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Paul Arent

Managing Partner

Viktor Bergström

Partner

Pietro Rosci

Director

José Luis González Martín

Vice President

Alexander Hasley

Vice President

Noah Nejmeddine

Vice President

Adam Harvie

Consultant

Philip Keupink

Associate

Ariel Hiterer

Associate

Aurélien Cosmao

Associate

Jack Sullivan

Associate

Simon Brophy

Associate

Safae Mouaouia

Associate

Vascos Veras

Associate

Alexandre Fonty

Junior Associate

Ludovico Visconti

Junior Associate

Johan Alexander Degn

Junior Associate

Jeremiah Yondah

Junior Associate

Estella Campana Brun

Analyst

Garret Ramplou

Analyst

Yulia Dolganova

Analyst

Micol Di Pietrantonio

Analyst

Mishel Sternberg

Analyst

Simon Estifanos

Analyst

Emilio Meneses Rangel

Junior Analyst

Driss Schaillee

Junior Analyst

Clément Roll

Junior Analyst

Nicolas Karam

Junior Analyst

Thomas Hervo

Junior Analyst

William Ancel

Junior Analyst

Jakub Jablonski

Junior Analyst

Isidora Tachmatzidi

Legal Counsel

Léa Sabti

Operations Manager

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    Vice President

    Noah Nejmeddine

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, he worked in Investment Banking at TD Securities in New York, following experience in Private Equity at Crux Capital Partners in Australia and Strategy & Transactions Consulting at Accenture

    Noah holds an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a Grande École degree from HEC Paris.

    He is fluent in French, English, and Arabic

    Consultant

    Adam Harvie

    Before joining the firm, Adam worked with EMV Capital, Oppenheimer & Co., The Conservative Party, and Our Scottish Future, where he gained experience in investment analysis, capital raising, strategic communications, and stakeholder engagement.

    Adam holds degrees from Imperial College London and Edinburgh Business School, with a focus on strategic marketing, international business management, and finance.

    Adam is a native English speaker.

    Associate

    Safae Mouaouia

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Safae worked at EY as a Senior Financial and ESG Auditor and previously completed internships with Cegelec (VINCI Group) and Delta Construction.

    Safae holds an Engineering Degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from ESTP Paris.

    Italian (Native), French (Bilingual), Arabic (Fluent), English (C1), Spanish (A2).

    Associate

    Vascos Veras

    Prior to joining Athos, Vasco worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley in London, where he advised on M&A and ECM/DCM transactions in the energy sector. He previously completed UBS's Graduate Talent Program, gaining exposure to wealth management and structured lending.

    Vasco holds a Master's degree in Finance from Imperial College London and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics. He also completed an exchange semester at the University of San Diego.

    Vasco speaks Portuguese and English fluently and has intermediate proficiency in Spanish.

    Analyst

    Simon Estifanos

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, he gained experience in strategy, transactions, and financial services through roles at Horváth & Partners, EY-Parthenon, Deloitte, Oddo BHF, and Stark Partners Consulting.

    Simon holds a Master of Science in Management from ESCP Business School and Maastricht School of Business and Economics, and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences.

    He is fluent in French, German, and English.

    Junior Associate

    Jeremiah Yondah

    Prior to joining Athos, Jeremiah worked at iCapital Network as an Investment Monitoring Associate and at Abbott Capital Management, where he progressed from Private Equity Operations Analyst to Private Equity Investments Analyst, participating in fund investments, secondary transactions, financial modeling, and investment due diligence.

    Jeremiah holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Ohio Valley University.

    Jeremiah is fluent in English.

    Analyst

    Yulia Dolganova

    Yulia has experience in Global Corporate & Investment Banking at MUFG and in Wealth & Asset Management advisory at PwC, with additional exposure to early-stage startup environments.

    She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Babson College (Wellesley, MA), with a focus on finance and economics.

    Yulia is fluent in English and is a native Russian speaker.

    Junior Analyst

    Jakub Jablonski

    Before joining Athos Partners, Jakub worked at Aventis Advisors, supporting M&A transactions across the technology and business services sectors. He also completed a strategy consulting internship at Strategy&, part of the PwC network.

