Nikos Stathopoulos

Chairman, Europe, Member of the Management Committee

Nikos joined BC Partners in 2005. He is Chairman, Europe, a permanent member of the Management Committee, a permanent member of the Private Equity Investment Committee, Chairs the Private Equity Exit Committee and plays an active role in developing the Firm’s strategy, recruiting talent, sourcing investment opportunities, and portfolio company operating reviews.

Nikos brings nearly three decades of experience in private equity across a number of sector and geographies. He leads the Telecom and Media investment vertical in Europe and has led several investments for the Firm including Acuris, Pharmathen, ComHem, United Group, and Springer Nature.

Previously, Nikos was a Partner at Apax Partners in London, and prior to this worked at the Boston Consulting Group in London.

Education, Other
MBA, Harvard Business School
BSc in Business Administration, Athens University of Economics & Business
Chairman, BC Partners Foundation
Member of the Global Advisory Board, Harvard Business School
Member of the Board of Trustees, American School in London
Member of the Board, The Hellenic Initiative and Impetus

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

Greek, English, French, Spanish and Italian

Joined:

2005

Focus:

TMT

Portfolio involvement

• Acuris (IX)
• OneAdvanced
• Com Hem
• DentalPro
• Pharmathen
• Springer Nature (IX)
• Springer Nature (Xl)
• United Group

Mark Hersee

Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Healthcare

Mark joined BC Partners in 2008. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in London and and a rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.

Mark leads the coverage of the European Healthcare sector, as well as having responsibility for UK coverage. He led BC Partners’ investments in Synthon and Havea and has been actively involved with several investments, including VetPartners, Pharmathen and Elysium.

Previously, Mark worked at activist fund Hermes Focus Asset Management. Prior to this, he worked as a European Equity Analyst at Bank of America and a Portfolio Manager at UBS Asset Management in London.

Education, Other
MSc in Finance, Durham University
BA in Economics, Durham University

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Joined:

2008

Focus:

Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• Accudyne
• Havea
• Pharmathen
• Synthon
• VetPartners

Matthew Evans

Managing Director, Private Equity

Matthew joined BC Partners in 2013. He is a Managing Director in the Private Equity team based in London covers the Healthcare sector.

Previously, Matthew worked as a consultant at Bain & Company.

Education, Other
MSc in Modern Chinese Studies, Oxford University
BA in Modern History, Princeton University

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English and Mandarin

Joined:

2013

Focus:

Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• Acuris (IX)
• Elysium
• I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
• Pharmathen
• Synthon