Meet our team

Successful partnerships are all about people and, at Cinven, our people are passionate about building strong relationships across the investment cycle. We work as one team, collaborating across disciplines, geographies and sectors, and sharing knowledge to help us deliver outstanding performance.

Adam Prindis

Senior Principal
Sector
TMT
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LinkedIn

Adam is a member of the TMT sector team and the regional team for Emerging Europe. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Allegro, idealista, Jaggaer, Northgate Public Services, RTB House, think-cell, Ufinet and Visma.

Prior to Cinven, Adam worked at Perella Weinberg Partners in their Technology team, advising on M&A, restructuring and private capital transactions.

Adam has a BSc in Business Administration from Bath University.

He joined Cinven in 2013.

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Aeman Zehra

Payroll & Benefits Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Aeman is part of Cinven’s Corporate Finance team, focusing on Payroll and Benefits.

Prior to joining Cinven, Aeman worked at Afiniti, an American multinational AI and data company, where she held roles in the Data Analytics team and as a Senior Global Payroll Analyst in Finance & Accounting.

Earlier in her career, she was a Civil Engineer at Paragon Constructions. Aeman has an MSc in Data Science from the University of Essex, an MBA in Finance & Risk Management, and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Alessandro Brutto

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Financial Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Alessandro is a member of the investment team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Alessandro was an Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs, focusing on Industrials and Business Services across M&A and IPO transactions. Previously he worked at J.P. Morgan in the Technology Media & Telecommunications team.

Alessandro has a MSc in International Management and a BSc in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Alessandro Liori

Associate
Office
Milan
Connect
LinkedIn

Alessandro is a member of Regional team for Italy.

Prior to joining Cinven, Alessandro worked in the FIG Investment Banking Group at Citi in Milan. Previously he interned at Boston Consulting Group.

Alessandro has a BSc in International Finance from Bocconi University.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

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Alex Leslie

Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Alex is Cinven’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for operational aspects of the business including business development and strategy.

Previously, Alex was Head of Cinven North America between 2016 and 2022 and a member of the Healthcare Sector team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including BioAgilytix, Clario (formerly Bioclinica), Jaggaer, LGC, Medpace, National Seating & Mobility, Synlab and Taxwell (formerly Drake Software).

Prior to this, he worked in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley in London.

Alex has an MA in History from Edinburgh University.

Alex joined Cinven in 2006.

Alex Lizcano

Managing Director
Office
Madrid
Connect
LinkedIn

Alex is a member of the Portfolio team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including think-cell.

Prior to Cinven, Alex worked at Partners Group, where since 2017 he led value creation in TMT assets with functional expertise in sales excellence. Alex had been a Senior Vice President in the Industry Value Creation division responsible for working alongside investment teams to source, lead value creation and successfully exit private equity investments. Prior to joining Partners Group, Alex worked at McKinsey & Company, Telefonica, Avaya and Eli Lilly.

Alex has a Master of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School of business at Dartmouth, as well as a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

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Alexander O’Brien

Company Secretarial Manager
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Alexander works in Cinven’s UK Transaction Services team, providing company secretarial support to UK tax resident holding companies of non-UK investments.

Prior to joining Cinven, Alexander gained experience in roles at Santander UK, Trinity Mirror, and UBM.

He is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and holds both an LLM in Corporate Governance & Law from the University of Portsmouth and an LLB in Law from the University of Nottingham.

He joined Cinven in May 2020.

Alexandra Hess

Partner
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Alexandra leads the Investor Relations and Fundraising team.

Alexandra co-founded Level 20, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving gender diversity in the European private equity industry, and established the mentoring programme with two fellow co-founders.

She previously worked at Oak Hill Capital Management, where she had investing and latterly investor relations responsibilities.

Alexandra holds an AB in Art History from Princeton University, an MA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and an MPP from Harvard University.

She joined Cinven in 2004.

Alice Bellingham

HR Associate
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Alice is an HR Associate.

Alice has a BA in Psychology from the University of Portsmouth and her Level 5 CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Alison Raymond

Chief Communications Officer
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Alison is Cinven’s Chief Communications Officer and has overall responsibility for the firm’s corporate communications and marketing activities. Alison is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee, the ESG steering group, and a Trustee of the Cinven Foundation.

Prior to joining Cinven, Alison was Director of Communications for UK, Ireland and Israel at McKinsey & Company, responsible for managing the communications strategy, including media relations, reputation risk management, social and digital media, leadership communications, brand identity and internal communications.

Previously Alison worked in the communications teams of London Business School, City & County of Swansea and Penguin UK.

Alison has a BA Hons in English Literature from the University of Cambridge.

She joined Cinven in 2023.​

Allegra Day

ESG Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Allegra is a member of the Portfolio team.

Allegra was previously a Manager in the Climate Change team at CDC Group where she led ESG value creation projects with portfolio companies and implemented the firm’s climate change strategy with a focus on the just transition to a net zero economy. Prior to CDC, Allegra advised businesses and investors on their sustainability strategies at Social Ventures Australia and was a commercial lawyer with Herbert Smith Freehills and Norton Rose in Sydney, Australia.

Allegra has an MBA from University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Sydney.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Alvise Gonzato

Principal
Office
Milan
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Alvise is a member of the Healthcare sector team and the regional team for Italy.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Amara NZero, Arcaplanet and LGC.

Prior to joining Cinven, Alvise was an Associate in the Media & Communications Investment Banking group at Morgan Stanley, focusing on M&A and IPO transactions.

Alvise has an MSc in Finance and a BSc in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Amanda Sahranavard

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Amanda is a Personal Assistant supporting the Business Services Team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Amanda spent 11 years at KPMG where she worked as an Assistant in the Audit and Indirect Tax departments, and a Project Administrator for the International Executive Services group in London.

She joined Cinven in 2003.

Anastasya Molodykh-McFarlane

Senior Principal
Office
London
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Anastasya is a member of the Healthcare sector team. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including LGC, Medpace and Synlab.

Previously, Anastasya was an Investment Banking Associate in the UK coverage team at Deutsche Bank, working across a range of sectors.

Anastasya has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

She joined Cinven in 2015.

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Andrea Lobato

Marketing and Content Lead
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Andrea is Cinven’s Marketing and Content Lead, overseeing the firm’s marketing activities and content development.

Prior to joining Cinven, Andrea worked in the marketing and communications teams of global consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company, as well as tech giants like Google and Pinterest.

Andrea holds an MSc in Politics and Communications from the London School of Economics.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Angela Carstairs

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Angela is a Personal Assistant to the TMT team. Prior to joining Cinven she held roles within brokerage firms and investment banking. She joined Cinven in January 2018.

Angela Osterbye

Receptionist
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Angela is the Receptionist for Cinven’s New York office.

Prior to joining Cinven, Angela worked in staffing recruitment with a focus on the administrative support space.

Angela holds a BSc from Rutgers Business School.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Angelica De Filippi

Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Angelica is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team.

Prior to Cinven, Angelica worked at Bank of America as a Private Capital Markets Analyst. Previously, she interned at Morgan Stanley as a Debt Capital Markets Analyst, focusing on Real Estate companies.

Angelica has a MSc in International Finance from HEC Paris and a BSc in Economics and Management for Arts, Culture, and Communication from Bocconi University.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Anna Pearce

IT Helpdesk Team Leader
Office
London

Anna is Cinven’s IT Helpdesk Team Leader and is responsible for managing Cinven’s new IT technicians, in addition to IT purchasing, software packaging and mobile account management. She also responds to advanced IT requests to the Helpdesk.

She joined Cinven in 2003.

Anniek Joosten

Principal
Office
London
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Anniek is a member of the TMT sector team and the Benelux regional team. She has been involved in a number of investments, including Barentz, Jaggaer, MasOrange (formerly MasMovil), Netceed (formerly ETC Group), One.com and RTB House.

Prior to joining Cinven, Anniek worked at Goldman Sachs as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Consumer Retail and Healthcare group.

Anniek has an MSc in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science and a BSc in Econometrics and Operations Research both from Tilburg University.

She joined Cinven in 2018.

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Anthony Cardona

Partner
Office
London
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Anthony is a member of Cinven’s TMT sector team, and he is focused on technology and tech-enabled services businesses.

He has been involved in a number of investments, including CPA Global, Visma, Ziggo, Master Builders Solutions, Chryso, Arxada, and Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional).

Prior to this, Anthony worked as a strategy consultant for L.E.K. in London, where he advised corporate and private equity clients across various sectors.

Anthony has an MA in History from Oxford University.

He joined Cinven in 2010.

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Arnaud Barosi

Conducting Officer
Office
Luxembourg
Connect
LinkedIn

Arnaud is a Conducting Officer in Cinven’s Luxembourg office.

He is responsible for all regulatory and compliance matters, including AML/CTF. Arnaud previously served as a Partner at Forvis Mazars, leading the regulatory advisory practice. Prior to that he spent 14 years at Deloitte Luxembourg in the risk advisory division.

Before Deloitte, he worked at Clearstream Banking in custody operations in Luxembourg and Germany. Arnaud is a member of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

He joined Cinven in March 2024.

Aswin Lizen

Analyst
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Aswin is a member of the Investment team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Aswin was an Investment Banking Associate at Harris Williams in London focused on M&A and LBO transactions. Previously he was an Investment Banking Associate at Fidus Partners in New York.

Aswin has a BSc in Commerce with a Concentration in Finance from the University of Virginia.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Babett Carrier

Partner and General Counsel
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Babett is Cinven’s General Counsel and has overall responsibility for all legal, regulatory and compliance matters. She is a member of the BVCA’s Legal and Accounting Committee and Invest Europe’s Legal and Regulatory Committee.

