Nikos Stathopoulos

Chairman, Europe, Member of the Management Committee

Nikos joined BC Partners in 2005. He is Chairman, Europe, a permanent member of the Management Committee, a permanent member of the Private Equity Investment Committee, Chairs the Private Equity Exit Committee and plays an active role in developing the Firm’s strategy, recruiting talent, sourcing investment opportunities, and portfolio company operating reviews.

Nikos brings nearly three decades of experience in private equity across a number of sector and geographies. He leads the Telecom and Media investment vertical in Europe and has led several investments for the Firm including Acuris, Pharmathen, ComHem, United Group, and Springer Nature.

Previously, Nikos was a Partner at Apax Partners in London, and prior to this worked at the Boston Consulting Group in London.

Education, Other
MBA, Harvard Business School
BSc in Business Administration, Athens University of Economics & Business
Chairman, BC Partners Foundation
Member of the Global Advisory Board, Harvard Business School
Member of the Board of Trustees, American School in London
Member of the Board, The Hellenic Initiative and Impetus

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

Greek, English, French, Spanish and Italian

Joined:

2005

Focus:

TMT

Portfolio involvement

• Acuris (IX)
• OneAdvanced
• Com Hem
• DentalPro
• Pharmathen
• Springer Nature (IX)
• Springer Nature (Xl)
• United Group

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

• +44 20 7009 4800

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

Gabriele Marino

Director, Private Equity

Gabriele joined BC Partners in 2021. He is a Director in the Private Equity team based in London.

Previously, Gabriele worked at McKinsey & Company in Italy and Singapore. He also helped to launch mobility start-up GOZEM in West Africa and spent a short time at Red Bull Soccer International.

Education, Other
MBA, INSEAD
MSc in Management, ESCP Europe
BS in Economics, LUISS University of Rome

Contact

• +44 20 7009 4800

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English and Italian

Joined:

2021

Portfolio involvement

• DentalPro
• Havea
• I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.