3I GROUP - Key Persons
Aaron is a Partner in the Infrastructure team based in London, with a focus on origination, execution and asset management of investments in Europe. He has played a key role in 3i's acquisitions of Attero, Joulz, Herambiente, ESVAGT, Infinis and Tampnet, and is a director on the boards of Attero, Joulz and Oystercatcher.
Prior to 3i, Aaron worked for HRL Morrison & Co, a major Australasian headquartered infrastructure fund manager, and the Boston Consulting Group.
Aaron holds a B.Com from the University of Canterbury and a M.B.A. (Distinction) from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Adrien is an Associate Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined in September 2015. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals in the infrastructure sector.
He is currently involved in TCR and Valorem.
Prior to joining 3i, Adrien worked in the investment banking division of Société Générale, advising on Financial Institution Group transactions.
Adrien graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- in 2021 As a Member of Its
Adrien Masson joined 3i in 2021 as a member of its European Private Equity team based in Paris.
Prior to joining 3i, Adrien spent six years at Hottinguer Corporate Finance where he worked on several public and private M&A transactions in France and cross border in the media, industrial, agri-food and consumer sectors.
He holds a MSc in Financial Engineering from Ecole des Ponts Paristech and a MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics.
Alec joined 3i in 2015, based in 3i's North American Private Equity team. He focuses primarily on software and business & technology services with a focus on new investments in supply chain software, ERP, digital commerce, and infrastructure software. He also spends time in eCommerce and consumer. Alec has been involved in 3i's platform investments in WilsonHCG, MPM, Magnitude Software, insightsoftware, arrivia (formerly International Cruises & Excursions), Audley Travel, and Dynatect. He has also been involved in the SOR Technology, iCruise/WMPH and Thodacon GMBH transactions. He is currently a Board Director for arrivia and WilsonHCG.
Prior to 3i, Alec was an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company where he worked in the private equity group and for corporate clients in the business services, consumer products and telecommunications sectors. His work included commercial due-diligence, growth strategy, post-merger integration, performance improvement and supply-chain restructuring.
Alec graduated as a Robertson Scholar from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, where he earned a BS in Business Administration and BA in Economics.
Non-Executive Director since January 2020. Also a member of the supervisory board of Societe Generale S.A. and a non-executive director of Bumi Armada Berhad in Malaysia.
Prior to that Alexandra was Head of Global Banking and Markets in Western Europe for Royal Bank of Scotland and had previously worked for many years for ABN AMRO.
Anil joined 3i in 2007 and is the Partner responsible for 3i's Banking & Risk Team within the Private Equity division. Anil and his team have worked on comprehensive transactions across 3i's international platform including Scandlines, Mayborn, Norma, Xellia, Civica, Memora, Refresco, Action, Hilite, Amor, GEKA, Christ, WP, ATESTEO, Havea, Luqom, Formel D, Evernex and MPM. In addition to the Debt Capital Markets activities of the team, Anil also acts as a Second Partner on new transactions evaluated by 3i Private Equity.
Anil has over 25 years of experience, having started at Lloyds Bank Corporate Banking in 1995. Anil subsequently worked for Dresdner Kleinwort from 1999, where he held various positions in Credit Risk Management, Structured Finance and Corporate Finance & Advisory, completing landmark transactions across a wide range of geographies, sectors and financing structures.
Anil studied at Sussex University and holds a BA in Economics. He is an Associate Member of Corporate Treasurers.
Anna joined 3i in 2006 and is a Partner in the Infrastructure team. She leads asset management for the portfolio of economic infrastructure investments, taking on this role in 2018.
Prior to that, in her first 12 years with the business Anna had a leading role on many of the large infrastructure investments made by 3i, including Oystercatcher, Elenia, Eversholt Rail and the 2017 acquisition of a portfolio of assets from the EISER Global Infrastructure Fund.
Anna currently holds board positions at Belfast City Airport, ESP Utilities Group and at Advario Singapore (previously Oiltanking Singapore).
Prior to 3i, Anna advised on infrastructure transactions at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a BA Joint Honours in French and German from the University of Nottingham and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- in 2022 As a Member of Its
Antoine Giroux joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its European Private Equity team based in Paris.
Prior to joining 3i, Antoine spent three years at LFPI Gestion where he supported a number of investments and was involved in the management of several portfolio companies. He started his career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan in 2014 in London and then New York within the Industrial and Consumer & Retail coverage teams.