Previously, Babett was the General Counsel of Arma Partners LLP, responsible for all legal and regulatory matters for the FCA-regulated entity and its affiliated U.S. broker-dealer. Prior to this, she spent 16 years at Shearman and Sterling LLP in their Capital Markets and M&A groups in New York and London, with a focus on cross-border M&A transactions. Babett trained with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Frankfurt.

Babett holds a Master of Laws from Columbia University School of Law, New York and a law degree and Ph.D. from Cologne University, Germany. She is qualified to practice law in England, Wales, New York and Germany.

She joined Cinven in 2015.

Balazs Lam

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Strategic Financials Fund
Connect
LinkedIn

Balazs is a member of Cinven’s Strategic Financials Fund team and Financial Services. He has been involved in a number of transactions including IFGL.

Prior to joining Cinven, Balazs worked at CVC Capital Partners where he was a member of their Financial Services team. Prior to CVC, Balazs was an Investment Banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in their Financial Institutions Group.

Balazs holds an MSc degree in Law and Finance from the University of Oxford, an LLM and LLB in Law and a BSc in Economics and Business from the University of Amsterdam.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

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Begona Araujo Perez

Principal
Office
London
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Begona is a member of the Investment team. She has been involved in a number of investments, including Allegro, group.one and MasOrange.

Prior to joining Cinven, Begona was an Associate at A.T.Kearney, where she focused on Consumer Goods, PE and M&A practices.

Begona has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in International Business from the Universidad Pontificia De Comillas.

She joined Cinven in 2019.

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Ben Bibby-Brown

Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Ben is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team in London.

Prior to Cinven, Ben worked at KPMG in the Asset Management audit division.

Ben has a BSc in Economics from the University of East Anglia and is a Chartered Accountant.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

Ben Osnabrug

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Business Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Ben leads the Benelux Regional team and is a member of the Business Services Sector team.

He has worked on a number of transactions, including Accumin (formerly Tinsa), Avolon, Barentz, Coor, Envirotainer, Guardian Financial Services, One.com and Ziggo.

Prior to joining Cinven, Ben worked in the Investment Banking Division at Citigroup in London, focusing on a variety of private equity, M&A and financing mandates.

Ben has a Masters in Law and a Masters in Economics from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

He joined Cinven in 2007.

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Bethan Newland-Smith

Financial Accountant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Bethan works in the UK Transactions Team and looks after the financial reporting, tax and compliance for the UK holding companies.

Prior to joining Cinven, Bethan worked predominantly in Financial Control as an Associate at Charles Stanley & Co. and Finance Analyst at Tapestry.

Bethan is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a degree in Accounting and Management from the University of Kent.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Bruno Schick

Co-Managing Partner
Office
Frankfurt

Bruno chairs the Portfolio Review Committee, has oversight of portfolio, value creation and exit activities, and leads the regional teams for DACH and Emerging Europe.

He has been involved in numerous investments, including Arcaplanet, Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), CBR, CeramTec, Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional), Fressnapf Group, group.one, JOST, Maxeda, Master Builders Solutions, SLV, STADA, think-cell, TK Elevator and Viridium.

Prior to this, he was CEO of Surplex AG, an innovative provider of asset recovery solutions based in Germany, which he co-founded in 1999. Previously, Bruno worked at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt.

Bruno has an MA in Management from ESCP-EAP European School of Management.

He joined Cinven in 2003

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Carlotta Broglia

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Carlotta is a member of the Healthcare sector team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Carlotta was an Associate at KKR in the EMEA Private Credit and Strategic Investments team, where she worked on a range of transactions across sectors and asset classes. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs as an Associate within the Investment Banking Division.

Carlotta has a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Bath.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Carol Yu

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Carol is a member of the Consumer sector team. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Arcaplanet, Kurt Geiger and Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Carol worked at Next Capital in Australia, focusing on mid-market private equity across multiple sectors. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group.

Carol has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney.

She joined Cinven in 2020.

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Caroline Osborne

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Caroline is a Personal Assistant and supports Cinven’s UK Co-Managing Partner and Chairman.

Prior to Cinven, Caroline worked for the CEO of Vocalink (now a Mastercard company) in the Payments space and previously was an EA at State Street Global Advisors in London.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Caroline Rawes

Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Caroline is Cinven’s Chief Human Resources Officer and has overall responsibility for the firm’s talent strategy and human resources team.

Previously, Caroline was the Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at Ashurst, with shared responsibility for the development and delivery of the firm’s strategy as well as managing the HR, Learning & Organisation Development, Business Change and Internal Communications functions. Prior to this, Caroline was the HR Director at Taylor Wessing, where she was also a member of the UK Executive Board. She has held previous senior HR positions at Linklaters, Accenture and KPMG.

Caroline graduated from Manchester University with a BA in Geography and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Caroline joined Cinven in 2020.

Cecilia Colistra

Principal
Office
Milan
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Cecilia is a member of the Consumer sector team and the regional team for Italy. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Partner in Pet Food.

Prior to joining Cinven, Cecilia worked at Deutsche Bank as an Analyst in the TMT Corporate Finance team, focusing on M&A and IPO transactions.

Cecilia has a MSc in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi and a BSc in Economics and Business Administration from Università degli Studi Roma Tre.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

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Channelle Wallace

Senior Principal
Office
London
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Channelle is a member of the TMT sector team. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Allegro, Kurt Geiger, MasOrange and RTB House.

Prior to joining Cinven, Channelle worked at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division as a member of the Consumer Retail and Healthcare team, focusing on M&A and IPO transactions.

Channelle has a BA in Economics and Business from University College London.

She joined Cinven in 2015.

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Chloe Baker

Principal
Office
New York
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Chloe is a member of the TMT sector team and the North America regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Chloe was a Senior Associate at Advent International with a focus on retail, consumer and leisure investments. Before joining Advent, she was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs.

Chloe has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSBA in Finance and Accounting from Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Christopher Anderson

Partner
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Christopher is a member of the Capital Markets team and has worked on various investments including Allegro, Alter Domus, Amara NZero, Arcaplanet, Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), Avio, CeramTec, Compre, EnServe, Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional), Eurovita, Fressnapf, Gondola, Host Europe, Idealista, Kurt Geiger, MasOrange, Miller Insurance, NewDay, Northgate Public Services, Partner in Pet Food, Planasa, Premium Credit Limited, Pronet, RB Iberia, RTB House, SLV, STADA, TK Elevator, True Potential, Ufinet, Ufinet International I, Ufinet International II, Viridium Group and Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Christopher worked at Merrill Lynch in leveraged finance. Before that he worked at GE Capital in a variety of roles including infrastructure investing, operational finance and procurement. He began his career in strategy consulting.

Christopher has a degree in Classics from Oxford University.

He joined Cinven in 2010.

 

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Claire Molloy

Senior Corporate Administrator
Office
Guernsey
Connect
LinkedIn

Claire is a Senior Corporate Administrator at Cinven, responsible for managing KYC and AML requests from banks, service providers, and counterparties, specifically related to the Guernsey funds.

She is also responsible for Guernsey office management and the Guernsey Quarterly Board Meetings. She joined Cinven in 2017.

Clare Bradshaw

Communications and Media Lead
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Clare is Cinven’s Communications and Media Lead, responsible for handling Cinven’s external communications, transactional engagements and media activities on behalf of Cinven and its portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Cinven, Clare worked at Buchanan Communications, where she advised on transactions including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and corporate situations for both publicly listed and private clients.

Clare has an MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh.

She joined Cinven in 2014.

Clarissa Barnicot

Transaction Services Manager
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Clarissa is Cinven’s Transaction Services Manager and oversees financial reporting, tax, compliance, and operations for Cinven’s UK resident holding structures. She also provides treasury and operational support to deal teams for deal closing and exit.

Prior to joining Cinven, Clarissa was a Senior Investment Accountant at Blue Coast Capital.

She holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, is a Chartered Certified Accountant, and has passed all three levels of the CFA Program.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Claudia Coleman

Paralegal
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Claudia is a Paralegal in the Legal & Compliance team, advising on fundraising and co-investments, transactions, and firm matters.

Prior to joining Cinven, Claudia was in the Legal team at Mondrian Investment Partners and before this, in the Commercial Contracts Legal team at Google (via Lawyers on Demand).

Claudia has a BA in History from the University of Exeter and completed her Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at the University of Law.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Claudia Riddington

Paralegal
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Claudia is a Paralegal, advising on various antitrust, transaction, fund and firm related matters.

Claudia holds a BA in History from the University of Bristol and completed her Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at BPP University.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Claudine Tarbard

Fund Administration – Internal funds
Office
London

Claudine is responsible for all co-investment portfolio administration and reporting.

Prior to Cinven, Claudine held several positions at the LME, Landsbanki, FF&P Private Equity and Marc Quinn.

She Joined Cinven in 2015.

Courtney Basanovic

Principal
Office
New York
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Courtney is a member of the Healthcare sector team and the North America regional team. She has been involved in a number of investments, including BioAgilytix, Jaggaer, LGC and Visma.

Prior to joining Cinven, Courtney was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, and previously worked at Herbert Smith Freehills.

Courtney has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

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Cristina Tuckley

Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Cristina is a member of the Digital and Portfolio teams.

Cristina was previously Head of Marketing for Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) in Europe where she was responsible for driving brand awareness and customer growth across Amazon’s middle-mile transportation programmes. Prior to that, Cristina worked at Expedia Group in both product and strategy roles. She was also a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.

