Raymond Svider
Chairman of BC Partners, Chairman of the Management Committee
The BC Partners difference
Our business is powered by deep localised relationships and informed through our international perspective.
Our focus
Founded in 1986, BC Partners has developed from its pan-European buyout roots to become an international investment firm offering three separate but deeply aligned strategies.
As we have grown, we have continued to be guided by our founding principles of intellectual honesty, continuous learning, accountability, and entrepreneurialism, while maintaining the partnership ethos that has always been core to the Firm’s success.
We are proud of our partnership-centric culture. We are deeply connected to our people, the entrepreneurs we invest in, and our investment partners. We believe that deep relationships are the most valuable ones, where honesty, transparency, and understanding naturally flow and lead to better outcomes.
Our approach
We have a global mindset but deep local expertise in Europe and North America. With nearly forty years of investing across sectors and geographies, and strategies, we have truly deep and proprietary relationships.
Across our businesses we always have our eye on growth, but never at the expense of taking on too much risk.
Deep European heritage
BC Partners is one of the oldest private equity firms in Europe. As a pioneer in European private equity, and with nearly forty years of experience investing out of our European offices, and nearly two decades out of our New York office, we have grown and evolved in a deliberate manner. We have remained a leader in private equity, while launching Credit and Real Estate strategies that leverage the firm’s large, global platform.
1986
Founded as Baring Capital Investors, an autonomous unit under the umbrella of Barings Bank
1986
Founded as Baring Capital Investors, an autonomous unit under the umbrella of Barings Bank
1987
First PE Fund launched: BCEC I
1987
First PE Fund launched: BCEC I
1987
Paris office opened
1987
Paris office opened
1992
Hamburg office opened
1992
Hamburg office opened
1995
Baring Capital Investors gained full independence when the four founding Partners purchased the business, renaming it BC Partners.
1995
Baring Capital Investors gained full independence when the four founding Partners purchased the business, renaming it BC Partners.
1998 - 2008
Raised BCEC VI, VII and VIII, each of which was the largest fund in Europe at the time of raising
1998 - 2008
Raised BCEC VI, VII and VIII, each of which was the largest fund in Europe at the time of raising
2008
New York investment office opened
2008
New York investment office opened
2017
BC Partners Credit strategy launched
2017
BC Partners Credit strategy launched
2019
BC Partners Real Estate strategy launched
2019
BC Partners Real Estate strategy launched
2022
Final close of Flagship Fund XI
2022
Final close of Flagship Fund XI
Leadership team
Since our founding, we have been an independent partnership that attracts entrepreneurial talent, which has in turn enabled succession from our founders.
We have a governance model that balances leadership and partnership, and we manage our firm in the same way that we manage our portfolio companies, with strong, highly engaged leadership at our Management Committee, who manage the firm on behalf of the partnership, allowing our experienced deal leaders to focus on investing.
Nikos Stathopoulos
Chairman, Europe, Member of the Management Committee
Fahim Ahmed
Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Management Committee
Stefano Ferraresi
Partner, Private Equity, Head of Industrials, Member of the Management Committee
Paolo Notarnicola
Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Services, Member of the Management Committee
Life at BC Partners
We have always believed that the best professionals, and brands, are equal parts inspiring and credible. We have deliberately built a business that attracts people and partners who balance these traits.
BC Partners Foundation
The Foundation’s main charitable activity focuses on providing employee matching grants and supporting charities proposed by the employees of BC Partners or Trustees of the BC Partners Foundation.
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