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

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English and Mandarin

Joined:

2009

Focus:

Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• ATI Enterprises Inc
• Antelliq
• CeramTec (XI)
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Women’s Care Enterprises
• Zest
• PetSmart (XI)

Laith Kalamchi

Managing Director, Portfolio Operations

Laith joined BC Partners in 2019. He is a Managing Director in the Private Equity Portfolio Operations team based in New York.

Previously, Laith was Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Leadership Team at John Hardy, a leading luxury brand and portfolio company of L Catterton. Prior to this, he was a member of the Portfolio Operations team at L Catterton and has also worked as a Consultant at both McKinsey & Company and Accenture.

Education, Other
MBA, Columbia Business School
BSBA majoring in Finance and Management, Georgetown University

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2019

Portfolio involvement

• Accudyne
• Cyxtera
• Navex
• Women’s Care Enterprises
• Zest

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

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English, French and Spanish

Joined:

2019

Focus:

Healthcare

Portfolio involvement

• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Presidio
• Women’s Care Enterprises
• PetSmart (XI)

Jackson Simon

Principal, Private Equity

Jackson joined BC Partners in 2021, left to attend his MBA in 2023, and re-joined in 2025. He is a Principal in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Jackson worked in Investment Banking in the M&A group at Citi in New York.

Education, Other

MBA – Stanford Graduate School of Business

BA in Statistics & Data Science and Economics – summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University

Brief

Location:

North America

Joined:

2025

Portfolio involvement

• Presidio
• Women’s Care Enterprises
• PetSmart (XI)

Alec Kaplan

Associate, Private Equity

Alec joined BC Partners in 2023. He is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Alec worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Industrials Group at Citi.

Education, Other
BA in Quantitative Social Science – cum laude, Dartmouth College

Contact

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2023

Sasha Kolesnikova

Associate, Private Equity

Sasha joined BC Partners in 2024. She is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in New York.

Previously, Sasha worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs.

Education, Other
BA in Economics – Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English, Russian, French

Joined:

2024