He holds a Masters in Management from HEC Paris.
Antoine is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in Paris and joined 3i in November 2013, following 3i's acquisition of Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited. He joined BIFM in 2008.
His role involves originating, evaluating and executing new investment opportunities in the infrastructure and energy sectors, with a particular focus on France, Spain and the Benelux.
In particular, he led 3i Infrastructure plc's investment in the A9 motorway project in the Netherlands, and had a leading role in 3i Infrastructure plc's investment in Valorem, a leading independent renewable energy development and operating company. He retains responsibility for the asset management of this investment. Most recently, Antoine also worked on the acquisition of four transport concessions in Spain.
Antoine graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris and holds a Licence in Economics, obtained with Honours, from the Paris Dauphine University.
Antony is an Associate in the UK Private Equity team.
Prior to joining 3i in February 2022, Antony worked in the EMEA Business Services Group at Morgan Stanley, advising clients on a range of transactions across the Business Services sector.
Antony holds a BSc(Hons) from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School).
Ashutosh joined 3i in 2011 and has more than nine years experience in various roles in private equity and management consulting. He manages various assets across the power, roads, ports and healthcare sectors. He supports 3i's existing portfolio companies in assessing the Indian market. He has delivered three exits in India for 3i. Prior to 3i, he worked at A.T.Kearney where he was involved in advising clients across multiple sectors including telecoms, energy, logistics and automotive. He also worked at Lehman Brothers and briefly at General Atlantic in their Mumbai office. Ashutosh holds a Management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Job Titles:
- Individual Investor
- Investor Relations Manager
Bastiaan is a Partner in the Amsterdam Private Equity team. He is a deal team member for Basic-Fit, Dutch Bakery, Royal Sanders and Yanga.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Dutch Bakery, Royal Sanders and Yanga. Previously, Bastiaan served on the Board of Directors of Kinolt and was an Observer on the Boards of Azelis and BoConcept.
Prior to joining 3i, Bastiaan worked in the Benelux Investment Banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Amsterdam. He holds a Masters degree in Financial Economics and a Masters degree in Financial Law from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Ben joined 3i in February 2021 and is an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.
Prior to joining 3i, Ben worked at Macquarie Capital in London, with a focus on Renewable Energy transactions.
Ben holds a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Ben joined 3i in 2017 as a Partner in the North American Infrastructure team. Prior to joining 3i, Ben was an Investment Director at Hastings Funds Management where he was responsible for the origination, execution and management of infrastructure equity investments. He was a member of Hastings' Investment Committee and Asset Review Committee. Ben is on the board of Smarte Carte.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner, Co - Head of European Infrastructure
Bernardo became Managing Partner, Co-Head of European Infrastructure alongside Scott Moseley in July 2022 and is a member of 3i Group's Executive and Investment Committees. Bernardo joined 3i in 2015 as a Partner with responsibility for origination and execution of new investments across Europe, principally economic infrastructure businesses.
Bernardo has 18 years of infrastructure investment experience and was most recently a Partner at Antin Infrastructure which manages funds investing in infrastructure opportunities across Europe.
Prior to Antin, Bernardo was Managing Director, Head of Acquisitions for Deutsche Bank's European infrastructure fund. His prior experience was in utilities, as Head of M&A at Energias de Portugal, and in infrastructure advisory with UBS and Citigroup.
Bernardo holds an economics degree from the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, Portugal.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Partner, Managing Director, Head of Consumer
Boris Kawohl is Managing Director 3i Benelux, based in Amsterdam. He is responsible for 3i's global Consumer sector.
He joined 3i in 2005 and has been involved in various deals including Action, Basic-Fit, Hans Anders (now nexeye), BoConcept, Eyes + More, Konges Slojd, Royal Sanders, Refresco and VakantieDiscounter.
He is a Board Member at Action, BoConcept, Konges Slojd, nexeye and VakantieDiscounter
Prior to 3i, Boris worked in the M&A department of ABN AMRO and at Nederlandse Gasunie.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director in 3i 's Infrastructure
Bryan is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined in January 2016. He is responsible for the portfolio and asset management of infrastructure and energy projects in the UK and continental Europe, including the valuation of the funds, reporting to portfolio lenders and investors, portfolio value enhancement and yield management.