Cristina holds an MEng in Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Daniel Garin

Senior Principal
Office
New York
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Daniel is a member of the TMT sector team and the North America regional team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions including Archer, Jaggaer, Nitel and Taxwell (formerly Drake Software).

Prior to joining Cinven, Daniel worked at Advent International, identifying and evaluating investment opportunities in the Consumer sector. Before joining Advent, Daniel was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group where he worked across a number of sectors.

Daniel has a BA in Economics from Colby College, Maine.

He joined Cinven in 2017.

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Daniel Tanase

Senior Principal
Office
London
Sector
Business Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Daniel is a member of the Business Services sector team and the regional team for Emerging Europe. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Accumin (formerly Tinsa), Barentz, Clario (formerly Bioclinica), JLA, LGC, Prezioso and  STADA.

Previously, Daniel was an associate at First Reserve. Prior to that, he worked in the Global Natural Resources Group at Morgan Stanley.

Daniel has a Bachelor of Commerce with a specialisation in Banking and Finance from University College Dublin.

He joined Cinven in 2013.

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Danielle Khier

PA Manager
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Danielle is the PA Manager, responsible for the London PA team.

Prior to Cinven, Danielle worked at international law firm, Pinsent Masons, managing 80 Legal PAs and Team Administrators across UK and Ireland.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

David Barker

Partner
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

David is a member of the Investment Committee.

Prior to this, David led the TMT Sector team.

He has been involved in numerous transactions, including Allegro, CPA Global, Eutelsat, Host Europe Group (‘HEG’), Northgate Public Services, One.com, RTB House, Ufinet, Visma and Ziggo.

David has a BA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

He joined Cinven in 1996.

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David Giroflier

Senior Principal
Office
Paris
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

David is a member of the TMT sector team and the regional team for France. He has been involved in a number of transactions including MasMovil, Netceed (formerly ETC Group), NewDay, Tractel, Viridium and Visma.

Prior to Cinven, David worked in the Investment Banking Division of HSBC in Paris, advising on M&A transactions across a range of sectors including industrials, aerospace and consumer.

David graduated from the HEC School of Management in Paris with an MSc in Business Administration.

He joined Cinven in 2011.

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David Klein

Fund Accountant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

David is a Fund Accountant in the Client Accounts Department.

He is responsible for the fund accounts for multiple funds and Co-Investments.

Prior to joining Cinven, David was an accountant at Cable and Wireless.

He joined Cinven in 2001.

Denise Rusdell

Personal Assistant
Office
London

Denise is a Personal Assistant to the TMT team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Denise worked as an EA in the Investment Banking Division at Credit Suisse in Dubai. Previously she spent 10 years at Lehman Brothers where she held a variety of EA roles.

She joined Cinven in 2013.

Divya Singla

Fund Accountant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Divya is a Fund Accountant at Cinven. Prior to joining Cinven, Divya worked as an Auditor at EY LLP, focusing on auditing private equity firms, wealth and asset managers and hedge funds.

Divya has a BSc in Mathematics from University of Leicester and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

Dominic Robinson

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Dominic is a member of the Healthcare sector team. He has been involved in a number of investments, including BioAgilytix & Partner in Pet Food.

Prior to joining Cinven, Dominic was a Consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants where he worked across a range of sectors including Retail, FMCG, Media, Leisure and B2B. Dominic has a BSc in Economics from the University of Nottingham.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Dorin Dontu

KYC/ AML Associate
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Dorin is a KYC/AML Associate in Cinven’s Legal and Compliance Department. He is responsible for managing and responding to incoming KYC and AML requests, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and maintaining efficient processes and procedures.

Prior to joining Cinven, Dorin worked as a Risk, Regulation, and Compliance Consultant at FDM Group, gaining onsite experience as a KYC Quality Control Analyst at Lloyds Banking Group and the Bank of Nova Scotia. He holds a BA in History and an MA in Transnational Studies from UCL.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Ed Nevens

Head of Tax
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Ed is Cinven’s Head of Tax.

Prior to joining Cinven, Ed was a Tax Partner at BDO focussed on the taxation of private equity firms and their investors. Before this Ed was an Associate Partner at EY and he previously worked in-house at Apax Partners and Bridgepoint Capital.

Ed has a PhD in Pure Mathematics from Imperial College and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

Eleanor Mountain

Managing Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Eleanor is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team.

Eleanor is the current Chair of the mentoring programme for Level 20, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving gender diversity in European private equity. The programme promotes the retention and progression of women within private equity, by enabling mentees to benefit from the experience and insights of more senior professionals.

Previously, Eleanor was a Partner and Head of Investor Relations at CBPE Capital where she led two successful fundraises. Prior to joining CBPE, Eleanor was an LP at Adams Street Partners and Horsley Bridge Partners, where she focused on making and monitoring primary commitments to European private equity managers. She started her career as a strategy consultant at L.E.K. Consulting.

Eleanor has a BSc in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics & Economics from the University of Warwick.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Elie Rizk

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Elie is a member of the Investment team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Elie was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, part of their European Private Equity practice, where he worked on buy-side and sell-side transaction commercial DDs and strategy engagements.

Elie has a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

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Emily Bishop

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Emily is a Personal Assistant to the COO and the Healthcare team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Emily worked as a PA at Karmarama. Previously, Emily held PA positions at BCG and Monsoon Accessorize.

Emily has a BSc in Business Information Systems Management from Bournemouth University.

She joined Cinven in 2012.

Enrico Strauss

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Strategic Financials Fund

Enrico is a member of the Investment team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Alter Domus.

Prior to joining Cinven, Enrico was an Investment Banking Analyst within the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse.

Enrico has a MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

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Fabiola Santini

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Fabiola is a Personal Assistant in Cinven’s Strategic Financials Fund team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Fabiola was the PA to the Head of M&A and Financial Sponsors at Merrill Lynch, and previously, PA to the Head of FIG at Credit Suisse.

Fabiola has a Degree in Communications from the University of California, Los Angeles and a degree in Accounting from Istituto Tecnico Commerciale J. Riccati, Treviso.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Fatima Dixon

Personal Assistant
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Fatima is a Personal Assistant to the TMT team in the Cinven New York office.

Prior to joining Cinven, she gained experience as an EA supporting the CEO and CFO at Edelman, a global award-winning public relations firm.

She has a BA in Communications from Hunter College.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Felix Lasserre 

Analyst
Office
Paris
Connect
LinkedIn

Felix is a member of the regional team for France. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Domia Group.

Prior to joining Cinven, Felix interned at several companies including Sycomore Corporate Finance, Wagram Corporate Finance and Cinven.

Felix graduated from HEC Paris with a Master in Management.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

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Felix Rieger

Associate
Office
Frankfurt
Sector
Industrials
Connect
LinkedIn

Felix is a member of the Industrials team and the regional team for DACH. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Arxada (formerly LSI), group.one, One.com and TK Elevator.

Prior to joining Cinven, Felix interned at several companies, including Roland Berger, Axel Springer, and KPMG.

Felix has an MSc in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

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Frederic Depireux

Conducting officer Risk Management & Valuation
Office
Luxembourg
Connect
LinkedIn

Frédéric is a Conducting Officer at Cinven Fund Management and has responsibility for risk management and valuation functions.

He has over 20 years of experience in financial services in Luxembourg and abroad, holding senior positions in leading international firms.

Frédéric holds a Master’s degree in Finance and is a Certified Accountant. He is also a member of the Luxembourg Valuation Professional Association.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Gautier Laurent

Managing Director
Office
Luxembourg
Connect
LinkedIn

Gautier is a Managing Director and Head of the Luxembourg office, responsible for the execution of Cinven Luxembourg investments together with regulatory and tax compliance of Cinven activity in Luxembourg.

Prior to joining Cinven, Gautier was an M&A Advisor at NPG Wealth Management where he was responsible for the origination, negotiation and implementation of cross border mergers, acquisitions and sales of companies in life insurance sector. Previously he worked at Deloitte Luxembourg as a M&A Tax Advisor.

Gautier has a Postgraduate diploma in European taxation from IC HEC Brussels and an MA in Tax Law from the University of Burgundy, France.

He joined Cinven in 2014.

Gemma Neffgen

Personal Assistant
Connect
LinkedIn

Gemma is a Personal Assistant supporting the Communications team.  She is also responsible for the administration of the Cinven Foundation.

Prior to joining Cinven, Gemma worked in various PA/Office Management roles within Private Family Offices, Finance, Publishing and Art.

Gemma has a BA (Hons) in Business Management & Marketing from University of Westminster.

She joined Cinven in 2018.

Georgina Chant

Personal Assistant
Office
London

Georgina is a Personal Assistant in Cinven’s Strategic Financials Fund team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Georgina worked at CVC supporting the Business Services team.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Giulia Tieppo

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Giulia is a member of the Consumer sector team.

She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Arcaplanet, Envu, Fressnapf Group and Planasa.

Prior to joining Cinven, Giulia was a Consultant at Bain & Company for the Consumer, Retail and Luxury vertical practice.

Giulia has a MSc in International Management from Bocconi University and HEC Paris, as well as a BSc in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

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Guillermo Jonas

Principal
Office
Madrid
Sector
Consumer
Industrials
Connect
LinkedIn

Guillermo is a member of the Iberia regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including HBX Group, MasOrange (formerly MasMovil) and RB Europe.

Prior to joining Cinven, Guillermo was an Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Investment Banking division where he was involved in several M&A, ECM and Debt Financing transactions as part of the Industrials and the Iberia coverage team.

