Ikbal S. Ahluwalia
Associate, Private Equity
People
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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 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
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2006
- Focus:
- TMT
Portfolio involvement
Simon Albers
Associate, Private Equity
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
Principal, Private Equity
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
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, Italian
- Joined:
- 2021
Portfolio involvement
Mathieu Bigand
Managing Director, Private Equity
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
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English, French and Spanish
- Joined:
- 2019
- Focus:
- Healthcare
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
Jake Brodsky
Associate, Private Equity
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
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2023
Elton Bursuk
Associate, Private Equity
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
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
- Com Hem
- DentalPro
- Forno d’Asolo
- Gruppo Coin
- I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
- Migros
- PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
- Shawbrook
Michael Chang
Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Healthcare
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
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English and Mandarin
- Joined:
- 2009
- Focus:
- Healthcare
Portfolio involvement
Celia Concannon
Associate, Private Equity
Celia Concannon
Associate, Private Equity
Celia joined BC Partners in 2023. She is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.
Previously, Celia worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the M&A Group at Barclays.
Education, Other
BA Economics, Harvard University
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2023
Marta Cueto Vázquez
Associate, Private Equity
Marta Cueto Vázquez
Associate, Private Equity
Marta joined BC Partners in 2023. She is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in London.
Previously, Marta worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the EMEA Diversified Industries team at J.P. Morgan. Prior to this, she worked in the Corporate Equity team at Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking.
Education, Other
Dual Degree in Business Administration and Management & International Relations, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, ICADE
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, Spanish and French
- Joined:
- 2023
Portfolio involvement
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)
Francesco Di Fonzo
Principal, Private Equity
Francesco Di Fonzo
Principal, Private Equity
Francesco joined BC Partners in 2022. He is a Principal in the Private Equity team based in New York.
Previously, Francesco worked as an Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Prior to this, he worked as an intern at BC Partners in London.
Education, Other
MBA, MIT Sloan Business School
MSc in Finance, London School of Economics
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English, Italian
- Joined:
- 2022
Kate Donenfeld
Associate, Private Equity
Kate Donenfeld
Associate, Private Equity
Kate joined BC Partners in 2024. She is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.
Previously, Kate worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse in New York.
Education, Other
BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics, University of Southern California
BS in Business Administration, University of Southern California
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Joined:
- 2024
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
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- French, English and Italian
- Joined:
- 2001
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Juliette Duguid
Associate, Private Equity
Juliette Duguid
Associate, Private Equity
Juliette Duguid joined BC Partners in 2025. She is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.
Previously, Juliette worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Morgan Stanley.
Education, Other
BA Economics, Harvard University
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English, Russian
- Joined:
- 2025
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