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  • Markus Abeler 3I Portrait
    Markus Abeler
    Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    Markus Abeler

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Markus joined 3i in May 2023 as an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.

    Prior to joining 3i, Markus worked at HSBC in London, covering M&A across Transport, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Construction.

    Markus holds a BA in Economics from New York University.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • Antony Amalor
    Antony Amalor
    Senior Associate

    UK / Private Equity

    Antony Amalor

    Senior Associate
    UK / Private Equity
    Services & Software

    Antony is a Senior Associate in the UK Private Equity team. He was involved in 3i’s investment in Digital Barriers and also supports on 3i’s investment in AESSEAL, a leading mechanical seals manufacturer. 

    Prior to joining 3i in February 2022, Antony worked in the EMEA Business Services Group at Morgan Stanley, advising clients on a range of transactions across the Business Services sector. Antony holds a BSc (Hons) Finance from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School).

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3205
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    George Archer
    Banking Partner

    UK / Private Equity

    George Archer

    Banking Partner
    UK / Private Equity

    George joined 3i in 2011 and is a Partner in its Banking Team. He has 28 years of banking experience and has worked on financing transactions for many of 3i’s current and former portfolio companies, including Action, Arrivia, Aspen Pumps, Audley Travel, Basic Fit, BoConcept, Cirtec Medical, Dutch Bakery, Dynatect, Element, Eltel, ESG, Hans Anders, Kinolt, Lekolar, MAIT, Magnitude, Mepal, MKM, OneMed, Q Holding, Royal Sanders, Sanisure, SLR, Wilson HCG and Yanga.

    Prior to 3i, George worked at The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America and Barclays Capital, specialising in leveraged finance and sponsor coverage. He has also held positions in leveraged loan syndications and in corporate restructuring.

    George holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry from Imperial College (University of London), a BSc (Hons) degree in Financial Services from UMIST and a MSc degree in Operational Research from Strathclyde University.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Sam Beach
    Senior Associate

    North America / Private Equity

    Sam Beach

    Senior Associate
    North America / Private Equity
    Services & Software

    Sam joined 3i in 2021 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York.

    Prior to joining 3i, Sam worked as an Associate at Windjammer Capital Investors, where he invested in a broad range of advanced manufacturing, specialty distribution, and business service industry sectors.  He was also previously an Analyst at Harris Williams & Co.

    Sam received an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

    3i office address

    300 Park Ave, 23rd floor
    New York, NY 10022
    +1 (212) 848 1400

    Investments

  • Jake Beh
    Jake Behrman
    Director

    North America / Private Equity

    Jake Behrman

    Director
    North America / Private Equity
    Healthcare

    Jake joined 3i in 2018 in the New York office and is a member of the Healthcare sector coverage team. Jake has been involved in 3i’s investments in Cirtec Medical, SaniSure, and ten23 Health.

    Prior to joining 3i, Jake worked as an Associate at Metalmark Capital, a middle-market private equity that has managed more than $8 billion through its funds. While at Metalmark, he helped execute a number of platform investments and transformative portfolio company acquisitions. Jake was previously an Analyst in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley.

    Jake graduated from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business with High Distinction.

    3i office address

    300 Park Ave, 23rd floor
    New York, NY 10022
    +1 (212) 848 1400
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    Paolo Bergamelli
    Director

    UK / Infrastructure

    Paolo Bergamelli

    Director
    UK / Infrastructure

    Paolo is a Director in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in 2015. He is responsible for the origination, execution and asset management of infrastructure investments. His transaction experience includes Wireless Infrastructure Group, Infinis, Tampnet, Anglian Water, Herambiente and Global Cloud Xchange. He is currently on the board of Herambiente.

    Prior to joining 3i, Paolo worked in the investment banking division of UBS, advising on Infrastructure, Transport and Telecom transactions.

    Paolo holds a MSc in Finance from Bocconi University.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Victor Bessis
    Associate

    UK / Private Equity

    Victor Bessis

    Associate
    UK / Private Equity

    Victor is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in London.

    Prior to joining 3i in 2020, Victor gained internship experience in technology M&A at Cambon Partners in Paris and in Venture Capital at Global Founders Capital (Paris and New York).

    Victor is involved with 3i's investment in MPM, an international leader in branded, premium, natural pet food.

    Victor holds a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in International Finance from HEC Paris.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131

    Investments

  • 17 Gaurav Bhurat
    Gaurav Bhurat
    Director

    India / Private Equity

    Gaurav Bhurat

    Director
    India / Private Equity

    Gaurav joined 3i in 2011 and has been involved in both Infrastructure and Private Equity investments.

    Prior to 3i, Gaurav worked at TVS Capital, a mid-market private equity fund, where he invested in banking, retail, healthcare and other consumer-oriented plays. He has also invested in European Private Equity and high yield debt at Goldman Sachs and in US small cap public equities at Boston Avenue Capital LLC, a billion $ hedge fund.

    Gaurav holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

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    Casper de Bok
    Associate

    Benelux / Private Equity

    Casper de Bok

    Associate
    Benelux / Private Equity

    Casper joined 3i in 2021 in the Benelux Private Equity team and is a deal team member of European Bakery Group, Royal Sanders and Basic-Fit.

    Prior joining 3i, Casper gained internship experience in sell-side M&A at Lincoln International and mid-market Private Equity at Avedon Capital Partners.

    Casper holds a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Delft.

    3i office address

    Cornelis Schuytstraat 74
    1071 JL Amsterdam
    +31 20 3057 444
  • Simon Borrows Profile 2024
    Simon Borrows
    Chief Executive

    Board of Directors

    Simon Borrows

    Chief Executive
    Board of Directors

    Simon was appointed Chief Executive in May 2012 after joining 3i in October 2011 as Chief Investment Officer. Chair of the Group's Risk Committee, Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Chair of
    the Supervisory Board of Peer Holding I B.V., the Dutch holding company for the Group’s investment in Action. 

