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Frank
Noël-Vandenberghe

Chairman Founder

April 2017: Frank creates Essling Capital together with Michele Mezzarobba. Frank is a renowned investor in the unlisted market, where he has worked for more than 25 years and taken part in over 60 unlisted operations. He founded the Massena Group in 1989.

Frank graduated in finance and international taxation at Université Lille 2 and holds a post-graduate degree from San Diego State University.

Frank
Noël-Vandenberghe

Chairman Founder

Senior Advisors

Sidney
Cabessa

Senior Advisor

Sidney joined the team in early 2018 after serving as Senior Adviser at Rothschild et Cie between 2012 and 2017. Between 1986 and 2012, Sidney was Chairman of the Board of CIC Finance, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CIC LBO Partners and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CM-CIC Capital Privé.

Sidney is a chemical engineer and a graduate of Science Po Paris.

Sidney
Cabessa

Senior Advisor

Christophe
Evain

Senior Advisor

Christophe joined the team in May 2019 after serving as Chief Executive at Intermediate Capital Group PLC. Christophe spent 23 years at ICG prior to stepping down in 2017. He held various investment and management roles at ICG, founded the Group’s businesses in Paris, the APAC region, and North America, and was instrumental in adding various additional businesses. He was appointed CEO in 2010.

Christophe is a graduate of Université Paris-Dauphine.

Christophe
Evain

Senior Advisor

Lead investment

Bertrand
Fesneau

Managing Director
Lead Investment

Bertrand joined the team in March 2018 after serving as Managing Director at Turenne Capital. In 2004, he co-founded CIC LBO Partners and served the company as Chairman until 2014. And he began his career in 1990 at 3i, where he was Deputy Managing Director from 1997 to 2003 in charge of LBO and development capital activities.

Bertrand is graduated from ESSEC and INSEAD Business School.

Bertrand
Fesneau

Managing Director
Lead Investment

Rémi
Matuchansky

Co-head
Lead Investment

Rémi joined the team in March 2018. Between 2004 and 2017, Rémi co-founded CM-CIC LBO Partners, where he served as Managing Director and then Chairman. In 1999, he took on management and operational positions at La Toulousaine manufacturing group. He began his career in 1994 at 3i Group in London.

Rémi is graduated from ESCP-EAP Business School.

Rémi
Matuchansky

Co-head
Lead Investment

Vincent
Maignaut

Director
Lead Investment

Vincent joined Essling Capital in May 2018 after serving as Director and then as Associate Director at Turenne Capital. He worked 5 years at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance then 7 years at the M&A advisory firm Altrix that he co-founded. Vincent started his career at Eurazeo and Rothschild & Cie.

Vincent holds a Master degree from Montpellier Business School.

Vincent
Maignaut

Director
Lead Investment

Charles
Bourgain

Associate
Lead Investment

Charles joined Essling Capital in May 2018. Previously, he served as Analyst then as Associate at Turenne Capital. Prior to that, Charles worked at PwC as a financial auditor before joining Bpifrance as an Analyst in their Financing department.

Charles holds an engineering degree in Telecommunication & Networks from ENSEEIHT (Toulouse) and a Specialized Master in Financial Techniques from ESSEC.

Charles
Bourgain

Associate
Lead Investment

Tristan
Eliard

Analyst
Lead Investment

Tristan joined Essling Capital in July 2019 after having completed his end-of-studies internship within the Lead Investments team. Before joining the team, he has completed internships in Corporate Finance at RSM International and in M&A at KPMG.

Tristan holds a MSc in Management from emlyon business school.

Tristan
Eliard

Analyst
Lead Investment

Co-investment

Alexander
Cuniasse

Co-Head
Co-Investment

Alexander joined the team in 2016. He worked for 10 years at Euris (holding company of the Casino Group) in the equity investment team (Private Equity and Real Estate) in Paris and New York.

Alexander holds a MBA from Columbia Business School and is a graduate from Ecole Centrale Paris.

Alexander
Cuniasse

Co-Head
Co-Investment

Louis
Hamon

Co-Head
Co-Investment

Louis joined the team in 2016 after serving as investment manager (Private Equity) at a family office based in Switzerland. Before that, he was a member of the M&A teams of SGS and Rothschild & Co.

