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Frank
Noël-Vandenberghe
Founding Partner
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 from the University of San Diego and the University of Lille 2.
Frank
Noël-Vandenberghe
Founding Partner
Michele
Mezzarobba
CEO – CIO
April 2017: Michele creates Essling Capital together with Frank Noël-Vandenberghe. Michele joined Massena Partners in 2015 as partner and head of unlisted investments, after heading the equity investment activities of Paris-Orléans (Rothschild & Co) for 10 years.
Michele holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and is a graduate from the Bocconi University in Milan.
Senior advisors
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 investments
Bertrand
Fesneau
Managing Director
Lead Investments
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.
Rémi
Matuchansky
Co-head
Lead Investments
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 the La Toulousaine manufacturing group. He began his career in 1994 at 3i Group in London.
Rémi is graduated from ESCP-EAP Business School.
Charles
Bourgain
Associate
Lead Investments
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.
Quentin
Passel
Analyst
Quentin joined Essling Capital in January 2019.
Before joining the team, he worked as a Private Equity analyst at IK Investment Partners and Bpifrance and had experiences in M&A at Clearwater International and in Transaction Services at Aequifi.
Quentin holds a Finance MSc from EM Lyon Business School and from Université Catholique de Lyon.
Co-investments
Michele
Mezzarobba
CEO – CIO
April 2017: Michele creates Essling Capital together with Frank Noël-Vandenberghe. Michele joined Massena Partners in 2015 as partner and head of unlisted investments, after heading the equity investment activities of Paris-Orléans (Rothschild & Co) for 10 years.
Michele holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and is a graduate from the Bocconi University in Milan.
Alexander
Cuniasse
Director
Co-Investments
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.
Louis
Hamon
Director
Co-Investments
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.
Funds investment solutions
Jean-Yves
Lagache
Managing Director
Funds Investment Solutions
Jean-Yves joined the team in 2017. He worked at Amundi for 22 years, and since 2007 as CIO in charge of Private Equity funds selection. He started his career in 1989 with Group Sodexo and Group Suez.
Jean-Yves graduated from ESSEC. He holds a master’s degree in law and is Chartered Financial Analyst.
Nizar
Chayeb
Director
Funds Investment Solutions
Nizar joined the team in 2017. He worked at Amundi Private Equity Funds for 11 years as a senior vice president in charge of Private Equity funds selection. He started his career in 2004 with Eurazeo.
Nizar is a graduate in finance from Paris X University.
Sandra Saad
Senior Investment Manager
Funds Investment Solutions
Sandra Saad joined the team in 2017. She worked at Amundi for 10 years as a senior analyst in charge of selecting hedge funds, then Private Equity funds. She started her career at Lyxor Asset Management as a hedge fund analyst.
Sandra graduated from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
