Thomas del Marmol
Managing Director, Private Equity
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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)
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
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
Moritz Elfers
Managing Director, Private Equity
Moritz Elfers
Managing Director, Private Equity
Moritz joined BC Partners in 2011. He is a Managing Director 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
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
Maximilian Fikke
Managing Director, Private Equity
Maximilian Fikke
Managing Director, Private Equity
Max joined BC Partners in 2016. He is a Managing Director in the Private Equity team based in New York.
Previously, Max worked in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs in New York.
Education, Other
BA in Economics and Psychology – with distinction, Amherst College
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Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Joined:
- 2016
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials, TMT
Portfolio involvement
Will Johnson
Director, Private Equity
Will Johnson
Director, Private Equity
Will joined BC Partners in 2019. He is a Director in the Private Equity team based in New York.
Previously, Will worked as an Investment Associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to this, he worked as an Analyst at Citi.
Education, Other
BA in English – cum laude, Dartmouth College
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- North America
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2019
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
Alexander Katsis
Managing Director, Private Equity
Alexander Katsis
Managing Director, Private Equity
Alex re-joined BC Partners in 2024. He is a Managing Director in the Private Equity team based in London.
Previously, Alex spent three years as a Director at PSG Equity, where he focused on growth equity buyouts in the software sector. Prior to this he spent six years at BC Partners and two years at Morgan Stanley.
Education, Other
MA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2024
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials, TMT
Portfolio involvement
Paolo Notarnicola
Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Services, Member of the Management Committee
Paolo Notarnicola
Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Services, Member of the Management Committee
Paolo joined BC Partners in New York in 2014. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in London and a member of the Management and Private Equity Investment Committees.
Paolo co-leads the Services sector in Europe and has regional responsibility for Canada. He led BC Partners’ investments in GFL Environmental (NYSE, TSX: GFL), in GardaWorld, and in GFL Environmental Services (GES), and was actively involved in the Accudyne investment.
Previously, Paolo was an investment executive at KKR, where he was responsible for developing its investment activities in Canada, and prior to that he was a member of KKR Capstone, its portfolio operations team. Prior to this, he was an Investment Banker at Lazard and worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Canada, USA, and Italy.
Education, Other
MBA – with high distinction, Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar)
MA – summa cum laude, Bocconi University
Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP)
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, French and Italian
- Joined:
- 2014
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
- Accudyne
- GES
- GFL
- GardaWorld
Falco Pichler
Partner, Private Equity
Falco Pichler
Partner, Private Equity
Falco joined BC Partners in 2009. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in Hamburg and covers the European Services & Industrials sector.
Previously, Falco worked in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley, where he focused on M&A in the European media and telecommunications sector.
Education, Other
MBA, INSEAD
BA in Economics, Stanford University
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English, German and French
- Joined:
- 2009
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
- CeramTec (X)
- CeramTec (XI)
- Com Hem
- Fedrigoni
- Synlab
- United Group
Mark Richards
Partner, Private Equity
Mark Richards
Partner, Private Equity
Mark joined BC Partners in 2017. He is a Partner in the Private Equity team based in London and covers the European Technology and Services & Industrials sectors.
Previously, Mark worked at Apax Partners, latterly as Vice President focused on the tech, telecoms, and IT services sectors. Prior to this, he was a Manager in the Private Equity Group at Macquarie.
Education, Other
BEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English
- Joined:
- 2017
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials, TMT
Portfolio involvement
Blanca Ruiz Prada
Director, Private Equity
Blanca Ruiz Prada
Director, Private Equity
Blanca joined BC Partners in 2017. She is a Director in the Private Equity team based in London.
Previously, Blanca worked in the Investment Banking M&A team at Citi, where she focused on the consumer and retail sector.
Education, Other
Degree in Business Administration and Management, ESADE Business School
MA in Finance, ICADE
Contact
Brief
- Location:
- Europe
- Languages:
- English and Spanish
- Joined:
- 2017
- Focus:
- Services & Industrials
Portfolio involvement
- Antelliq
- DentalPro
- Pronovias
- United Group