Guillermo has a BSc in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

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Guy Kewish

Director UK Transaction Services
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Guy is a Director in Cinven’s UK Transaction Services team. He is responsible for providing support to deals that are structured outside of Luxembourg.

Prior to joining Cinven, Guy was the Financial Controller at an infrastructure fund, where he managed accounting, tax and compliance functions. He has also held roles in financial modeling and FP&A, starting his career at KPMG in infrastructure.

He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW and holds both an MA and BA in Economics from the University of Bristol.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

Hema Shah

Senior Tax Manager
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Hema is Cinven’s Senior Tax Manager, leading Cinven’s European tax compliance workstreams and supporting the firm on wider tax matters.

Prior to joining Cinven, Hema was a Senior Tax Manager at PwC focussed on the compliance and taxation of private equity funds and their investors.

Hema has a BSc in Computer and Management Science from University of Warwick and is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor and Chartered Accountant.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Holly Pilkington

HR Manager
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Holly is Cinven’s HR Manager and provides support across the firm on a broad range of people-related matters.

Prior to joining Cinven, Holly was the HR Manager at Livingbridge, worked at Charterhouse LLP, and started her career at Accenture, as part of the Sales and Business Development team.

Holly holds a Music Degree from Southampton University.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

Ignacio Alday

Analyst
Office
Madrid
Connect
LinkedIn

Ignacio is a member of the Iberia regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Amara NZero.

Prior to joining Cinven, Ignacio worked at Morgan Stanley as an Analyst in the Industrials and Basic Materials teams, where he focussed on M&A and LBO transactions. Previously, Ignacio worked at A.P. Moller Holding.

Ignacio has a BSc in International Business and Politics from Copenhagen Business School.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

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Ingrid Libman

Associate
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Ingrid is a member of the North America regional team. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including BioAgilytix and Taxwell (formerly Drake Software).

Prior to joining Cinven, Ingrid worked in the Investment Banking Division at J.P Morgan, working on a range of transactions in the Technology sector.

Ingrid has a BS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

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Iris Wang

Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Iris is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team.

Prior to Cinven, Iris worked at Deloitte in the Investment Management and Private Equity audit division.

Iris has an MSc in Business Analytics from Bayes Business School, and a BA in Business and Management from Durham University. She is also a Chartered Accountant.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Ivan Kwok

Senior Advisor
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Ivan joined Cinven in 2010. He is a Senior Advisor to the firm.

Previously, Ivan was a Partner of the Cinven’s portfolio team.  Prior to joining Cinven, Ivan worked at Bain Capital Asia and The Boston Consulting Group.

Ivan received an MBA in Finance from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and an MPhil and a BSSc in Sociology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ivan Schoenenberger

Associate
Office
London
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Ivan is a member of the Investment team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Ivan was a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company in the Private Equity Group.

Ivan has an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford, as well as an MSc in Financial Engineering and a BSc in Communication Systems from EPFL.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

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Jacopo Bruschi

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Industrials
Connect
LinkedIn

Jacopo is a member of the Industrials sector team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Arxada (formerly LSI), Master Builders Solutions and TK Elevator.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jacopo worked in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley in London, advising on M&A transactions in the healthcare sector.

Jacopo has a BA in Business Administration from ESADE Business School in Barcelona.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

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Jagir Chahal

Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Jagir is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jagir worked at PwC as a Senior Associate in the Insurance Practice.

Jagir has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also a Chartered Accountant.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

Jaime Baniandres

Associate
Office
Madrid
Connect
LinkedIn

Jaime is a member of the Iberia regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including idealista, MasOrange, RB Europe and Ufinet International.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jaime interned at several companies including J.P. Morgan, McKinsey & Company and Trilantic.

Jaime has a BSc in Industrial Engineering and a BSc in Business Administration from Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Jan Schönfeld

Senior Principal
Office
Frankfurt
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Jan is a member of the Business Services team, TMT team and the regional team for DACH. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including group.one, HEG, JOST, One.com, STADA, SYNLAB, TK Elevator and think-cell.

Previously, Jan was a member of the Corporate Development Group at The Boston Consulting Group.

Jan studied in Germany, the UK and Finland and graduated from the Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany, with an MSc in Finance, Accounting, Controlling and Taxation.

He joined Cinven in 2014.

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Jannik Wolffson

Associate
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Jannik is a member of the regional team for DACH. He has been involved in a number of investments including Domia Group, STADA, think-cell and Domia.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jannik worked at McKinsey & Company, where he was a member of the Private Equity Practice.

Jannik has an MSc CEMS in International Management from the University of St. Gallen & HEC Paris, as well as an MA in Accounting and Finance and a BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Jason Diaz

Principal
Office
Paris
Sector
Industrials
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Jason is a member of the Industrials and TMT sector teams and the regional team for France. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Chryso, Domia Group, Master Builders Solutions, Netceed (formerly ETC Group) and OMNES Education (formerly INSEEC.U.).

Prior to joining Cinven, Jason worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and was involved in several M&A, ECM and Debt Financing transactions.

Jason has an MSc in International Business from the HEC School of Management.

He joined Cinven in 2016.

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Jason Shih

Managing Director
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Jason is a member of the Capital Markets team and leads Cinven’s capital markets activities in the US.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Archer, Arxada (formerly LSI), BioAgilytix, Jaggaer, National Seating & Mobility, Nitel, Taxwell (formerly Drake Software) and Ufinet International II.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jason worked in financial sponsors coverage at Credit Suisse in New York, and in securities litigation at Berkeley Research Group in California.

Jason holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.A. Economics plus a B.S. Environmental Economics & Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Jeanne Chen

Managing Director
Office
New York
Sector
Business Services
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Jeanne is a member of the North America regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jeanne worked at Bain Capital, where she was an Operating Partner leading value creation with Tech and Consumer portfolio companies. Previously she was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group in London.

Jeanne has a Master of Business Administration and MA in International Studies from the Wharton School and the Lauder Institute, and has a BSc in Economics and BA in International Studies from The University of Pennsylvania.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

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Jennifer Cornish

Compliance Associate
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Jennifer is an Associate in the Compliance Department. She advises the business on compliance matters, assists the firm in implementing regulatory change and leads compliance monitoring across the Cinven group.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Southampton, a Master of Laws and Legal Practice Course from the University of Law, and industry qualifications with the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments.

Jennifer joined Cinven in 2015.

Jennifer Lyon

Event Planner
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Jennifer is Cinven’s Event Planner, assisting with the planning and delivery of Cinven’s extensive event calendar for our Investors, Portfolio and Internal teams.

Jennifer holds a BSc in Psychology from UCL.

She joined Cinven in 2010.

Jess Wong

Company Secretarial Assistant
Office
London

Jess is a Company Secretarial Assistant in the UK Transaction Services team.

She provides company secretarial support to UK tax resident holding companies of non-UK investments.

Prior to joining Cinven, she worked for a corporate service provider.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Jesús García

Principal
Office
Madrid
Sector
Business Services
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Jesús is a member of the Iberian team and covers the TMT and Business Services sectors. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Accumin (previously Tinsa), Amara NZero, idealista, Ufinet and Ufinet International I and Ufinet International II.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jesús was at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on Private Equity across a variety of sectors.

Jesús has an MSc in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

He joined Cinven in 2017.

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Jez Eddington

IT Helpdesk Technician
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Jez is an IT Helpdesk Technician, providing IT support to all of Cinven’s global offices.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jez worked as a Service Desk Analyst in the civil engineering industry.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Joanna Morris

Personal Assistant
Office
London

Joanna is a Personal Assistant in Cinven’s Strategic Financials Fund team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Joanna held several PA positions at De Pinna Notaries, Greater Pacific Capital LLP and Goldman Sachs.

Joanna has a BA in Spanish with French from the University of Exeter.

She joined Cinven in 2013.

Jodi Balfe

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Financial Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Jodi is a member of the Financial Services sector team. She has been involved in a number of transactions including Compre, Miller and True Potential.

Prior to joining Cinven, she was an Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs in the Financial Institutions group, working in both the London and New York offices.

Jodi has an AB in Astrophysics from Harvard University.

She joined Cinven in 2019.

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Joel Kaidesoja

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Industrials
Connect
LinkedIn

Joel is a member of the Industrials sector team and the Nordic regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Envirotainer, Envu and Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Joel was an Investment Banking Associate at Deutsche Bank in the Nordic Corporate Finance team.

Joel has an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Aalto University, Helsinki.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

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John Brown

Head of Information Systems
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

John is the Head of Information Systems and responsible for the design, strategy and operations of Cinven’s global I.T. Infrastructure. He has been instrumental in the opening of all Cinven’s offices worldwide, managing the infrastructure and support teams.

Prior to working at Cinven he was the I.T. manager for a UK manufacturer.

He joined Cinven in 1999.

John Cuyulis

Principal
Office
New York
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

John is a member of the TMT sector team and the North America regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Archer, Clario (formerly Bioclinica), Jaggaer, National Seating & Mobility, Partner in Pet Food and Taxwell (formerly Drake Software).

Prior to joining Cinven, John worked at Lazard, focusing on M&A transactions. Before joining Lazard, John worked as an accountant at Ernst & Young.

John has a BBA in Accounting from Loyola University Maryland.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

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John Richardson

Partner
Office
New York
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

John is a member of the Healthcare Sector team and the North America Regional team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), Barentz, Medpace, National Seating & Mobility and Restaurant Brands Iberia.

Prior to joining Cinven, John worked at Metalmark Capital where he co-led the Healthcare sector team. Before joining Metalmark, he worked at Citadel, Cressey & Company and Merrill Lynch.

