Simon Albers
Associate, Private Equity
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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
Claudia Battilana
Associate, Private Equity
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
Director, Private Equity
Andrea Bertoni
Director, Private Equity
Andrea joined BC Partners in 2021. He is a Director 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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, Italian
- Joined:
- 2021
Portfolio involvement
Edouard Brochet
Associate, Private Equity
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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, French
- Joined:
- 2024
Portfolio involvement
Paul Brown
Managing Director, Investor Relations
Paul Brown
Managing Director, Investor Relations
Paul joined BC Partners in 2022. He is a Managing 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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2022
Elton Bursuk
Principal, Private Equity
Elton Bursuk
Principal, Private Equity
Elton joined BC Partners in 2023. He is a Principal 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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, German
- Joined:
- 2023
Marco Castelli
Partner, Private Equity
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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- Italian and English
- Joined:
- 2006
- Focus:
- Food, Healthcare
Portfolio involvement
Luke Charalambous
Head of Communications
Luke Charalambous
Head of Communications
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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2024
Nathaniel Darmon
Principal, Private Equity
Nathaniel Darmon
Principal, Private Equity
Nathaniel joined BC Partners in 2022. He is a Principal in the Private Equity team based in London.
Previously, Nathaniel worked as an intern in BC Partners London and prior to this held internship positions as advisor to the CEO at Artefact, in M&A at Rothschild & Co and in strategy consulting at Bain & Company.
Education, Other
MSc, Ecole Polytechnique
MBA / MPA, Corps des Mines
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, French
- Joined:
- 2022
Thomas del Marmol
Managing Director, Private Equity
Thomas del Marmol
Managing Director, Private Equity
Thomas joined BC Partners in 2015. He is a Managing Director in the Private Equity team based in London.
Previously, Thomas worked at Lazard, where he focused on M&A advisory in the retail, consumer, and real estate sectors.
Education, Other
MA and BA in Business Engineering with a major in Finance, Solvay Business School of Brussels
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- French, English, Dutch and Spanish
- Joined:
- 2015
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials, TMT
Portfolio involvement
- Keesing
- Keter
- Pronovias
- Springer Nature (IX)
- Springer Nature (Xl)
Andrew Devine
Chief Legal Officer
Andrew Devine
Chief Legal Officer
Andrew joined BC Partners in 2015 and is based in London. He is the Chief Legal Officer and is responsible for the Legal, Risk and Compliance functions. Andrew is the Chair of the Operational Risk Committee and acts as group Chief Compliance Officer.
Previously, Andrew worked at Standard & Poor’s, PwC Legal, Apax Partners, and Partners Capital. Prior to this he worked in the Enforcement Division of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Andrew is a qualified UK solicitor.
Education, Other
Non-practising UK solicitor
Degree in Law, Lancaster University
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2015
Shaun Devlin
Head of Human Resources
Shaun Devlin
Head of Human Resources
Shaun joined BC Partners in 2023. He is Head of Human Resources based in London.
Previously, Shaun worked as a Senior HR Consultant for businesses including Oakley Capital, Montagu Private Equity and EW Healthcare. Prior to this, he held senior HR roles at Lightrock (LGT Group), Intermediate Capital Group, and Aureos Capital.
Education, Other
Pg.Dip HRD, London Metropolitan University
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2023
Kelly Dosanjh
Principal, Investor Relations
Kelly Dosanjh
Principal, Investor Relations
Kelly joined BC Partners in 2022. She is a Principal in the Investor Relations team based in London.
Previously, Kelly worked as a Senior Associate in the Assurance team at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Education, Other
BSc in Accounting and Finance, University of Southampton
Qualified Chartered Accountant, ICAEW
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2022
Cédric Dubourdieu
Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Services
Cédric Dubourdieu
Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Services
Cédric joined BC Partners in 2001. He is a Partner and a rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.
Cédric leads the Services vertical in Europe, and the Firm’s investment sourcing efforts in France. He led BC Partners’ investment in Davies and was actively involved in the acquisition of Havea. Cédric has extensive experience in the financial services sector, having led the investments in Shawbrook Bank and iQera.
Previously, he spent four years at Morgan Stanley in investment banking and in the Real Estate Funds Division (MSREF) in London and Paris.
Education, Other
MSc, Ecole Polytechnique
Benjamin Dupuy
Partner, Private Equity
Benjamin Dupuy
Partner, Private Equity
Benjamin joined BC Partners in 2007. He is Partner in the Private Equity team based in both Paris and London, and a rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.
Benjamin covers the Firm’s coverage of the Services sector in Europe, with regional responsibility for France.
Previously, Benjamin worked in the Private Equity team at Bain & Company.
Education, Other
MS in Aerospace Engineering, MIT
Degree in Engineering, ENSTA
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- French and English
- Joined:
- 2007
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
- Intelsat
David Dwyer
Head of Europe Compliance
David Dwyer
Head of Europe Compliance
David joined BC Partners in 2016. He is Head of European Compliance based in London.
Previously, David worked as a consultant in the Financial Services Team at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he focused on regulation and conduct risk in the investment industry.
Education, Other
Postgraduate diploma in Commercial Law, College of Law, London
LLB, London School of Economics and Political Science
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2016
Moritz Elfers
Partner, Private Equity
Moritz Elfers
Partner, Private Equity
Moritz joined BC Partners in 2011. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in Hamburg. Previously, Moritz worked in the Private Equity and M&A team at Freshfields.
Education, Other
MBA, University of Hamburg
Admitted to the bar in Germany
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- German, English and French
- Joined:
- 2011
- Focus:
- Healthcare, Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
- Aenova
- CeramTec (X)
- CeramTec (XI)
- Dümmen Orange
Fiona Elvery
Managing Director, Investor Relations
Fiona Elvery
Managing Director, Investor Relations
Fiona joined BC Partners in 2019. She is a Managing Director in the Investor Relations team based in London.
Previously, Fiona was a Director on the Investor Relations team at CVC Capital Partners, where she had European institutional and global PWM responsibility. Prior to this, she was Vice President in the Alternative Investment Group at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, following roles at Park Hill Group and Lehman Brothers.
Education, Other
BA in English, Georgetown University
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, Swedish and French
- Joined:
- 2019
Matthew Evans
Partner, Private Equity
Matthew Evans
Partner, Private Equity
Matthew joined BC Partners in 2013. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in London and 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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English and Mandarin
- Joined:
- 2013
- Focus:
- Healthcare
Portfolio involvement
Stefano Ferraresi
Partner, Private Equity, Head of Industrials, Member of the Management Committee
Stefano Ferraresi
Partner, Private Equity, Head of Industrials, Member of the Management Committee
Stefano joined BC Partners in 2002. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in London, a member of the Management Committee, and a rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.
Stefano leads the Firm’s coverage of the Industrials sector, with regional responsibility for Italy, and led BC Partners’ investments in IMA, Fedrigoni, Forno d’Asolo, Dental Pro and Cigierre.
Previously, Stefano worked in the European Leveraged Finance Division at Merrill Lynch. Prior to this, he was part of the European High Yield Origination team at Barclays Capital.
Education, Other
Degree in Business Administration, Bocconi University
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- Italian and English
- Joined:
- 2002
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
- DentalPro
- Fedrigoni
- Forno d’Asolo
- Galbani
- I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
- Migros
- Spotless