Ikbal S. Ahluwalia

Associate, Private Equity

Ikbal joined BC Partners in 2024. He is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Ikbal worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology Group at Barclays.

Education, Other
BA Economics, Yale University

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2024

Fahim Ahmed

Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Management Committee

Fahim joined BC Partners in 2006. He is Chief Operating Officer, a permanent member of the Management Committee, chairs the Portfolio Review Committee and has leadership responsibilities for Finance, Legal, Compliance, IT, and HR across the Firm.

Fahim leads the Firm’s investment in Presidio and has been actively involved with a number of investments, including PetSmart, Chewy and Suddenlink/Cablevision. He continues to source investments in the North American TMT sector.

Previously, Fahim spent four years at the Boston Consulting Group in London, New York, and Washington.

Education, Other
MPhil in Economics, University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar)
BA, Harvard College

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2006

Focus:

TMT

Portfolio involvement

• Dometic
• Intelsat
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Presidio
• Altice USA (Cablevision – Suddenlink)
• PetSmart (XI)

Simon Albers

Associate, Private Equity

Simon joined BC Partners in 2025. He is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in Hamburg.

Previously, Simon worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Deutsche Bank.

Education

MSc in Accounting & Finance, University of Mannheim

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

German, English

Joined:

2025

Kevin Barnes

Managing Director, Portfolio Chief Procurement Officer, Portfolio Operations

Kevin joined BC Partners in 2021. He is a Managing Director and Portfolio Chief Procurement Officer in the Private Equity Portfolio Operations team based in New York.

Previously, Kevin worked as Global Procurement Vice President and Director at Schneider Electric. Prior to this he was Procurement Leader at Mars/ Wrigley and at The Walt Disney Company, following various procurement, operations, and supply chain management roles with Ford Motor Company.

Education, Other
MBA, University of Michigan Ross School
BA in Business, Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2021

Claudia Battilana

Associate, Private Equity

Claudia joined BC Partners in 2024. She is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in London.

Previously, Claudia worked as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Italy.

Education, Other
MSc in Management & Strategy, London School of Economics
BSc in Management, Bocconi University

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English, Italian

Joined:

2024

Andrea Bertoni

Principal, Private Equity

Andrea joined BC Partners in 2021. He is a Principal in the Private Equity team based in London.

Previously, Andrea worked as a Consultant in the Strategy & Corporate Finance practice of McKinsey & Company in Italy. Prior to this, he held an internship at Credit Suisse in London.

Education, Other
MBA, Harvard Business School
MSc in Finance – cum laude, Bocconi University
BSc in Banking and Finance – cum laude, University of Brescia

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English, Italian

Joined:

2021

Portfolio involvement

• Cigierre
• Fedrigoni
• Forno d’Asolo

Mathieu Bigand

Managing Director, Private Equity

Mathieu joined BC Partner in 2019. He is a Managing Director in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Mathieu worked as an Investment Banking Associate and Analyst at Goldman Sachs in both Paris and New York. Prior to this he worked for Cinven in Paris.

Education, Other
Degree de Grande Ecole with a Master’s in Finance, HEC School of Management
BA in Mathematics, La Sorbonne

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English, French and Spanish

Joined:

2019

Focus:

Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Presidio
• Women’s Care Enterprises
• PetSmart (XI)

Graeme Brawn

Associate, Credit

Graeme joined BC Partners in 2022. He is an Associate in the Credit team based in New York.

Previously, Graeme worked as an Analyst in the Capital Solutions Group at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Education, Other
BComm in Finance, University of British Columbia

Contact

• + 1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2022

Edouard Brochet

Associate, Private Equity

Edouard joined BC Partners in 2024. He is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in London.

Previously, Edouard worked as an Associate at Zaoui & Co.

Education, Other
Double Degree Ecole Centrale Paris, ESSEC Business School

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English, French

Joined:

2024

Jake Brodsky

Associate, Private Equity

Jake joined BC Partners in 2023. He is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Jake worked as an Analyst and Associate at Audax Private Equity.

Education, Other
BA in Economics & Mathematics – phi beta kappa, Dartmouth College

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2023

Paul Brown

Director, Investor Relations

Paul joined BC Partners in 2022. He is a Director in the Investor Relations team responsible for Client Services for Private Equity based in London.

Previously, Paul worked as a Director in the Investor Relations team at Charterhouse Capital Partners. Prior to this he held roles at Bridgepoint Capital and Deloitte.