Prior to joining 3i, Bryan worked at Amber Infrastructure where he was involved in portfolio management and asset valuation of International Public Partnership. Prior to Amber, Bryan worked at Deloitte in Australia and South Africa.
Bryan has a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours).
Non-Executive Director since July 2014. Also a non-executive Director of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc and IntegraFin Holdings plc. Independent.
Casper joined 3i in 2021 in the Benelux Private Equity team and is a deal team member of Dutch Bakery, Royal Sanders and Basic Fit.
Charlie is a Senior Associate in the UK Private Equity team.
Charlie has worked on a number of 3i investments, including its acquisition of Sussex-based Aspen Pumps. Charlie is an observer on the board of Audley Travel, the leading provider of tailor-made travel. Charlie was also involved in the recent acquisition of London-based Digital Barriers, a leading provider of IoVT surveillance and security products.
Prior to joining 3i in 2019, Charlie worked in the Industrial group at Evercore, advising clients on M&A and restructurings.
Charlie graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Economics.
Chouaib joined 3i in January 2019 and is a Senior Associate in the Infrastructure team based in Paris. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals across the Economic Infrastructure and Projects space. He is currently involved in Valorem.
Previously, he was an Associate in the Energy and Infrastructure team at BNP Paribas in Paris, covering Financial Advisory and Project / Acquisition Financing (origination, structuring and execution) in the EMEA region.
Chouaib graduated from the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and holds an MSc in Infrastructure Project Finance.
Claudio joined 3i in September 2019, and is an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is responsible for the origination and execution of new investments in Europe, as well as supporting the activities of portfolio companies including Oystercatcher, Belfast City Airport and SRL Traffic Systems.
He has previous experience from Barclays Investment Bank and CVC Credit Partners.
Claudio holds a MSc in International Finance from HEC Paris and a BSc in Economics from Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Non-Executive Director since November 2018. Also Senior Independent Director of Fevertree Drinks plc, a non-executive Director of Travis Perkins plc, a member of the Supervisory Board of Tui AG and a non-executive Director of King's Cross Central General Partnership. Independent.
Formerly a Non-Executive Director of Tui Travel plc, UTV Media plc, Wembley National Stadium Limited, Shed Media plc, HBOS plc and Inchcape plc. Prior to that Coline was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer Europe of Clear Channel International Limited and had previously worked for McKinsey.
Job Titles:
- Associate / North America / Infrastructure
- in 2019 As an Associate
Daniel joined 3i in 2019 as an Associate in the North American Infrastructure team.
Prior to joining 3i, Daniel was an Analyst at Post Road Group where he focused on growth investments in the telecom and communications infrastructure sectors.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Co - Head of UK Private Equity
David is a Partner based in London and is co-head of the UK Private Equity team, leading its efforts in the Industrial Technology sector.
David has worked on a number of 3i investments, including its acquisition of London-based Digital Barriers, a leading provider of IoVT surveillance and security products; Sussex-based Aspen Pumps, the global market leader in condensate removal pumps; Oxfordshire-based Audley Travel, the leading provider of tailor-made travel; Ohio-based Q Holding, manufacturer of precision moulded rubber and silicone components for the auto and medical industries; and Wisconsin-headquartered Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc, manufacturer of critical components to protect and elongate equipment lifetimes and promote worker safety.
David currently sits on the boards of Audley Travel and Digital Barriers.
Prior to joining 3i, David worked in investment banking at DC Advisory Partners, advising clients on European mid-market M&A.
Fabien is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in Paris.
Prior to joining 3i in 2018, Fabien worked in the Industrial M&A division at Deutsche Bank in London, and in Private Equity across Paris and London (AnaCap, Apax, BlackFin).
Fabien worked on 3i's investment in Havea, a European leader in the natural consumer healthcare industry.
He holds an MSc in Finance from SKEMA Business School.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director in 3i 's Infrastructure
Fernando is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined in April 2019. He is primarily responsible for the origination, evaluation and execution of new investment opportunities in the infrastructure sector, as well as managing existing investments.
Prior to joining 3i, Fernando was a Vice President in the Project and Infrastructure Finance team at Citigroup, where he acted as advisor and lender to infrastructure, transport, power and energy transactions.
Fernando holds an MSc Finance from Warwick Business School.
Gaurav joined 3i in 2011 and has been involved in both Infrastructure and Private Equity investments.
