MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY - Key Persons

Abhishek Kumar

Job Titles:

Investment Manager
Investment Manager / Investment / London
Member of the Investment Team

Abhishek is a member of the Investment team, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2018 from Parthenon-EY where he spent four years working on Commercial Due Diligence and strategy projects across sectors including Business Services, Consumer, Technology and Education. Abhishek holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Achint Mann

Job Titles:

HR Advisor
Member of the Human Resources Team

Achint is a member of the Human resources team, based in London. She joined Montagu in 2022 from a Sovereign Wealth Fund, where she was a HR Generalist. Achint holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Loughborough University.

Adam Caesari - Chief Investment Officer

Job Titles:

Investment Director
Investment Director / Investment / London
Member of the Investment Team

Adam is a member of the Investment team, based in London. He joined Montagu in July 2017 from Gleacher Shacklock LLP in London where he spent over two years in the UK M&A team, working principally across the industrial, technology and services sectors. Prior to this, Adam spent three years in the Corporate Finance team at Ernst & Young in London. Adam holds a LLB in Law from the University of Nottingham and is a Chartered Accountant.

Adrien Sassi

Job Titles:

Director
Director / Investment / Paris
Member of the Investment Team

Adrien is a member of the Investment team, based in Paris. He joined Montagu in 2011. Adrien is a Corporate Finance graduate and Private Equity chair alumni (2011) of ESSEC. He holds an MSc in Management from ESSEC Business School.

Akshaya Shankaran

Job Titles:

Fund Reporting Manager
Member of the Investor Reporting Team

Akshaya is a member of the Investor Reporting Team, based in London. She joined Montagu in 2018 from Mainspring Fund Administration where she was a Senior Fund Accountant for 3 years. Prior to this, Akshaya was at Augentius (now IQ-EQ ) as a Client Service Assistant Accountant for 4 years. Akshaya holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Madras, India and is a Chartered Accountant.

Alaisdair Ferguson

Job Titles:

Head of Tax
Member of the Tax and Compliance Team

Alaisdair is a member of the Tax and Compliance team, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2007 from PwC where he spent ten years in the London tax department. Alaisdair is a graduate from Heriot-Watt University, a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in the UK.

Aleksandra Falkowska

Job Titles:

Head of Fund Operations
Member of the Investor Reporting

Aleksandra is a member of the Investor Reporting team, based in London. She joined Montagu in June 2016 from KPMG UK, where she worked as an audit associate for three years. Aleksandra holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies with Finance Specialisation, and a Master's of European Business from Cass Business School.

Alex Lazare

Job Titles:

Director

Alex is a member of the Full Potential Partners team based in London. He joined Montagu full time in 2022, having worked as an independent consultant for the firm since 2020. Prior to Montagu he led projects for 3i, Facebook and Selfridges Group, having started his career as a strategy consultant at L.E.K. Consulting. He holds a degree in Physiological Sciences from The University of Oxford.

Alexander Bokhove

Job Titles:

Director
Director / Investment / London

Alexander is a member of the Investment team, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2015 from Gilde Buy Out Partners, where he supported buy-side transactions in the Benelux region and covered several portfolio companies. Prior to this, Alexander worked at UBS Investment Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Alexander holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business from Maastricht University and a Master's in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

Alice Andrews

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant

Alice is an Executive Assistant to the FPP team, based in London. She Joined Montagu in July 2022 coming from Esme Learning where she was the Executive Assistant to the CEO. Prior to this, Alice had 10 years of experience working as an Executive Assistant in the Financial sector in places such as Citigroup and Citadel. Alice has a BA Hons in English literature.

Alison Matthias

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant / Investment / London

Alison is an Executive Assistant in the Capital markets and Investment teams, based in London. She joined Montagu from the Paris office of law firm, Hogan Lovells, where she was Executive Assistant to the Finance Practice Leader. Prior to this, she was Executive Assistant at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. Alison holds a Bachelor's degree in French with International Relations.

Amarvir Bhullar

Job Titles:

Investment Manager
Investment Manager / Investment / London
Member of the Investment Team

Amarvir is a member of the Investment team, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2017 from Bain & Company in London where he spent over two years as a Senior Associate Consultant working across a variety of industries including Consumer Products & Retail, TMT and Airlines. Amarvir holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics & Statistics from UCL, and a Master's degree in Financial Economics from Oxford University.

Amit Pankhania

Job Titles:

Fund Accountant
Member of the Finance Team

Amit is a member of the Finance team, based in London. He joined Montagu in August 2021 from UHY Hacker Young where he worked as an Auditor for 5 years. Amit holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting with Finance from the University of Portsmouth, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Ankush Nagda

Job Titles:

Fund Accountant
Member of the Finance Team

Ankush is a member of the Finance team, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2022 from KPMG where he was an Auditor within the Banking sector for 4 years. Ankush holds a Master's Degree in Mathematics at the University of Nottingham.