    Jakub is pursuing the CEMS Master in International Management and a Master's degree in Corporate Finance at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.

    Polish (native), English (fluent), and German (conversational).

    Analyst

    Mishel Sternberg

    Prior to joining Athos, Mishel gained experience with Julius Bär, IMAP, Lafayette Mittelstand Capital and Deutsche Credit Capital Partner, where she worked on investment analysis, M&A transactions, due diligence and private equity projects.

    Mishel holds a Master's degree in Management from IE Business School in Madrid, with a specialization in Finance and Investments, and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

    Mishel speaks German (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent) and French (basic).

    Junior Analyst

    William Ancel

    Before joining Athos, he developed experience in asset management, strategic analysis, and entrepreneurship, including the analysis of over 300 European companies and involvement in business development projects.

    Graduated from the Grande École Program in Finance & Markets at IPAG Business School, with an exchange at the University of Essex focused on valuation and M&A.

    French (native), English (TOEIC 905).

    Operations Manager

    Léa Sabti

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Lea developed her experience at Platinium Group in Monaco, leading revenue optimization strategies for major international events including Formula 1 and MotoGP.

    Lea graduated from EDHEC Business School and is currently completing a Master’s degree in Management Consulting & Research at IAE Côte d’Azur University.

    Languages: French (native), English (fluent – C2), Spanish (intermediate – B1).

    Junior Analyst

    Thomas Hervo

    Thomas Hervo is a US-French investment professional specializing in PE, M&A, infrastructure, and real assets, with experience in research, valuation, and modeling.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Thomas worked as an Investment Analyst at OTEA Capital, LNG Trade Analyst at TotalEnergies, and FP&A Analyst at Dassault Systèmes.

    He Holds a Master in Management and Bachelor in Management from IESEG School of Management, plus an academic exchange at Boston University.

    Thoms is fluent in both French and English with intermediate proficiency in Spanish.

    Associate

    Jack Sullivan

    Jack has over five years of experience in private equity fundraising, investor relations, and strategic advisory for private fund managers.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Jack worked with Azimut Alternative Capital Partners and earlier with FirstPoint Equity, where he supported capital advisory and fundraising initiatives. Earlier in his career, he worked at Gerson Lehrman Group and PwC, beginning his career at PJT Partners within the Park Hill Group private funds advisory team.

    He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Union College.

    Jack is fluent in English.

    Legal Counsel

    Isidora Tachmatzidi

    Isidora has six years of experience as Legal Counsel.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Isidora held her own law office as well as worked as Legal Counsel for a Group of Technology Companies and Attorney in a Greek Law Firm.

    Isidora holds a Master of Laws (LLM) on International Business Law and Bachelor of Law (LLB) both from King’s College London, UK.

    Isidora is fluent in English, Greek, and French.

    Analyst

    Garret Ramplou

    Garret Ramplou has four years of experience in M&A and private equity, particularly within the technology sector.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Garret worked as analyst with CFI France and Avolta Partners.

    Garret holds a master degree in corporate finance and consulting from Audencia Business School.

    Garret is fluent in English and Spanish.

    Analyst

    Estella Campana Brun

    Estella Campana has over three years of experience in corporate finance and M&A manager.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Estella worked as Senior Associate at Collaboration Capital.

    She holds a Bachelor degree in Global Administration, and MSc degree in Finance, Hedge Funds & Private Equity from IUM Monaco.

    Estella is fluent in French, English and Italian.

    Junior Analyst

    Nicolas Karam

    Nicolas has experience in corporate finance, and M&A, combining technical expertise in engineering, finance, and business law.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, he worked at Sène & Cie, KPMG Corporate Finance, and Edmond de Rothschild.

    He holds degrees from ESSEC Business School, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and EPF Ecole d’Ingénieurs.

    Nicolas speaks French and English, with conversational Arabic, Italian, and Spanish.

    Associate

    Aurélien Cosmao

    Aurélien has five years of professional experience in financial advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Aurélien worked in financial advisory at Deloitte.

    He holds a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from ICAM.

