News 2005
BC Partners adds to London team
BC Partners, one of the largest independent European buy-out sponsors, announced two new appointments to its team in London.
Nikos Stathopoulos joined from Apax Partners where he spent seven years working on large buy-out transactions in many European countries including the acquisitions of TIM Hellas, Tank & Rast, Damovo, Global Refund and Merlin Entertainment. Prior to this, he spent three years as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in London. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a degree in business administration from Athens University of Economics and Business. He is a member of the Harvard Business School European Leadership Council and of the EVCA buy-out committee. Nikos is a Greek national and speaks Greek, English, French, Spanish and Italian. He is 35 years old.
Giampiero Mazza joined from Englefield Capital where he spent two years focusing on mid-market buy-outs in Southern Europe. He was previously at Mid-Ocean Partners, the successor firm to DB Capital Partners, where he participated in the secondary buy-out from Deutsche Bank and in the successful restructuring of Piaggio. Prior to his private equity experience, Giampiero worked in mergers and acquisitions at James D. Wolfensohn in New York and as a management consultant at Bain & Co. Giampiero holds an MBA from Harvard University and a degree in economics from Rice University, Texas. He is an Italian national with extensive Spanish background and family and speaks Italian, Spanish and English. He is 35 years old.
Nikos and Giampiero both join the London team of BC Partners and will work as part of a 40 strong pan-European team based in offices in Geneva, Hamburg, Milan, London and Paris. BC Partners has just announced a final closing on its eighth fund over €5.5 billion, which will be invested in 10 to 20 companies with a cumulative enterprise value of close to €20 billion over the next 5 years.
Simon Palley, Managing Partner in the London office, commented on the arrivals: "We are extremely pleased to have attracted two individuals of this quality and with extensive experience in our industry. They will contribute very positively to the diversity and international background of our team and naturally present a good fit with our pan-European approach."