Private Equity

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)

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

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

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

North America

Languages:

English

Joined:

2006

Focus:

TMT

Portfolio involvement

• Dometic
• Intelsat
• PetSmart – Chewy (IX)
• Presidio
• Altice USA (Cablevision – Suddenlink)
• PetSmart (XI)

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

• +1 212 891 2880

Brief

Location:

Europe

Languages:

English, French and Italian

Joined:

2014

Focus:

Services & Industrials

Portfolio involvement

• Accudyne
• GES
• GFL
• GardaWorld

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 and Cigierre. He has also been actively involved in investments including Forno d’Asolo and Dental Pro.

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.