    Aurélien is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

    Junior Analyst

    Clément Roll

    Clément has experience in corporate finance, M&A, and audit.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, he worked at Berney Associés, Wingate, and Protechnic.

    He holds a Master of Science in Corporate Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Management, both from HEC Lausanne.

    Clément speaks French and English.

    Analyst

    Micol Di Pietrantonio

    Micol has 1 year of professional experience in Financial Advisory and Equity Research.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Micol worked as Financial Advisory at EY in Milan, Italy, and Equity research at Banca Akros.

    She holds a Master's degree in Corporate Finance from LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, Italy.

    Micol is fluent in Italian and English and conversational in Spanish.

    Junior Associate

    Johan Alexander Degn

    Johan has five years of professional experience in private equity advisory and investment banking.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Johan worked in private equity advisory at Danske Bank Large Corporates & Institutions.

    He holds a Master's degree in Applied Economics and Finance and a Bachelor's degree in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

    Johan is fluent in Danish, English and Norwegian.

    Junior Analyst

    Driss Schaillee

    Driss has two years of professional experience in private equity advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Driss worked in private equity advisory at Arthur D. Little and at ABN AMRO.

    He holds a Master's degree in Finance from Tilburg University, as well as a Bachelor's degree in International Business & Management from Rotterdam Business School.

    Driss is fluent in Dutch, English and French.

    Junior Analyst

    Emilio Meneses Rangel

    Emilio has one year of professional experience in private equity advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Emilio worked in private equity advisory at Nava Partners.

    He holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from University of Antwerp, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from KU Leuven.

    Emilio is fluent in English and Spanish.

    Associate

    Ariel Hiterer

    Ariel has two years of professional experience in capital markets and investment banking.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Ariel worked in capital markets at Blackrock and in investment banking at JPMorgan Chase.

    He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Drexel University.

    Ariel is fluent in English.

    Junior Associate

    Ludovico Visconti

    Ludovico has one year of professional experience in private equity advisory and investment banking.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Ludovico worked in private equity advisory at Mediolanum International and in investment banking at Whitestone Associates.

    He holds a Master's degree in Economics and Business Management from LIUC Cattaneo University, a Master's in Finance from Stevens Institute of Technology, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Administration, Finance and Control from University of Salerno.

    Ludovico is fluent in Italian, English and French.

    Associate

    Simon Brophy

    Simon has one year of professional experience in private debt and private equity advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Simon worked in private debt at Edmond de Rothschild and private equity advisory at StepStone Group.

    He holds a Bachelor's degree in Management with Modern Languages from University of Cambridge.

    Simon is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

    Junior Associate

    Alexandre Fonty

    Alexandre has three years of professional experience in investment banking, corporate finance and private equity advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Alexandre worked in investment banking at Alpha Capital Partners and in private equity advisory at C4 Ventures, as well as in Corporate Finance at L’Oréal.

    He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Imperial College, as well as a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from Sorbonne University.

    Alexandre is fluent in English and French.

    Associate

    Philip Keupink

    Philip has one year of professional experience in private equity advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Philip worked in private equity advisory at Adyen and at ASIF Ventures.

    He holds a Master's degree in International Finance from HEC Paris, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics from Amsterdam University.

    Philip is fluent in Dutch, English and French.

    Vice President

    José Luis González Martín

    José Luis has two years of professional experience in private equity and M&A advisory.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, José Luis worked in private equity at Founder Legacy Partners and M&A advisory at Afi.

    He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from University of Exeter.

    José Luis is fluent in Spanish, English and French.

    Vice President

    Alexander Hasley

    Alexander has five years of experience in private equity and M&A advisory. His prior experience includes Lateral Investment Management, Athos Partners, Bel Air Investment Advisors, PIMCO, Stifel and Morgan Stanley holding roles across private equity fundraising, investor relations, investment management, and investment analysis.

    He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy with a concentration in Global Capital Markets from the University of California, Berkeley.

    He is a native English speaker and is fluent in Spanish.