Prior to 3i, Gaurav worked at TVS Capital, a mid-market private equity fund, where he invested in banking, retail, healthcare and other consumer-oriented plays. He has also invested in European Private Equity and high yield debt at Goldman Sachs and in US small cap public equities at Boston Avenue Capital LLC, a billion $ hedge fund.
Gaurav holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
George joined 3i in 2011 and is a Partner in its Banking Team. He has 28 years of banking experience and has worked on financing transactions for many of 3i's current and former portfolio companies, including Action, Arrivia, Aspen Pumps, Audley Travel, Basic Fit, BoConcept, Cirtec Medical, Dutch Bakery, Dynatect, Element, Eltel, ESG, Hans Anders, Kinolt, Lekolar, MAIT, Magnitude, Mepal, MKM, OneMed, Q Holding, Royal Sanders, Sanisure, SLR, Wilson HCG and Yanga.
Prior to 3i, George worked at The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America and Barclays Capital, specialising in leveraged finance and sponsor coverage. He has also held positions in leveraged loan syndications and in corporate restructuring.
George holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry from Imperial College (University of London), a BSc (Hons) degree in Financial Services from UMIST and a MSc degree in Operational Research from Strathclyde University.
Grace is an Associate Director in the UK Private Equity team.
Prior to joining 3i in 2021, Grace was an investor at Apax Partners, focused on consumer retail, digital media and technology. Prior to Apax, Grace worked at Lazard in the M&A team, after having started her career in transaction services at KPMG.
Grace holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University, and a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner, Asset Management Group
Ian joined 3i in 1987 and became a Partner in 1994 prior to its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. In his current role as Managing Partner, Asset Management, Ian is involved in investing and asset management activity across 3i Private Equity and Infrastructure.
He sits on the boards of a number of leading, international companies including: AESSEAL (seals for rotating equipment), Cirtec Medical (medical device outsourcing) and Tato Holdings (biocides and specialty chemicals). Ian is also a Director of 3i Infrastructure plc, the FTSE250 listed long-term investor in infrastructure businesses and assets, and an NED of BSI Group, the global standards and services company driving company excellence and resilience.
Prior to his current role, Ian led 3i's Technology business in Europe having invested in areas including security software (Sophos), artificial intelligence (Searchspace), mobile technology (Nujira).
Ian graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham. Prior to 3i, Ian worked as an Engineer for BOC Specialty Gases in the UK supplying the medical, semi-conductor and space research sectors.
Jake joined 3i in 2018 in the New York office and is a member of the Healthcare sector coverage team. Jake has been involved in 3i's investments in Cirtec Medical, SaniSure, and ten23 Health.
Prior to joining 3i, Jake worked as an Associate at Metalmark Capital, a middle-market private equity that has managed more than $8 billion through its funds. While at Metalmark, he helped execute a number of platform investments and transformative portfolio company acquisitions. Jake was previously an Analyst in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley.
Jake graduated from the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business with High Distinction.
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Director, Asset Management Group
James is a Portfolio Director in 3i's Asset Management Group which manages investments in a range of companies across a variety of sectors and geographies.
He has been with 3i since 1998 having started his career at PiMS UK, a London based media services company, where he headed up the financial services account team. James subsequently joined 3i's London based portfolio management team in 2002 where his focus was managing higher value minority investments.
James has more than 20 years' experience of managing minority and majority equity positions in Growth Capital and Buyout assets across a wide range of sectors. He has both invested in, and supported, companies at various stages of growth and completed a significant number of successful realisations.
James is Chief Financial Officer for 3i Group's Infrastructure business and joined in January 2016. He manages all of the operational, financial and reporting requirements for the Infrastructure business line within 3i Group, as well as performing CFO duties for 3i Infrastructure plc.
Prior to joining 3i, James was with Legal & General Investment Management where he held a number of senior finance roles, including Finance Director of LGV Capital from 2007 to 2015.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
James is Group Finance Director of 3i Group plc. He was appointed to the Board in May 2022 and is a member of the Executive and Investment Committees. James joined 3i in 2017 and was Group Strategy Director until June 2022.
Prior to joining 3i, James was Chief Operating Officer of KKR in Europe and, before that, Co-CEO of Avoca Capital. Earlier in his career, James was a corporate finance professional for 20 years, holding various roles at Freeman & Co., Greenhill & Co. and Schroders. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992.
