F. Mark Fariborz

Partner, Private Equity, Co-head of Technology

Mark joined BC Partners in 2011. He is a Partner and rotating member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.

Mark leads the Technology vertical in North America and led BC Partners’ investments in NAVEX, EAB, and Accudyne.

Previously, he spent five years at Hellman & Friedman, and prior to this worked in the US buyout fund at The Carlyle Group in Washington DC and New York.

Education, Other
MBA with distinction, Harvard Business School
BA in Economics – magna cum laude, Harvard College

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English, French and Persian

Joined:

2011

Focus:

TMT

Portfolio involvement

• Accudyne
• OneAdvanced
• EAB
• Navex

Raymond Svider

Chairman of BC Partners, Chairman of the Management Committee

Raymond joined BC Partners in 1992. He is Chairman of the Firm, Chairman of the Management Committee and the Private Equity Investment Committee. Alongside shaping the Firm’s strategy, Raymond continues to source new investment opportunities and remains actively involved in portfolio company operating reviews.

He has over three decades of investing experience across a range of sectors and geographies and has led several of the Firm’s transactions including UnityMedia, Suddenlink/Cablevision, PetSmart, Chewy, Madison Logic and Valtech. Raymond leads private equity coverage of the Telecom and Media sector in North America.

Previously, Raymond worked in investment banking at Wasserstein Perella in New York and Paris, and prior to this worked at the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago.

Education, Other
MBA, Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business
MSc in Electrical Engineering, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications
MSc in Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
Member of the Board, Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation
Member of the PE Council, Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

French and English

Joined:

1992

Focus:

Food, TMT

Portfolio involvement

• ATI Enterprises Inc
• Accudyne
• Activ
• Aenova
• Bell S.A
• GFL
• GardaWorld
• Intelsat
• Madison Logic
• MultiPlan
• Navex
• Neopost
• Neopost II
• Neuf Cegetel
• Nutreco
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Polyconcept
• Presidio
• Altice USA (Cablevision – Suddenlink)
• Teneo
• Tubesca
• UTL
• Unitymedia
• Valtech
• PetSmart (XI)

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

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

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Joined:

2016

Focus:

Services & Industrials, TMT

Portfolio involvement

• Accudyne
• EAB
• Navex
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Altice USA (Cablevision – Suddenlink)

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

• + 1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English, Italian

Joined:

2022

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

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2023

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