John has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BE in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.

He joined Cinven in 2017.

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Jonah Loskove

Associate
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Jonah is a member of the North America regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jonah worked in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley, working on a range of transactions in the Industrials and Basic Materials sectors.

Jonah has a BS in Finance and English Literature from Yeshiva University.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

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Jorge Adiego

Principal
Office
Madrid
Connect
LinkedIn

Jorge is a member of the Iberia regional team. He has been involved in a number of investments, including MasOrange, Planasa, RB Europe, Ufinet International I and Ufinet International II.

Prior to joining Cinven, Jorge worked at Goldman Sachs for over three years in both Madrid and London. There, he was working on M&A, Equity and Debt Capital Markets transactions for clients in Spain across a broad range of industries as well as for clients across EMEA with a focus on the TMT industry.

Jorge holds a Double Degree in Law and Business Administration & Management from Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

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Jorge Quemada

Co-Managing Partner
Office
Madrid
Connect
LinkedIn

Jorge chairs the Investment Committee, has oversight of the firm’s investment activities, and leads the Iberia regional team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Accumin (previously Tinsa), Amara NZero, HBX Group (previously Hotelbeds), idealista, MasOrange, Planasa, Prezioso, RB Europe, Ufinet, Ufinet International I and Ufinet International II.

Previously, Jorge worked for more than 13 years at 3i in Madrid and London. During the last four years he was a partner at 3i in Spain, where he worked on investments in the Iberian market.

Jorge has an MBA from INSEAD and an MA in Economics and Business Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid and University of Paris.

He joined Cinven in 2011.

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Juan Monge

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Strategic Financials Fund
Connect
LinkedIn

Juan Monge, Partner Cinven Strategic Financials Fund Juan is a Partner in Cinven’s Financial Services and Stategic Financials Fund team.

He has been active in a number of investment opportunities at Cinven, including Miller and Sakra.

Prior to joining Cinven, Juan was a Director at CVC Capital Partners where he was responsible for investing in Financial Services. Prior to this Juan worked at Actis / General Atlantic within the Financial and Business Services team, and at McKinsey. Juan has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an MSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICAI), Spain.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

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Julia Kahr

Partner
Office
New York
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Julia is a member of the Investment team and leads Cinven’s team in North America. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Archer.

Prior to joining Cinven, Julia worked at The Blackstone Group where she led investments in the Healthcare and Industrial sectors. Before joining Blackstone, she worked at the Boston Consulting Group.

Julia has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Classical Civilisation from Yale University.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

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Julia Rosenboom

Personal Assistant
Office
Frankfurt

Julia is a Personal Assistant in the Cinven Frankfurt office.

She joined Cinven in 2020.

Justin Riedell

Managing Director
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Justin is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising Team.

Justin was previously a Principal at H.I.G. Capital, where he worked as a relationship manager for U.S. and European real estate equity, real estate credit, and infrastructure equity strategies, focused on raising capital from prospective U.S. and Canadian limited partners. He initially focused on the firm’s opportunistic credit and direct lending strategies. Prior to joining H.I.G., Justin worked at HPS Investment Partners, J.P. Morgan, Lehman Brothers and Gruppo, Levey & Co.

Justin has a BA in Economics from Washington & Lee University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

Karanvir Dhillon

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Business Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Karanvir is a member of the Business Services team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Accumin (previously Tinsa) and Alter Domus.

Prior to joining Cinven, Karanvir worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in UK Investment Banking focusing on a variety of M&A and Equity Financing situations, which included a number of high-profile transactions across the TMT and Industrials sectors.

Karanvir has a BSc in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Karel Doorman

Senior Principal
Office
London
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Karel is a member of the Consumer sector team and a member of the Benelux regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Barentz, Clario (formerly Bioclinica), JLA and RB Iberia.

Prior to joining Cinven, Karel worked at Credit Suisse as a member of the EMEA Financial Institutions Group in London, where he advised on M&A and IPO transactions.

Karel has a Masters in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

He joined Cinven in 2015.

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Kee Wen

Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Kee Wen is a member of the Digital and Portfolio teams.

Prior to Cinven, Kee Wen worked as a Senior Consultant at QuantumBlack where he worked in a team leveraging data analytics and design to solve complex problems for clients. Previously he worked at KPMG where he was involved in Deal Analytics across Private Equity, M&A and Strategy.

Kee Wen has a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

Kyle Schlanger

Principal
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Kyle is a member of the North America regional team. He has been involved in a number of investments, including Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional).

Prior to joining Cinven, Kyle worked at Barclays Investment Bank focusing on M&A transactions in the Global Industrials team.

Kyle has a BA in Computer Science from Middlebury College, Vermont.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

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Kyle Zhu

Associate
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Kyle is a member of the North America regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Kyle worked at Morgan Stanley as a Technology Investment Banking Analyst. Previously he worked as a Technology Venture Analyst at Aegis Ventures.

Kyle has a B.A. in Economics and minor in Computer Science from Stanford University.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Laëtitia Domairon

Senior Corporate Accountant/Administrator
Office
Luxembourg
Connect
LinkedIn

Laëtitia is a Senior Corporate Accountant at Cinven Luxembourg S.à r.l., managing book keeping and annual accounts.

Prior to Cinven, Laëtitia held key roles at TMF Luxembourg S.A. Laëtitia has an MA in Business Administration and International Business from IAE Nancy, France.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Laura Brachs

Associate
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Laura is a member of the Consumer sector team and the regional team for DACH. She has been involved in a number of investments, including Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional), Master Builders Solutions, think-cell, TK Elevator and Synlab.

Prior to joining Cinven, Laura interned at several companies including Lazard, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Deloitte.

Laura has an MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics and a dual degree from ESB Business School, Germany and Drexel University, USA, holding a BSc in International Management and in Business Administration respectively.

She joined Cinven in 2019.

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Lena Clarke

Personal Assistant
Office
London

Lena is a personal assistant to the Industrial and Nordic team.

Before joining Cinven Lena previously worked as an Executive Assistant at Citibank.

Lena studied in Luleå, Sweden.

She joined Cinven in February 2022.

Letizia Bellucci

Principal
Office
London
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Letizia is a member of the TMT sector team and the regional team for Italy. She has been involved in a number of transactions including Eurovita, group.one, Netceed (formerly ETC Group), One.com, Planasa and Ufinet International.

Prior to joining Cinven, Letizia worked at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division, focusing on M&A and IPO transactions.

Letizia has an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

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Lilian Opong

Head of HR
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Lilian is Cinven’s Head of Human Resources and has responsibility for delivering HR within the firm.

Prior to joining Cinven, Lilian worked at BDO in the UK, where she was the Assistant HR Director and led the Resourcing, Global Mobility & Immigration and HR Business Partner teams. Lilian is an experienced HR professional with first-hand experience of delivering a People strategy across a number of different sectors and has held senior positions within HR at KPMG and Linklaters.

Lilian has a BA in History from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, and an MA in Human Resources Management from Middlesex University Business School. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Lilian joined Cinven in 2020.

Ling Chin

Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Ling is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team in London.

Prior to Cinven, Ling worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the External Audit division.

Ling has a BSc in Economics from the University of Warwick and is a Chartered Accountant.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Louis Deloz

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Financial Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Louis is a member of the Financial Services team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Alter Domus.

Prior to joining Cinven, Louis worked at Bain & Company as a Consultant in the Private Equity practice. Previously Louis interned at Core Equity Holdings and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Louis has a BSc in Business Engineering from KU Leuven and a Masters in Financial Analysis from London Business School

He joined Cinven in 2022.

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Lubo Cuba

Associate
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

 

Lubomir is a member of the North America regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Archer.

Prior to joining Cinven, Lubomir worked at Court Square Capital Partners, identifying and evaluating investment opportunities across the technology & telecommunications industry with an emphasis around IT Services and Industrial Technology. Previously he was an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS Group.

Lubomir has a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Middlebury College.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

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Lucy Chen

Associate
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Lucy is a member of the North America regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Lucy worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Restructuring Group at Evercore in New York.

Lucy has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University, Smith School of Business.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

Luigi Sbrozzi

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Strategic Financials Fund
Connect
LinkedIn

Luigi is a Partner in Cinven’s Financial Services team and Head of Cinven Strategic Financial Funds.

He has been involved in a number of investment opportunities at Cinven, including Miller, Compre, IFGL and Sakra.

Prior to joining Cinven, Luigi was a Managing Director at Centerbridge Partners, where he was responsible for investing in European financial institutions. Prior to this he worked at CVC Capital Partners as a Director in the European Financial Institution group. Luigi has an MSc in Finance from Bocconi University, Milan.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

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Manuel Hurtado

Associate
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Manuel is a member of the Investment team.
Prior to joining Cinven, Manuel worked as an Associate within the Investment Banking division at Morgan Stanley in New York and London, covering the Transportation & Logistics and Energy sectors.

Manuel has a BSc in Computer Science & Management from University College London.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Marco Strizzi

Senior Principal
Office
London
Sector
Industrials
Connect
LinkedIn

Marco is a member of the Industrials sector team and the regional team for Italy. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Arxada (formerly LSI) and Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional).

Prior to joining Cinven, Marco worked at PSP Investments as a Director in the European Direct Private Equity team in London. Previously he was an Associate at BC Partners. He started his career at J.P. Morgan in their Consumer and Retail team.