He holds a First Class Joint Honours degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Surrey.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Non - Executive Director at Porvair Plc
Jasi Halai is Chief Operating Officer. She was appointed to the Board in May 2022 and is a member of the Executive, Investment, Group Risk and ESG Committees.
Jasi Joined 3i in 2005 and has held a variety of posts in the business, most recently as Group Financial Controller and Operating Officer. Prior to joining 3i, she worked for CDC Group (now British International Investment) and at Actis.
Jasi is a non-executive director at Porvair Plc and Barratt Developments PLC. She is also a Chartered Management Accountant and holds an MSc in investment management from the CASS Business School.
John is a Partner in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in November 2013.
He is responsible for asset management of greenfield and operational infrastructure projects, as well as the fund management of a number of 3i's private infrastructure funds. He works closely with portfolio board directors and Infrastructure Managers Limited, the business's main SPV management services provider.
John is also on the Boards of Cross London Trains and Wireless Infrastructure Group. Previously, John was a Director at Barclays Infrastructure Funds, St Modwen Properties, Land Securities and Vinci. Earlier in his career he worked for Arup.
John has a Geography Degree from the University of Liverpool, an MSc in Transport Planning & Economics from the University of Cardiff and an MBA from Cass Business School.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer / UK
Julien Marie is Chief Human Resources Officer and is a member of the Executive Committee. Julien has overall responsibility for the firm's talent strategy, the HR operational support and the Human Resources team. He works across all geographies and Business lines.
Prior to joining 3i, Julien worked at Bouygues Construction and Bouygues Telecom for six years.
Julien has a degree in Politics from Sciences Po Paris and a MA in Human Resources from the University of Paris Pantheon-Assas.
Job Titles:
- General Counsel and Company Secretary / UK
Responsible for 3i's legal, compliance, internal audit, and company secretarial functions. A member of the Executive Committee since joining 3i in 2007.
Lauren joined 3i in 2019 and is based in the New York office, with responsibility for supporting the Private Equity team globally on new investments and divestments, portfolio matters and legal risk management.
Prior to 3i, Lauren was an associate in the corporate teams of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and Travers Smith LLP in London, where she advised private equity funds and portfolio companies on international M&A, management incentivisation, restructurings and refinancings. Lauren is qualified as a solicitor of the courts of England & Wales and is registered as a foreign-qualified in-house attorney in New York.
Lauren holds a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol and completed her post-graduate legal studies at the University of Law, Guildford and BPP University, London.
Senior Independent Director from November 2021. Non-Executive Director since October 2021. Also a non-executive director of Legal & General Group plc and Dovecot Studios Limited, Senior Independent Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee of Genus Plc, and a trustee of Grosvenor Group Limited pension fund and National Galleries of Scotland Foundation. Independent.
Formerly held a number of senior roles in financial services, including with Kleinwort Benson and the Bank of Scotland. Also previously served as Chair of Alliance Trust PLC, as Senior Independent Director at Hays plc and non-executive director of SAB Miller plc, Centrica plc and Thomas Cook Group plc.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director in 3i 's Infrastructure
Matt is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined in January 2017. He is primarily responsible for the asset management of infrastructure and energy projects in the UK and continental Europe. Matt also leads on a number of value enhancement strategies as well as evaluating and executing selected investment opportunities.
Previously Matt was an Investment Director at Innisfree Limited where he was responsible for asset management of operational infrastructure projects and led on a number of secondary PPP acquisitions.
Matt holds a first class honours degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Nottingham and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Maxim joined 3i in September 2021 and is a Senior Associate in the Amsterdam office. He is focused on the Business & Technology Services sector. He is deal team member of Yanga.
Before joining 3i, Maxim was a Senior Associate at Apax Partners France where he primarily focused on Benelux investments and held various board observer positions. Prior to Apax Partners France, he worked in the Investment Banking Department of ABN AMRO, Amsterdam.
He holds an MSc in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School, Belgium, and an MSc in International Business Management from Audencia, France.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director in 3i 's Infrastructure
Paolo is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in 2015. He is responsible for the origination, execution and asset management of infrastructure investments. His transaction experience includes Wireless Infrastructure Group, Infinis, Tampnet, Anglian Water, Herambiente and Global Cloud Xchange. He is currently on the board of Herambiente.
Prior to joining 3i, Paolo worked in the investment banking division of UBS, advising on Infrastructure, Transport and Telecom transactions.