Louis graduated from HEC Paris and the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Louis
Hamon

Co-Head
Co-Investment

Philippe
Von Tschirschky

Investment Manager
Co-Investment

Philippe joined the team in 2016. Prior to that, he was a manager in the Transaction Services department of PwC, after acquiring experience in Private Equity at Edmond de Rothschild.

Phillippe graduated from HEC Paris.

Philippe
Von Tschirschky

Investment Manager
Co-Investment

François
Bosredon

Associate
Co-Investment

Before joining the team in 2016, François was an M&A analyst at Deloitte Conseil Finance. He started his career at Société Générale.

François is a graduate from EM Lyon and holds a master's degree in business law from the Catholic University of Lille.

François
Bosredon

Associate
Co-Investment

Investor Relations

Olga
Koulechova

Managing Director, Investor Relations

Olga joined Essling Capital in May 2018 after serving as Partner and Head of Investor Relations and Marketing at Truffle Capital. Between 2010 and 2016 she worked for Idinvest as Partner, Head of Business Development. Prior to that, Olga previously worked at Natixis Asset Management then at Edmond de Rothschild as Senior International Sales Manager. She began her career at Matra and then BFT.

Olga holds a Master in Mathematics from the Moscow State University, a PhD in Applied Mathematics at Bordeaux University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Olga
Koulechova

Managing Director, Investor Relations

Thomas
Ploquin

Marketing Manager

Thomas joined the team in May 2018. Prior to that, he worked as marketing manager at Idinvest Partners. He worked as Marketing Associate at KBL Richelieu, SCOR Investment Partners and he began his career as Helpdesk Manager at Thomson Reuters in 2005.

Thomas holds a master’s degree in finance from ESDES.

Thomas
Ploquin

Marketing Manager

Sophie
Thévenet

Assistant

Sophie joined the team in 2015. She worked at Rothschild & Co for 10 years, first as an assistant to various teams and then as a project manager in the Public Relations department.

Sophie is a graduate from the Celsa University Panthéon Sorbonne and the University Lyon III.

Sophie
Thévenet

Assistant

Administration & Finance

Pierre
Hervé

General Secretary

Pierre joined Essling Capital in 2017. He served as chief administrative officer of Natixis Private Equity for 14 years, where he supported and organized business development in France and internationally and oversaw all support and cross-company functions. Before that, he was senior manager at Deloitte.

Pierre is a chartered certified accountant and a graduate from IEP Grenoble.

Pierre
Hervé

General Secretary

Julien
Mengozzi

Director, Operations

Julien joined the Private Equity teams in Luxembourg in September 2016 after serving for six years as AIFM conducting officer in charge of Private Equity fund administration for the Rothschild & Co Group.

Julien holds an IUT from the University of Metz.

Julien
Mengozzi

Director, Operations

Quentin
Lamb

Manager, Operations

Quentin joined the Private Equity teams in Luxembourg in 2017. Between 2010 and 2017, he worked as an audit manager for alternative investments at PwC Luxembourg.

Quentin holds an IAE from the University of Metz.

Quentin
Lamb

Manager, Operations

Khémis
Genetay

Financial Controller, Operations

Khémis joined Luxembourg team in 2017 after serving 2 years as Senior Fund Officer at Alter Domus Alternative Asset Fund Administration.

Khémis holds a master's degree in finance and wealth management from ESC Dijon Business School.

Khémis
Genetay

Financial Controller, Operations

Goundo
Camara

Compliance Officer

Goundo joined Essling Capital in October 2018 after she first completed her internship supporting the General Secretary and Head of Compliance.

Goundo holds a master’s degree in Finance and Risk Management from Paris 13 University.

Goundo
Camara

Compliance Officer

Sarah
Sedrati

Assistant

Sarah joined Essling Capital in July 2017. She started working as a caregiver, then lived abroad for several years, in Australia, Southeast Asia and South America. She then enrolled in the army to join the 1st Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes.

Sarah holds a state diploma as a nursing assistant and a Bac Pro Secretariat.

Sarah
Sedrati

Assistant