Marco graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with a BSc in Business Administration and an MSc in Finance.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

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Margaret Gutierrez

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Margaret is a Personal Assistant to the Healthcare team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Margaret served as a temporary PA for the Strategic Opportunities team at CVC. Before that, she was a Project Management Office Associate at British International Investment (BII), a Development Finance Institution for the UK government. Margaret’s earlier roles at BII include Project Coordinator and Personal Assistant within the Funds department.

She joined Cinven in 2024.

Maria Kerr

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Maria is a Personal Assistant supporting Cinven’s Industrials Team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Maria was an Executive PA/Team Assistant at Impax Asset Management, supporting 18 team members within the Private Equity department.

Maria has a BA Hons in Public Relations from the University of Westminster.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Marie Monnier

Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Marie is a member of the Capital Markets team. She has worked on a number of transactions, including Alter Domus, Amara NZero, Domia Group, idealista and Master Builders Solutions.

Prior to joining Cinven, Marie worked at CDPQ in the private debt team, where she was involved in the origination and execution of pan-European investment opportunities across various debt products. Previously Marie worked in the Leveraged Finance teams of Morgan Stanley and Nomura in London with a focus on European loan and high yield transactions.

Marie has a Master in Management & MSc in Corporate Finance from EDHEC Business School.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

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Marion Banach

Office Management Assistance
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Marion is the Office Management Assistant for Cinven’s Frankfurt office and has responsibility for intern recruitment in the DACH regional team.

She joined Cinven in 2006.

Martin Gwashavanhu

Associate
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Martin is a member of the regional team for DACH.

Prior to joining Cinven, Martin worked at capiton as a Private Equity Associate, where he was involved in several investments.

Martin has an MSc in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Sciences from the University of Ljubljana, an MSc in Banking and Finance from Stockholm University, and a BSc in International Relations from the University of Ljubljana.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Matteo Carinelli

Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Matteo is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team in London.

Previously, Matteo worked at Eurazeo where he was a manager in the Investor Relations team. Before joining Eurazeo he worked at AnaCap Financial Partners, Intermediate Capital Group and Goldman Sachs.

Matteo has an MSc. in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology and a BSc. in Economics and Management, both from Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Matteo Corà

Partner
Office
Milan
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Matteo leads the Regional team for Italy and is a member of the Consumer Sector team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Arcaplanet, Fressnapf Group, Partner in Pet Food, RB Europe and Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Matteo worked for over nine years at Lion Capital, a specialised Consumer and Retail private equity investor. Prior to this Matteo was an Analyst in the Consumer and Retail Group at Morgan Stanley (London) and he also spent a year as a Business Analyst within the Financial Services Industry Group at Accenture in Milan.

Matteo has an MSc in Management, Production and Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

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Matthew Sabben-Clare

Senior Advisor
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Matthew is a Senior Advisor to Cinven.

He was Cinven’s Chief Administrative Officer from 2017-2023 and Head of its Capital Markets team from 2005-2017.

Before that, Matthew worked at Merrill Lynch in Leveraged Finance, and in the Financing & Structured Products Division at J. Henry Schroder & Co.

He graduated from Cambridge University and is AMCT-qualified.

Matthew Jenkins

Managing Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Matthew is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising Team.

Previously, Matthew worked as a Manager in the Private Equity Transaction Services group at KPMG providing due diligence and transaction advice to private equity companies. Matthew began his career working at EY in the Transaction Services group.

Matthew has a BA in Economics from Durham University and is a Chartered Accountant.

He joined Cinven in 2011.

Matthew Norton

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Matthew is a member of the Healthcare Sector team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including BioAgilytix, Envirotainer, LGC, Medpace, NPS, Pronet, Sebia, STADA, Synlab and Ufinet.

Prior to joining Cinven, Matthew worked in the Investment Banking Division of Citigroup in London, advising on M&A and restructuring deals across a range of sectors including consumer, real estate, TMT and healthcare.

Matthew graduated from Imperial College London with an MSc in Physics.

He joined Cinven in 2010.

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Maxim Crewe

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Consumer
Financial Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Maxim leads the Consumer Sector team and the Financial Services Sector team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Alter Domus, Allegro, Arcaplanet, Avolon, Fressnapf Group, Guardian Financial Services, Kurt Geiger, NewDay, Partner in Pet Food, Planasa, Premium Credit, RB Iberia and True Potential.

Previously he worked at Citigroup where he was involved in corporate finance within the European Retail and Consumer Group.

Maxim has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University.

He joined Cinven in 2006.

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Mélanie Mangold

Personal Assistant
Office
Paris
Connect
LinkedIn

Mélanie is a Personal Assistant and the Office Manager for Cinven’s Paris office.

Prior to joining Cinven, Mélanie worked supporting the CEO of Global Diagnostics, a radiology company providing a range of diagnostic services.

Mélanie has a BA in French Literature from the University of Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle.

She joined Cinven in 2009.

Michael Wang

Associate
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Michael is a member of the North America regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Michael worked at LionTree Advisors as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Telecom, Media and Technology team. Previously he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Houlihan Lokey in the Financial Institutions Group.

He has a BA in Economics and History from the University of Chicago.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Michael Weber

Partner
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Michael is a member of the regional team for DACH.

Prior to joining Cinven, Michael was a Senior Partner and member of the Investment Committee at the Riverside Europe Fund, responsible for investment activities in the DACH region and leading the Software and Technology sector investment team in Europe. Prior to joining Riverside, Michael worked at Auctus Capital Partners. Michael began his career at The Boston Consulting Group as a strategy consultant.

Dr. Michael has a PhD in strategic management/ decision making theory from LMU Munich University, Germany.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Michelle Blakey

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Michelle is a Personal Assistant to the Capital Markets team.

Prior to Cinven, Michelle worked at BNP Paribas.

Previously she held roles at Commerzbank, Actis, Russell Reynolds, CL Partners, Apax Partners and Bonsanco Advisory Services.

She joined Cinven in 2011.

Miguel Segura

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Business Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Miguel is a member of the Business Services team and the Iberia regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Alter Domus, Amara NZero, Domia Group, HBX Group (previously Hotelbeds), MasOrange, Planasa, Spire, Tinsa, Ufinet and Ufinet International I.

Prior to Cinven, Miguel worked at 3i Group in Spain, where he was an Associate and participated in various transactions in the business services and TMT sectors.

Miguel has an MBA from Columbia Business School and BA in Business Administration from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

He joined Cinven in 2012.

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Miheer Sonwalkar

Associate
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Miheer is a member of the Investment team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Miheer worked at Bain & Company as a Consultant in their Private Equity practice. Previously he interned at Ardian.

Miheer has a BA in Economics & Management from the University of Oxford.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Mike Clark

IT Infrastructure Manager
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Mike is Cinven’s IT Infrastructure Manager, responsible for Cinven’s global IT network.

He joined Cinven in 2000

Mike Colato

Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Mike has responsibility for the accounting, reporting, tax and administration functions.

Previously, Mike worked at Bain Capital as CFO International, with responsibility for the finance functions in Asia and Europe. Prior to this, Mike was CFO of the retail division at Schroders plc.

Mike is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

He joined Cinven in 2010.

Morten Siggaard

Principal
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Morten is a member of the Nordic regional team. He has been involved in a number of investments, including TK Elevator.

Prior to joining Cinven, Morten was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, working in the Principal Investors and Private Equity Practice Area.

Morten holds an MSc from London Business School and a BSc in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Myriam Boganda

Personal Assistant
Office
Paris

Myriam is a Personal Assistant in the Investment team at Cinven’s Paris office.

Prior to joining Cinven, Myriam was a PA at Goldman Sachs in Paris for 12 years.

She holds a Higher National Diploma in Tourism.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Naomi Jehan

Head of Guernsey Office
Office
Guernsey
Connect
LinkedIn

Naomi heads up our Guernsey office.

Prior to joining Cinven, Naomi was a Client Relationship Manager of Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited, responsible for the provision of a full suite of company secretarial services for Private Equity clients, including incorporation and liquidation of companies, registration and dissolution of partnerships, statutory and regulatory filings and advising on company and partnership law.

Previously, Naomi worked at Intertrust Fund Services Limited as an Assistant Company Secretary and prior to that spent several years at Ogier LLP as a Legal Assistant, focusing on investment funds, private equity, restructuring, and private wealth matters.

Naomi has a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors and a Diploma in Fund Administration from Manchester Business School.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Natalie Kotwal

Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Natalie is a member of the Portfolio team.

Prior to Cinven, Natalie worked as a Senior Associate in the Deals – Transaction Services practice at PwC, where she delivered buy and sell side financial due diligence across the healthcare and pharmaceuticals sector.

Natalie has a BSc in Economics from University College London and is a Chartered Accountant.

She joined Cinven in 2021.

Nathan Atkinson

Executive - AI and Machine Learning
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Nathan is a member of the Digital and Portfolio teams.

Prior to Cinven, Nathan worked as a Data Science Manager at Accenture where he was responsible for scoping, building, and deploying AI and Machine Learning solutions across enterprise businesses.

Nathan has a Master of Mathematics degree from the University of Nottingham.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Nicholas Bond

Associate General Counsel
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Nick is Associate General Counsel and a member of the firm’s Legal and Compliance Department.

Prior to joining Cinven, Nick was Senior Legal Counsel at CVC Capital Partners, providing legal advice on transactions for CVC funds’ investments in Europe. Prior to this, he trained and worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, in London and New York, with a focus on cross-border M&A transactions.

Nick has a BA from Trinity College, Cambridge University. He was awarded a Graduate Diploma in Law and Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with distinction from BPP Law School.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

Nicholas Engels

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Business Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Nicholas is a member of the Business Services team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Amara NZero, Barentz, JLA and True Potential.