Paolo holds a MSc in Finance from Bocconi University.
Formerly Global Head of Private Markets at Standard Life Aberdeen plc and previously led Standard Life Investments' private equity and infrastructure business and was their Chief Investment Officer. Prior to that, he held a variety of finance posts in industry and corporate
Job Titles:
- Co - Head, Private Equity
Peter joined 3i Germany in 1998. He was appointed co-Managing Director 3i Deutschland in May 2009 and Co-Head of Private Equity in April 2019.
During his time at 3i, Peter has taken a leading role across more than 15 transactions including YDEON, Luqom (Lampenwelt), Christ, Scandlines, Amor and MotorenWerkeMannheim (MWM).
Further transactions in which Peter has been involved include 3i's investments in arrivia (ICE), Action, Basic-Fit, NORMA, Hyva and Azelis. Peter currently sits on the Boards of Luqom, Christ, MPM and YDEON.
Prior to joining 3i, Peter worked for Procter & Gamble and Deutsche Bank. He holds a degree in Business and Administration from the University of Bamberg.
Pierre-Axel is a Director in the Private Equity team based in Paris.
Prior to joining 3i in 2021, he was a Principal at L Catterton where he focused on consumer investments in Europe. Pierre-Axel began his career at La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, advising on M&A transactions in France, Germany and China. He previously worked at BCG, supporting international strategy projects in the industrials, logistics and automotive sectors, and L-GAM, a UK-based, long-term oriented, private equity firm.
Pierre-Axel holds an MBA from INSEAD (with Distinction), a MSc in Engineering from Supelec Paris, and a Masters in Economics from Paris XI University.
Job Titles:
- Co - Head, Private Equity
Pieter joined 3i in 2004, was Managing Director of 3i Benelux and has been co-Head Private Equity and a member of the Executive Committee since 2019. He is based in Amsterdam.
He was a key member of the deal teams involved in Yanga, Mepal, Dutch Bakery, Royal Sanders, Basic-Fit, Weener Plastics, Lampenwelt, Refresco and Action. He currently sits on the Boards of Mepal, Dutch Bakery and Royal Sanders and is a Board Observer at Weener Plastics.
Pieter has more than 25 years' experience in corporate finance, management and operations. He started his career at Stork in the US, before joining Van Den Boom Groep, a corporate finance consulting firm in Benelux, where he became partner responsible for M&A. After selling the company to NIBC, Pieter headed the M&A department.
Pieter has an MBA degree from Georgia State University (USA) and a BBA degree from Nijenrode University (Netherlands).
Piotr joined 3i in 2017 and is an Associate Director in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt. He was a deal team member on 3i's investments in Luqom Group, the largest European online specialist in the lighting space, and Formel D, a global service provider to the automotive and component supply industry. He currently sits on the board of Formel D.
Job Titles:
- in 2017 As the Managing Partner for North American Infrastructure
- Managing Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure
Rob joined 3i in 2017 as the Managing Partner for North American Infrastructure. He is a member of 3i's Executive Committee. Prior to joining 3i, Rob led Hastings Funds Management's infrastructure investment activities in North America & Europe and was a member of Hastings' Executive Committee and Investment Committee.
Previously, Rob founded the infrastructure M&A practice at Morgan Stanley and Greenhill where he was a Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Investment Banking for the Americas at both firms. He started his infrastructure career at Goldman Sachs after spending five years as an active-duty, naval officer in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Program.
Rob holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a masters equivalent in nuclear engineering from the Bettis Reactor Engineering School, and a B.E., magna cum laude, in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University.
Rémi joined 3i in 2003. He is currently the Head of the French Private Equity team and is a member of the 3i Investment Committee. He sits on the Board of Evernex. In 2019, Rémi led 3i's investment in Evernex, a leading European provider of third party maintenance services for data centre infrastructure and quickly after, in 2020 the transformative acquisition of Technogroup. In 2017, he led 3i's investment in Havea, a European leader in the natural consumer healthcare industry, offering OTC / food supplements and hygiene products. Since 3i's investment, the company has completed five acquisitions (Ersa/Aragan, Densmore, Pasquali, Calmosine and ixX Pharma). Rémi also led 3i's investments in Keolis, Etanco, Vedici and Trescal as well as being involved in GEKA, ATESTEO, Formel D, Hans Anders, TCR and in 2021 MPM in the "natural pet food" segment
Prior to joining 3i, Rémi founded and headed a French venture capital firm in Tunisia and spent three years with McKinsey.
