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UK / Infrastructure
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.
UK / Private Equity
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.
North America / Private Equity
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.
Investments
North America / Private Equity
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.
UK / Infrastructure
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.
UK / Private Equity
Senior Associate, ESG
UK / Private Equity
Brita is an ESG Senior Associate in the Private Equity team based in London.
Prior to joining 3i in 2024, Brita spent four years in PwC’s Sustainability practice, across Norway, the UK and the Middle East. She has broad sector experience supporting corporates with setting and implementing sustainability strategies and reporting processes. Brita began her career as an ESG Advisor in the oil and gas sector in Norway.
Brita holds a BA from King’s College London and an MPhil in International Development from the University of Oxford.
UK / Private Equity
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.
Investments
India / Private Equity
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.
Benelux / Private Equity
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.
Board of Directors
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.
France / Private Equity
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.
UK / Private Equity
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.
UK / Infrastructure
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.
Investments
UK
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.
France / Private Equity
Senior 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).
Investments
North America / Private Equity
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.