Prior to joining Cinven, Nicholas was an Investment Banking Associate at J.P. Morgan in the Technology, Media and Telecom group.

Nicholas has a Master in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School, as well as a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven.

He joined Cinven in 2021.

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Nicole Catalano

Executive
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Nicole is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Nicole worked at Goldman Sachs & Co within the Global Natural Resources Group.

Nicole has a BSc in Economics from Florida State University.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Niklas Bonhaus

Associate
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Niklas is a member of the regional team for DACH. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Fressnapf Group, TK Elevator and Viridium.

Prior to joining Cinven, Niklas worked at Boston Consulting Group. Previously Niklas interned at several companies including Goldman Sachs and Fresenius Medical Care.

Niklas has a BSc in Economics & Business Administration from Goethe University and an MPhil in Finance from the University of Cambridge.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

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Olivia Maynard

Fund Controller - Internal Funds
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Olivia is Fund Controller of Cinven’s Internal Funds.

Prior to joining Cinven, Olivia was the Finance and Compliance Manager at the infrastructure investment group Innisfree Limited. Before that Olivia worked at PwC where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Olivia joined Cinven in 2019.

Olivier Cassat

Senior Principal
Office
Paris
Sector
Business Services
Consumer
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Olivier is a member of the Business Services, Consumer and Healthcare sector teams and the regional team for France.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Arcaplanet, Domia Group, OMNES Education, Planasa, Synlab and Tractel.

Prior to joining Cinven, Olivier worked at The Boston Consulting Group as an Associate where he worked on strategic assignments both from its Paris and Johannesburg offices.

Olivier holds a Double Masters in Management from HEC-CEMS.

He joined Cinven in 2015.

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Parker Rhodes

Director
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Parker is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team in New York.

Prior to joining Cinven, Parker spent three years at J.P. Morgan in New York within the Leveraged Finance Group in the Investment Bank.

Parker holds a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

She joined Cinven in 2018.

Patrick Aoun

Analyst
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Patrick is a member of the regional Team for DACH. He has worked on a number of transactions including Fressnapf Group.

Prior to joining Cinven, Patrick worked at J.P. Morgan as an Analyst in the EMEA Leveraged Finance team, based in London. Previously, Patrick interned at several companies including J.P. Morgan, Oakley Capital, and BDO.

Patrick has a M.A. in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen and a B.Sc. in Economics from the Humboldt University of Berlin.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

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Paul Vega

Partner
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Paul is a member of the Portfolio team, based in the London office.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Fressnapf Group, Master Builders Solutions, Partner in Pet Food, TK Elevator and Viridium Group.

Paul joined Cinven from Amcor in Zurich, where he built and led Amcor’s Healthcare business as part of the EMEA executive team. He also served as Vice President of Innovation and as Head of Group Strategy. Prior to this, Paul was an Associate Partner with McKinsey & Co. in Frankfurt, New York and South East Asia where he led the Innovation and Strategy Practice.

Paul attended the University of St. Gallen, INSEAD, and the London School of Economics, completing his studies to PhD/DBA level.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

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Pedro Quiroga

Associate
Office
Madrid
Connect
LinkedIn

Pedro is a member of the Iberia regional team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Pedro was an Associate in the Consumer & Retail team at UBS (previously at Credit Suisse) in London. Prior to this he interned at Black Toro Capital, XP Advisory and Management Solutions.

Pedro has an MSc in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration from ESADE Business and Law School, Ramon Llull University.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

Penelope Curwen

ESG Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Penelope is a member of the Portfolio team.

Penelope was previously an Associate Director at Critical Resource, an ERM Group company, delivering ESG and socio-political support to clients.

Penelope has a BA in European Social & Political Studies from the University College London and a MSc in Conflict Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Peter Moore

Head of Compliance
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Peter is Head of Compliance and a member of the firm’s Legal and Compliance Department.

Prior to joining Cinven, Peter held in-house compliance roles at HSBC and Credit Suisse as well as performing regulatory roles at the UK Financial Services Authority and overseas financial regulators.

Peter has a LLB and LLM from the Queen’s University, Belfast.

He joined Cinven in 2016.

Phébé Poli

Senior Corporate Officer
Office
Luxembourg
Connect
LinkedIn

Phébé is a Senior Corporate Officer in the Cinven Luxembourg office, providing legal, compliance and administrative support.

Prior to Cinven, Phébé held positions at Loyens & Loeff and E&Y.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

Phil Cathcart

Senior Principal
Office
London
Sector
Healthcare
Connect
LinkedIn

Phil is a member of the North America regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including BioAgilytix, Clario and National Seating & Mobility.

Prior to joining Cinven, Phil worked at TPG Capital in the North American Buyout Group, identifying and evaluating investment opportunities across a number of sectors. Before joining TPG Capital, Phil worked at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division as a member of the Global Natural Resources Group.

Phil has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School and a BA in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University.

He joined Cinven in 2017.

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Philip Linhart

Analyst
Office
Frankfurt
Connect
LinkedIn

Philip is a member of the regional Team for DACH.

Prior to joining Cinven, Philip interned at several companies, including Waterland, PAI Partners, capiton and Rothschild.

Philip has a MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics and a BSc in International Management from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

He joined Cinven in 2023.

Pierre Estrade

Partner
Office
Paris
Connect
LinkedIn

Pierre leads the Regional team for France. He has worked on a number of transactions, including Chryso, Domia Group, OMNES Education, Prezioso, Sebia and Synlab.

Prior to Cinven, he was at Bain & Company in Paris where he worked on strategic projects for private equity and industrial clients. Before that he spent three years at Stratorg, a strategy consulting firm based in Paris.

Pierre has an MSc in Business Administration from the HEC School of Management, Paris, and studied finance at the Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires.

He joined Cinven in 2007.

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Ploy Ramyananda

ESG Executive
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Ploy is a member of the Portfolio team.

Prior to Cinven, Ploy was a Senior Consultant in the Climate Change & Sustainability team at Baringa Partners, where she delivered ESG and decarbonisation strategy support to financial services clients. Before that, she was an associate in asset-backed structuring at Goldman Sachs.

Ploy has an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

Pontus Pettersson

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Healthcare
Industrials
Connect
LinkedIn

Pontus is a member of the portfolio review committee and leads the Healthcare and Industrial Sector teams as well as the Nordic Regional team.

He has been involved in numerous transactions including Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), CeramTec, Envirotainer, Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional), Master Builders Solutions, Prezioso, TK Elevator, Tractel and Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Pontus worked at KKR, Altor Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs in London, Stockholm, Tokyo and Menlo Park.

Pontus has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

He joined Cinven in 2011.

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Punam Gudka

Investor Relations Coordinator
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Punam is an Investor Relations Coordinator and Personal Assistant.

Prior to Cinven, Punam worked at Goldman Sachs International within its Investment Banking Division and was an EA to the Global Co-Head of TMT.

Punam holds an MBA with a Sustainability specialism from Warwick Business School and a BSC Hons in Optical Management.

She joined Cinven in 2016.

Raj Rupani

Head of US Tax
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Raj is the Head of US Tax and is responsible for managing all tax matters, including transactions, house and fund level matters.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including TKE, Envu and Taxwell. Prior to joining Cinven, Raj was a International Tax Senior Manager at Deloitte where he provided expert tax advisory and compliance services on US inbound and outbound tax issues for private capital funds and their founders.

Raj has an Masters in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California and a Bachelors in Accountancy and a Bachelors in Business Administration, Finance and Business Honors from California State University, Northridge. He joined Cinven in 2019.

 

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Rebecca Hunter

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Consumer
Connect
LinkedIn

Rebecca is a member of the Consumer sector team. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Fressnapf Group, JLA, Miller, NewDay, PCL and True Potential.

Prior to joining Cinven, Rebecca worked at Lazard, focusing on M&A transactions across both the Financial Institutions and Industrials sectors.

Rebecca has a BA in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

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Rikesh Parmar

Head of Fund Accounts & Administration
Office
London

Rikesh is the Head of Fund Accounts & Administration at Cinven, responsible for accounting and reporting to Cinven’s investors. He is also a member of the BVCA’s Accounting, Reporting & Governance Committee.

Prior to joining Cinven, Rikesh worked in the Finance function at Quadriga Capital. He began his career at Doughty Hanson, working in the Finance & Fund Reporting group.

Rikesh is a CIMA-qualified Accountant and holds a BSc in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

He joined Cinven in 2010.

Robert Perry

Senior Principal
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Robert is a member of Cinven’s Strategic Financials Fund team and the Financial Services team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Compre, IFGL and Policy Expert.

Prior to joining Cinven, Robert worked for over a decade in investment banking, at Citigroup and Evercore Partners, advising clients in the European financial services sector on M&A transactions and capital raisings. Following his career in banking, Robert co-founded and co-managed a life reinsurance business.

Robert has a BA (First) in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.

He joined Cinven in 2019.

Rory Neeson

Partner
Office
London
Sector
Business Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Rory leads the Business Services Sector team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Alter Domus, Amara NZero, Archer IRM, Guardian Financial Services, Gondola, JLA, Maxeda, NewDay, OMNES Education (formerly INSEEC.U.), Phadia, and Viridium Group.

Prior to joining Cinven, Rory spent five years at Bain & Company working in London, San Francisco, Madrid, Stockholm, and South Africa, where he focused on private equity projects across business and financial services, technology, retail, and media.

Rory holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

He joined Cinven in 2009.

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Ruth Bekuray

Office Manager
Office
New York
Connect
LinkedIn

Ruth is the Office Manager for Cinven’s New York office.