Rémi has a degree in Accounting and Finance from the Paris Business School (ESCP) and an executive MBA (sponsored by McKinsey).
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Member of Its North American Private Equity
Sam joined 3i in 2021 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York.
Prior to joining 3i, Sam worked as an Associate at Windjammer Capital Investors, where he invested in a broad range of advanced manufacturing, specialty distribution, and business service industry sectors. He was also previously an Analyst at Harris Williams & Co.
Sam received an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner and Co - Head of European Infrastructure
Scott Moseley joined the Infrastructure team in 2007 and was made Partner in 2012. Scott became Managing Partner and Co-Head of European Infrastructure in July 2022 and is also a member of 3i's Executive Committee and Investment Committee.
Together with Bernardo Sottomayor, Scott is responsible for managing a team with approximately £6bn in invested capital across four Infrastructure funds, including our flagship fund, 3i Infrastructure plc, which has achieved asset level returns of 19% p.a. since its inception.
Scott has direct investment experience across various sub-sectors including Digital Infrastructure (Tampnet and GCX), Energy (Elenia and ESVAGT), Transportation (Eversholt Rail Group) and Social Infrastructure (Cross London Trains).
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of Its North American Private Equity
Sean joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. Sean has since been involved in 3i's investments in JMJ Associates and Dynatect.
Prior to joining 3i, Sean worked as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking Group at Wells Fargo, where he focused on M&A advisory and capital raising transactions across all sectors.
Sean graduated magna cum laude from Washington & Lee University with a B.S. in Accounting.
Job Titles:
- Group Investor Relations Director
- Institutional Investor
- Investor Relations Director
Simon was appointed Chief Executive in May 2012 after joining 3i in October 2011 as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining 3i, Simon was Chairman of Greenhill & Co International LLP, having previously been Co-Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill & Co. Inc. Before founding the European operations of Greenhill & Co, he was the Managing Director of Baring Brothers International Limited.
Simon has a law degree from London University and an MBA from London Business School.
Simon Friberg Andersen is a Digital Director based in London. His role is to drive digital strategies in 3i's portfolio companies across Europe and the US and help add digital businesses to the 3i portfolio.
He previously worked at Marks and Spencer, where he was Head of Digital International since 2014.
Prior to this, Simon was Head of Online Innovation at Woolworths (Australia), and he co-founded a data start-up (Userneeds) in 2008. He began his career at the Boston Consulting Group in 2002.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- in 2021 As an Associate
Spencer joined 3i in 2021 as an Associate in the North American Infrastructure team.
Prior to 3i, Spencer was an Analyst at Jupiter Management where he focussed on executing real estate and public equity investments. Before joining Jupiter, Spencer was an analyst at Credit Suisse IB where he focussed on M&A and capital markets transactions in the real estate sector.
Spencer holds a bachelors degree in History from Princeton University.
Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Finance Director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc ("DMGT") from 2011 to 2017. Non-executive director of ZPG Plc. Prior to joining DMGT he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of News International. He originally qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse (now part of PwC).
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director in 3i 's Infrastructure
Stéphane is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in Paris and joined 3i in November 2013, following 3i's acquisition of Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited. He joined BIFM in 2005 to set up the business and originate investment opportunities in France.
He is currently involved in origination, execution, asset management and value creation across all sectors, for both greenfield and brownfield. He is also involved in business development in the Benelux and Central Europe.
Previously, Stéphane spent two years in the Strategy department of Barclays, helping the bank's product and country management grow their businesses. Before this, he was a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Paris and also worked in M&A for Morgan Stanley in London.
Stéphane holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, an MSc in Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris and an MSc in Finance & Economics from the London School of Economics.
William is a Senior Associate in the Banking Team within 3i Private Equity.
Prior to joining 3i in 2022, William spent seven years at Barclays Investment Bank working across a range of teams. He spent most of his time in Leveraged Finance, working on a range of European and cross border transactions for mid-market and large-cap buyouts and financings in all sectors, whilst specialising in TMT, Healthcare and Consumer businesses.
William holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Bristol.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- in 2019 As an Associate
Zack joined 3i in 2019 as an Associate in the North American Infrastructure team.
Prior to joining 3i, Zack was an Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities where he focused on M&A and financing advisory in the industrial services sector.
Zack holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.