    Prior to joining 3i, Simon was Chair of Greenhill & Co International LLP, having previously been Co-Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill & Co. Inc. Before founding the European operations of Greenhill & Co, he was the Managing Director of Baring Brothers International Limited. Formerly a non-executive director of the British Land Company PLC and Inchcape plc. 

    Simon has a law degree from London University and an MBA from London Business School.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Pierre-Axel Botuha
    Partner

    France / Private Equity

    Pierre-Axel Botuha

    Partner
    France / Private Equity
    Consumer & Private Label

    Pierre-Axel is a Partner and Co-Head of the French Private Equity team. Prior to joining 3i in 2021, he was a Principal at L Catterton where he focused on consumer investments in Europe. 

    Pierre-Axel began his career at La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, advising on M&A transactions in France, Germany and China. He then worked at BCG, supporting international strategy projects in the industrials, logistics and automotive sectors, and L-GAM, a UK-based, long-term oriented, private equity firm. 

    Pierre-Axel holds an MBA from INSEAD (with Distinction), a MSc in Engineering from Supelec Paris, and a Masters in Economics from Paris XI University.

    3i office address

    29 rue de Berri,
    75008 Paris
    + 33 1 73 15 11 00
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    William Bourne
    Associate Director

    UK / Private Equity

    William Bourne

    Associate Director
    UK / Private Equity

    William is an Associate Director in the Banking Team within 3i Private Equity. He has worked on financings for a number of 3i's portfolio companies, including: Action, Cirtec Medical, Evernex, Formel D, Luqom, YDEON and VakantieDiscounter.

    Prior to joining 3i in 2022, William spent seven years at Barclays Investment Bank working across a range of teams. He spent most of his time in Leveraged Finance, working on a range of European and cross border transactions for mid-market and large-cap buyouts and financings in all sectors, whilst specialising in TMT, Healthcare and Consumer businesses.

    William holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Bristol.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Eric Bucher
    Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    Eric Bucher

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Eric joined 3i in September 2021 and is an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is responsible for the origination and execution of new investments in Europe, as well as supporting the activities of portfolio companies including DNS:NET, Belfast City Airport and Global Cloud Xchange.

    He has previous experience from Waterland Private Equity and JPMorgan.

    Eric holds a MSc in Financial Analysis from London Business School and a B.A. HSG in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. In addition, he gained experience during his studies abroad at Harvard University.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
  • Clare Calderwood
    Clare Calderwood
    Group Deputy Company Secretary

    UK

    Clare Calderwood

    Group Deputy Company Secretary
    UK

    Clare joined 3i’s Group Secretariat as a company secretary in November 2018. She is currently the Group Deputy Company Secretary working closely with the General Counsel & Company Secretary on 3i Group’s corporate governance. She also acts as the company secretary for 3i Infrastructure plc and deals with all matters related to 3i’s employee share plans. 

    Clare qualified as a solicitor with Freshfields in 1992 and joined Clifford Chance in 1993 in their Tokyo office, returning to London in 2003. Following a career break Clare returned to Clifford Chance as a senior associate in 2006 specialising in debt financing transactions. Following a further period abroad, she joined TSB Bank as an in-house lawyer in 2013, and became a company secretary there in 2016.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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    Rémi Carnimolla
    Partner, Managing Director

    France / Private Equity

    Rémi Carnimolla

    Partner, Managing Director
    France / Private Equity
    Services & Software

    Rémi joined 3i in 2003. He is currently the Head of the Paris office and is a member of the 3i Investment Committee. He sits on the Board of Evernex.

    In 2019, Rémi led 3i’s investment in Evernex, a leading European provider of third party maintenance services for data centre infrastructure and soon after, in 2020, the transformative acquisition of Technogroup. In 2017, he led 3i’s investment in Havea, a European leader in the natural consumer healthcare industry which he successfully sold in July 2022 after having tripled its results with 5 acquisitions in Europe (Aragan, Densmore, Pasquali, Calmosine and ixX Pharma), an acceleration of organic growth with an enhanced and more focused marketing strategy and a full change and upgrade of the organisation. Rémi also led 3i’s investments in Keolis, Etanco, Vedici and Trescal as well as being involved in Geka, Atesteo, Formel D, Hans Anders, TCR and in 2021 MPM in the “natural pet food” segment. 

    Prior to joining 3i, Rémi founded and headed a French venture capital firm in Tunisia and spent three years with McKinsey. 

    Rémi has a degree in Accounting and Finance from the Paris Business School (ESCP) and an executive MBA (sponsored by McKinsey). 

    3i office address

    29 rue de Berri,
    75008 Paris
    + 33 1 73 15 11 00

    Investments

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    Lauren Causon
    Senior Legal Counsel

    North America / Private Equity

    Lauren Causon

    Senior Legal Counsel
    North America / Private Equity

    Lauren joined 3i in 2019 and is based in the New York office, with responsibility for supporting the Private Equity team globally on new investments and divestments, portfolio matters and legal risk management.

    Prior to 3i, Lauren was an associate in the corporate teams of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and Travers Smith LLP in London, where she advised private equity funds and portfolio companies on international M&A, management incentivisation, restructurings and refinancings. Lauren is qualified as a solicitor of the courts of England & Wales and is registered as a foreign-qualified in-house attorney in New York.

    Lauren holds a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol and completed her post-graduate legal studies at the University of Law, Guildford and BPP University, London.

    3i office address

    300 Park Ave, 23rd floor
    New York, NY 10022
    +44 (0)20 7975 3131
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