    Transaction Experience
    Priveq VII
    2024SEK 3,000,000,000Sweden
    Elvaston Capital VI
    2024 UndisclosedGermany
    LEO III (DUBAG)
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    CoRe Capital II
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    EOS II
    2023€300,000,000Germany
    VEP IV
    2023€115,000,000Special Situations
    Rantum II
    2023Undisclosed Germany
    Ceder Capital III
    2023SEK 1,500,000,000Sweden
    Standout Capital II
    2022SEK 1,650,000,000Sweden

    Director

    Pietro Rosci

    Pietro has five years of experience in private equity advisory and investment banking. He has been involved in nine fundraising and advisory mandates in Europe.

    Prior to joining Athos Partners, Pietro worked in investment banking at Barclays.

    He holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics and Finance, both from Bocconi University.

    He is fluent in Italian, English and French.

    Transaction Experience
    Priveq VII
    2024SEK 3,000,000,000Sweden
    Elvaston Capital VI
    2024 UndisclosedGermany
    LEO III (DUBAG)
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    CoRe Capital II
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    EOS II
    2023€300,000,000Germany
    VEP IV
    2023€115,000,000Special Situations
    Rantum II
    2023Undisclosed Germany
    Ceder Capital III
    2023SEK 1,500,000,000Sweden
    Standout Capital II
    2022SEK 1,650,000,000Sweden

    Partner

    Viktor Bergström

    Viktor has over twelve years of experience in private equity advisory and investment banking. He has been involved in 46 fundraising and advisory mandates across Europe.

    Prior to co-founding Athos Partners, Viktor worked at Acanthus Advisers where he was responsible for deal execution and Nordic investor coverage. Before his fund placement career, he worked in the M&A department of Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander in London.

    He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, specialising in finance, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, both from Linköping University in Sweden.

    Viktor speaks Swedish and English.

    Transaction Experience
    Priveq VII
    2024SEK 3,000,000,000Sweden
    Elvaston Capital VI
    2024 UndisclosedGermany
    LEO III (DUBAG)
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    CoRe Capital II
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    EOS II
    2023€300,000,000Germany
    VEP IV
    2023€115,000,000Special Situations
    Rantum II
    2023Undisclosed Germany
    Ceder Capital III
    2023SEK 1,500,000,000Sweden
    Standout Capital II
    2022SEK 1,650,000,000Sweden
    Mentha Capital VII
    2022€268,000,000Netherlands
    KCP IX
    2021£51,750,000United Kingdom
    Connected Capital II
    2021€154,000,000Netherlands
    Elvaston Capital V
    2021 UndisclosedGermany
    Capza Flex 5
    2021€700,000,000Europe
    Priveq VI
    2020SEK 2,562,500,000Sweden
    CoRe Capital I
    2020€20,000,000Special Situations
    LEO II (DUBAG)
    2019€41,000,000Special Situations
    Elvaston Capital IV
    2019€256,000,000Germany
    HQ Equita V
    2019€308,250,000Germany
    Mentha Capital VI
    2019€180,000,000Netherlands
    CataCap II
    2018DKK 1,800,000,000Denmark
    Tempus Capital II
    2018€60,000,000Special Situations
    Ceder Capital II
    2017SEK 960,000,000Sweden
    Elvaston Capital III
    2017€164,500,000Germany
    CAPZA Flex 4
    2016€350,000,000Europe
    Mentha Capital V
    2016€143,000,000Netherlands
    Agilitas 2015
    2016 UndisclosedEurope
    Omnes Croissance IV
    2016€210,000,000France
    eEquity III
    2016SEK 750,000,000Nordic
    Priveq V
    2016SEK 2,311,700,000Sweden
    Mentha Capital IV
    2015€107,000,000Netherlands
    Ceder Capital I
    2015SEK 350,000,000Sweden
    Palero II
    2014€85,000,000Special Situations
    Miura II
    2014€200,000,000Spain
    FSS II
    2014€200,000,000Special Situations
    Tempus Capital I
    2014€102,000,000Special Situations
    CAPZA Flex 3
    2013€350,000,000Europe
    eEquity II
    2013SEK 350,000,000Nordic
    Agilitas 2013
    2013 UndisclosedEurope
    Tar Heel Capital II
    2012€50,000,000Poland
    Progressus I B
    2012 UndisclosedNorway
    Borromin Capital III
    2011€128,000,000Germany
    FSS
    2010€150,000,000 Special Situations
    Polaris III
    2010€365,000,000Nordic
    Impax NEF II
    2010€260,000,000Energy
    Finatem III
    2009€135,000,000Germany

    Managing Partner

    Paul Arent

    Paul has almost 20 years of experience in private equity advisory and management consulting. He has been involved in 54 fundraising and advisory mandates across Europe, CEE and Asia.