Anna Hof

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant / Investment / Frankfurt

Anna is an Executive Assistant in the Investment team, based in Frankfurt. She joined Montagu in December 2019 from Knight Frank Industrial GmbH & Co where she worked for almost 8 years as an Executive Assistant supporting the Managing Partners.

Anna Marciniak

Job Titles:

Senior Corporate Administrator

Anna is a member of the Finance team, based in Luxembourg. She joined Montagu in 2022 having previously worked at the Northern Trust Global Services SE as a Corporate Secretary for 7 years.

Antoine de Peguilhan

Job Titles:

Director
Director / Investment / Paris
Member of the Investment Team

Antoine is a member of the Investment team, based in Paris. He joined Montagu in 2011 from Cognetas (ex Electra) where he spent three years arranging investments in France. Prior to this, he started his career as an officer in the French Foreign Legion before joining the M&A team of Goldman Sachs in Paris. Antoine is a graduate of Saint Cyr and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Artur Sienczewski - Chief Investment Officer

Job Titles:

Investment Director
Investment Director / Investment / London
Member of the Investment Team

Artur is a member of the Investment team, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2019 from Jacobs Holding (the buyout arm of the Jacobs Foundation) where he was an Investment Manager since 2017. Prior to this, he was at Mid Europa Partners, where he spent 5 years, and Lazard in Paris in the investment banking division. Artur holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Masters in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and holds a Bachelor's in Economics and Management from the Université Paris Dauphine.

Ashmita Mohadeb

Job Titles:

Accountant
Member of the Finance Team

Ashmita is a member of the Finance team, based in Luxembourg. She joined Montagu in 2019 and was previously at Mauri Experta as Team Leader - Client Accounting. Prior to this, she spent 6 years at Sanne Mauritius where she was part of the Collective Investment Scheme - Fund Accounting Unit. Ashmita holds a Bachelor's in Applied Accounting from the Anglia Ruskin University and is currently pursuing her ACCA studies to be a member of the Association of Chartered Accountants of UK.

Aswini Mohanaradjou

Job Titles:

Member of the Finance Team
Risk Management Officer

Aswini is a member of the finance team, based in Luxembourg. She joined Montagu in 2022, from EY where she was a business consultant in the field of regulatory risk and compliance. Aswini has completed her Master in International Finance in ESC Rennes School of Business, Rennes, France and Masters in Business Administration in Sathyabama University, Chennai, India.

Awa Ndoye

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant
Office Manager

Awa is an Executive Assistant and Office Manager within the Paris Team, she joined Montagu in June 2022 from SCOR Paris where she worked as an EA for the Client strategy team and the French Market director. Prior to this, she worked as a digital consultant in a communication agency.

Badal Kotecha

Job Titles:

Head of Insights and Portfolio Reporting

Badal is Head of Insights and Portfolio Reporting for Montagu, based in London. He joined Montagu in June 2015 from Ernst & Young, where he worked as an Audit Executive. Prior to this, he spent 5 years at Nyman Libson Paul Chartered Accountants as an Audit Manager. Badal holds a Bachelor's in Economics from University College London, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Benedikt Schmidt

Job Titles:

Associate
Associate / Investment / Frankfurt
Member of the Investment Team

Benedikt is a member of the investment team, based in Frankfurt. He joined Montagu in 2021 from Boston Consulting Group in Frankfurt, where he worked mainly with private equity clients on due diligence and business plan projects. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mathematics in Business and Economics from University of Mannheim as well as a Master's degree in Pure Mathematics from Imperial College London.

Bertrand Barthel

Job Titles:

Conducting Officer Risk & Compliance
Member of the Finance Team

Bertrand is a member of the finance team based in Luxembourg. He has over 14 years' experience in the fund industry, having worked as a conducting officer for BNP Paribas, a third party management company and for PIMCO before joining Montagu. Bertrand is a graduate of Sciences Pô Strasbourg.

Camille Quesada

Job Titles:

Associate
Associate / Investment / Paris
Member of the Investment Team

Camille is a member of the Investment team based in Paris. She joined Montagu in 2022 as an Associate, from L.E.K. Consulting, where she spent two years as a strategy consultant. Camille holds a Master's in Management from ESCP Business School.

Caroline Abensour

Job Titles:

Director
Member of the Investor Relations Team

Caroline is a member of the Investor Relations team, based in Paris. She joined Montagu in 2022 from Capza where she was Head of Sales and managed the fundraising for both private equity and debt funds. Prior to this, Caroline held senior sales positions in London at Oakley Capital and Chenavari. Caroline holds an MSc in Finance and Strategy from HEC Paris.