Education, Other
MSc in Management, University of Edinburgh
MA in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English

Joined:

2022

Devin Brown

Principal, Private Equity

Devin joined BC Partners in 2021. He is a Principal in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Devin worked as an Investment Associate at Kelso & Co. Prior to this, he worked as an Investment Banking Associate in the Media & Communications Group at J.P. Morgan in New York.

Education, Other
BA in Psychology and Pre-Business, College of the Holy Cross

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2021

Portfolio involvement

• CeramTec (XI)
• Zest

Lucas Bulczynski

Analyst, Credit

Lucas joined BC Partners in 2024. He is an Analyst in the Credit team based in New York.

Previously, Lucas interned as a Summer Analyst at Miller Buckfire. Prior to this he worked at Brownstone Investment Group.

Education, Other
BS in Statistics & Computer Science, Duke University

Brief

Location:

North America

Joined:

2024

Elton Bursuk

Associate, Private Equity

Elton joined BC Partners in 2023. He is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in Hamburg.

Previously, Elton worked as an Associate in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs.

Education, Other
MSc in Management, HHL, Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Stern School of Business – New York University

Contact

• +49 40 889 1770

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English, German

Joined:

2023

Portfolio involvement

• Keesing
• Tentamus

Marco Castelli

Partner, Private Equity

Marco joined BC Partners in 2006. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in London, and a rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.

Marco covers the European Healthcare and Food sectors, with regional responsibility for the Italian market.

Previously, Marco worked as a Management Consultant at Bain & Company, where he focused on strategy and M&A projects.

Education, Other
MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Degree in Business Administration, Bocconi University

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

Italian and English

Joined:

2006

Focus:

Food, Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• Com Hem
• DentalPro
• Forno d’Asolo
• Gruppo Coin
• I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
• Migros
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Shawbrook

Laura Cawley

Managing Director, Capital Markets, Private Equity

Laura joined BC Partners in 2021. She is a Managing Director in the Capital Markets team for Private Equity based in New York.

Previously, Laura was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan in Leveraged Finance where she focused on the financial institutions and real estate sectors.

Education, Other
BS in Accounting and Finance, Syracuse University
BA in Economics, Syracuse University
Patron, Jazz at Lincoln Center and New York Botanical Garden

Contact

• 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2021

Jalen Chan

Analyst, Credit

Jalen joined BC Partners in 2023. He is an Analyst in the Credit team based in New York.

Previously, Jalen worked as a Summer Analyst at BC Partners and CriticalPoint Capital.

Education, Other
BSBA, Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley

Contact

• +1 212 289 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2023

Michael Chang

Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Healthcare

Michael joined BC Partners in 2009. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in New York and a rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.

Michael leads the North American Healthcare sector, and led several investments for BC Partners including CeramTec, Zest Dental and Women’s care. He has also been actively involved in several investments, including PetSmart and Chewy.

Previously, Michael worked at JLL, where he was responsible for leveraged buy-out investments across industries including aerospace, financial services, and industrials. Prior to this, he worked in the Private Equity and M&A teams at the Blackstone Group.

Education, Other
MBA, Harvard Business School
BA in Economics, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English and Mandarin

Joined:

2009

Focus:

Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• ATI Enterprises Inc
• Antelliq
• CeramTec (XI)
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Women’s Care Enterprises
• Zest
• PetSmart (XI)

Luke Charalambous

Head of Communications, Investor Relations

Luke joined BC Partners in 2024. He is Head of Communications in the Investor Relations team based in London.

Previously, Luke worked as a Communications Manager at Apax Partners. Prior to this, he worked at Jupiter Asset Management.

Education, Other
BA in History, University of Leicester

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English

Joined:

2024

Lakshman Charanjiva

Partner, Head of Portfolio Operations

Lakshman joined BC Partners in 2017. He is a Partner and Head of Portfolio Operations for Private Equity based in New York.

Previously, Lakshman was Chief Information Officer at Next Era Energy Inc. and AES Corporation, both Fortune 200 companies. Prior to this, he was a Partner at Capgemini and has also advised several early and mid-stage companies leveraging his operating, consulting, and industry background.

Education, Other
MBA, Tulane University
Bachelor of Commerce – University of Mumbai
Chartered Accountant, India
Executive Board, International Tennis Hall of Fame
Advisory Board, Vijay Amritraj Foundation (charity supporting women’s and children’s causes in India)

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English and Hindi

Joined:

2017

Portfolio involvement

• CeramTec (X)
• EAB
• Madison Logic
• Navex
• Presidio
• Synthon
• Valtech