    Prior to co-founding Athos Partners, Paul worked for Acanthus Advisers in London, where he was leading European fundraising mandates and supervised the team. Prior to joining Acanthus, Paul worked in the Deloitte Fund Placement Team headquartered in London.

    Paul started his career as a management consultant covering a diverse spectrum of industries and functional matters in Europe and the Middle East.

    He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel.

    Paul is fluent in German, English and French.

    Transaction Experience
    Priveq VII
    2024SEK 3,000,000,000Sweden
    Elvaston Capital VI
    2024 UndisclosedGermany
    LEO III (DUBAG)
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    CoRe Capital II
    2024€80,000,000Special Situations
    EOS II
    2023€300,000,000Germany
    VEP IV
    2023€115,000,000Special Situations
    Rantum II
    2023Undisclosed Germany
    Ceder Capital III
    2023SEK 1,500,000,000Sweden
    Standout Capital II
    2022SEK 1,650,000,000Sweden
    Mentha Capital VII
    2022€268,000,000Netherlands
    KCP IX
    2021£51,750,000United Kingdom
    Connected Capital II
    2021€154,000,000Netherlands
    Elvaston Capital V
    2021 UndisclosedGermany
    Capza Flex 5
    2021€700,000,000Europe
    Priveq VI
    2020SEK 2,562,500,000Sweden
    CoRe Capital I
    2020€20,000,000Special Situations
    LEO II (DUBAG)
    2019€41,000,000Special Situations
    Elvaston Capital IV
    2019€256,000,000Germany
    HQ Equita V
    2019€308,250,000Germany
    Mentha Capital VI
    2019€180,000,000Netherlands
    CataCap II
    2018DKK 1,800,000,000Denmark
    Tempus Capital II
    2018€60,000,000Special Situations
    Ceder Capital II
    2017SEK 960,000,000Sweden
    Elvaston Capital III
    2017€164,500,000Germany
    CAPZA Flex 4
    2016€350,000,000Europe
    Mentha Capital V
    2016€143,000,000Netherlands
    Agilitas 2015
    2016 UndisclosedEurope
    Omnes Croissance IV
    2016€210,000,000France
    eEquity III
    2016SEK 750,000,000Nordic
    Priveq V
    2016SEK 2,311,700,000Sweden
    Mentha Capital IV
    2015€107,000,000Netherlands
    Ceder Capital I
    2015SEK 350,000,000Sweden
    Palero II
    2014€85,000,000Special Situations
    Miura II
    2014€200,000,000Spain
    FSS II
    2014€200,000,000Special Situations
    Tempus Capital I
    2014€102,000,000Special Situations
    CAPZA Flex 3
    2013€350,000,000Europe
    eEquity II
    2013SEK 350,000,000Nordic
    Agilitas 2013
    2013 UndisclosedEurope
    Tar Heel Capital II
    2012€50,000,000Poland
    Progressus I B
    2012 UndisclosedNorway
    Borromin Capital III
    2011€128,000,000Germany
    FSS
    2010€150,000,000 Special Situations
    Polaris III
    2010€365,000,000Nordic
    Impax NEF II
    2010€260,000,000Energy
    NextStage II
    2010€69,000,000France
    Finatem III
    2009€135,000,000Germany
    Procuritas IV
    2009€139,000,000Sweden
    Bancroft III
    2008€60,000,000CEE
    Pragma II
    2008€345,000,000France
    HSBC PE Asia 6
    2008€1,500,000,000Asia
    Borromin Capital II
    2007€162,000,000Germany