Prior to working at Cinven, Ruth was the EA to the CMO at Cartoon Network & Adult Swim.

Ruth holds a BSc from the College of Charleston.

She joined Cinven in 2015

Sam Doniger

Principal
Office
New York
Sector
TMT
Connect
LinkedIn

Sam is a member of the TMT sector team and the North America regional team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, Nitel and Taxwell (formerly Drake Software).

Prior to joining Cinven, Sam worked at Lee Equity Partners, focusing on the consumer and healthcare sectors.

Before this he worked at McKinsey & Company as a Business Analyst.

Sam has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School and a BA in History from Harvard University with Secondary Field in Economics.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

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Samantha Bruce-Morrison

Personal Assistant
Office
London

Samantha is a Personal Assistant in the Portfolio Team.

Prior to joining Cinven Samantha was a Virtual Assistant supporting Non-Exec Directors.

Previously she worked as an Executive Assistant in Banking, Insurance & Consultancy.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Samuel Williams

Director
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Sam is a member of the Portfolio team.

Prior to Cinven, Sam worked as a Manager in the Private Equity Transaction Services group at Ernst & Young, where he delivered buy and sell side due diligence engagements across a range of sectors.

Sam has an MA in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge and is a Chartered Accountant.

He joined Cinven in 2020.

Samy Jazaerli

Principal
Office
London
Sector
Financial Services
Connect
LinkedIn

Samy is a member of the Financial Services sector team where he has been involved in a number of transactions including Alter Domus, Compre, IFGL and Viridium.

Prior to joining Cinven, Samy worked at Credit Suisse where he was involved in M&A and leveraged buyouts advisory. Previously, he served in the French Finance Ministry (Corps des Mines).

Samy is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (MSc in Mathematics) and holds a Master in Finance from Princeton University.

He joined Cinven in 2017.

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Sarah Amponsah

Compliance Associate
Office
London
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Sarah is an Associate in the Compliance Department.

Prior to joining Cinven, Sarah worked in the Core Compliance team at Blackstone, and previously worked at Schroders.

Sarah has a Bachelor of Laws with Business degree from the University of Sussex and a Master of Laws and Legal Practice Course from BPP University.

Sarah joined Cinven in 2023.

Sarah Barnes

Global Payroll & Benefits Manager
Office
London
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LinkedIn

Sarah is Cinven’s Global Payroll & Benefits Manager.

Prior to joining Cinven, Sarah was an HR Operations Specialist at Merian Global Investors, where she managed payroll, employee benefits, and HR systems and processes. Before that, she held various HR roles in the legal sector.

Sarah holds a degree in American Studies from the University of Nottingham and is CIPD qualified.

She joined Cinven in 2020.

Sarah Verity-Thomas

Partner
Office
London
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Sarah is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team, is Head of Cinven’s Client Services function and is a member of Cinven’s ESG Steering Committee.

Previously, Sarah worked as a Manager in the Private Equity Transaction Services group at KPMG, advising private equity clients on M&A and restructuring deals across a range of sectors. Prior to this, Sarah spent four years with Arthur Andersen, where she worked in the Private Equity group and gained her Chartered Accountancy qualification.

Sarah holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

She joined Cinven in 2005.

Sebastian Jaeger

Managing Director
Office
London
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Sebastian is a member of the Portfolio team. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Envu, Master Builder Solutions, group.one and Netceed (formerly ETC Group).

Prior to Cinven, Sebastian worked at Kloeckner Pentaplast, where he was Chief Transformation Officer, responsible for Business Transformation, Corporate Strategy & Development, Corporate M&A, Group Sustainability and Group Communications. Previously Sebastian worked 7 years for AlixPartners leading large-scale transformation programs across several industries. Before that, he held various international management positions during his 8-year tenure at Bosch.

Sebastian studied at Darmstadt University of Technology, École Supérieure d`Électricité Paris, the Technical University of Munich, and the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm. He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and Electrical Engineering.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

Ségolène Le Roy

Associate
Office
Paris
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LinkedIn

Ségolène is a member of the regional team for France. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Domia Group.

Prior to joining Cinven, Ségolène worked at Morgan Stanley in the French coverage investment banking team where she was involved in deals for strategics and PE clients.

Ségolène graduated from HEC Paris with a Master in Management.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

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Sherina Teckchand

Legal Counsel
Office
London
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LinkedIn

Sherina is Legal Counsel and a member of the firm’s Legal and Compliance Department.

Prior to joining Cinven, Sherina trained and worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, in London and Dubai, with a focus on private equity and cross-border M&A transactions.

Sherina has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Warwick and was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with distinction from BPP Law School.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

Shoko Sakamoto

Associate
Office
London
Sector
Industrials
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LinkedIn

Shoko is a member of the Industrials sector team. She has been involved in a number of transactions, including Envu and Master Builders Solutions.

Prior to joining Cinven, Shoko worked at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division and previously worked at Itochu Corporation.

Shoko has an MBA from London Business School and a BSc in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology from the University of Tokyo.

Shoko joined Cinven in 2021.

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Simon Soerensen

Analyst
Office
London
Sector
TMT
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LinkedIn

Simon is a member of the TMT sector team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Simon was a Private Equity Analyst at Axcel in Copenhagen.
Simon has a BSc International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

He joined Cinven in 2024.

 

 

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Skye Wood

Head of Events
Office
London
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LinkedIn

Skye is Cinven’s Head of Events, with over 20 years of experience in the event industry, she is responsible for the concept, planning and delivery of Investor, Portfolio and Internal Events.

Prior to joining Cinven, Skye helped to organise The Royal Tournament followed by a stint at Apax Partners.

She joined Cinven in 2011.

Sofia Vaz de Moura

Analyst
Office
Madrid
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LinkedIn

Sofia is a member of the Iberia regional team. She has been involved in a number of transactions including idealista and Restaurant Brands Europe.

Prior to joining Cinven, Sofia worked at J.P. Morgan as an Analyst in the EMEA Consumer & Retail coverage team based in London, where she was involved in M&A and ECM transactions for strategics and PE clients. Previously, Sofia interned at several companies including Ardian in Madrid, J.P. Morgan in Dubai, and Crest Capital Partners and Kearney in Lisbon.

Sofia has a Double Master’s Degree in Finance from Bocconi University in Milan and Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon.

She joined Cinven in 2023.

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Sophia Isidor

Personal Assistant
Office
London
Connect
LinkedIn

Sophia is a Personal Assistant in the Portfolio and Industrial teams.

Prior to joining Cinven, she was an EA at HG Capital, focusing on the Portfolio team.

Sophia has an MA in International Relations from the Institut des Relations Internationales in Paris and an MA in Political Sciences from the University of Lyon.

She joined Cinven in 2017.

Soren Christensen

Partner
Office
London
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LinkedIn

Soren leads the Capital Markets team at Cinven. He has worked on a number of transactions, including Avolon, Barentz, Clario (formerly Bioclinica), Coor, Domia Group, Envirotainer, group.one, LGC, Netceed (formerly ETC Group), Master Builders Solutions, Numericable, One.com, Phadia, Spire Healthcare, Synlab and think-cell.

Prior to this, Soren worked at Citigroup within the Leveraged Acquisition Finance Group, where he was involved in the financial structuring and syndication of several major European leveraged buyout transactions.

Soren has a BSc in Economics & Mathematics and an MSc in Finance and Accounting from Copenhagen Business School.

He joined Cinven in 2006.

Soyoon Shin

Associate
Office
London
Sector
TMT
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LinkedIn

Soyoon is a member of the Investment team.

Prior to joining Cinven, Soyoon was an Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting, where she focused on projects across consumer, TMT and industrials industries.

Soyoon has a BA in Geography from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Financial Analysis from London Business School.

She joined Cinven in 2022.

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Steph Graham

Personal Assistant
Office
London

Steph is a Personal Assistant in Cinven’s Consumer team.

She has previously worked with the Business Services, Healthcare, Industrials, and TMT sector teams.

Steph joined Cinven in 1989, prior to the buyout from British Coal, and has served as a Personal Assistant to several Founding Partners.

Stephen Davis

HR Assistant
Office
London
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LinkedIn

Stephen is an HR Assistant at Cinven.

Prior to joining Cinven, Stephen worked in a generalist HR role at Gallaghers Insurance.

He holds a degree in Business Management and a Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in Human Resource Management from the CIPD.

He joined Cinven in 2022.

Stuart McAlpine

Chairman
Office
London

Stuart is Chairman of the firm and a member of the Investment Committee.

Stuart joined Cinven in 1996. He was Managing Partner of the firm between 2015 and 2024, having previously led the Healthcare Sector team and the UK and Ireland Regional team.

He has been involved in numerous transactions, including Amadeus, CPA Global, Fitness First, Foseco, Medpace, Phadia, Sebia and Synlab.

Stuart has a BAcc from the University of Glasgow.

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Stuart Walker

Partner
Office
London

Stuart is a member of the Portfolio team.

He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Compre, Envirotainer, HBX Group (previously Hotelbeds), LGC, OMNES Education (formerly INSEEC.U.), Planasa and TK Elevator.

Stuart was previously a Managing Director and Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, where he advised clients on operational performance improvement and digital strategy. He was part of the Private Equity, Corporate Development and Digital & Tech practices. Prior to that, he was a Director in the Investment Banking TMT team at Rothschild, worked at a Tech and Media strategy boutique in London and at Daimler AG in Germany.

Stuart studied at the University of Birmingham and the University of Regensburg.

He joined Cinven in 2018.

Supraj Rajagopalan

Co-Mana