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    Claudio Ossanna
    Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    Claudio Ossanna

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Claudio joined 3i in September 2019, 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 Oystercatcher, Belfast City Airport and SRL Traffic Systems.

    He has previous experience from Barclays Investment Bank and CVC Credit Partners.

    Claudio holds a MSc in International Finance from HEC Paris and a BSc in Economics from Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3030
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    Justin Pabst
    Associate Director

    Benelux / Private Equity

    Justin Pabst

    Associate Director
    Benelux / Private Equity
    Consumer

    Justin joined 3i in February 2018 and is an Associate Director in the Amsterdam office. He is focused on the Consumer sector and is a deal team member for Mepal, BoConcept and nexeye (formerly Hans Anders). He currently serves on the board of BoConcept.

    Before joining 3i, Justin was a Commercial Project Manager at Coolblue in Rotterdam, and prior to this worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Amsterdam.

    He holds a BSc in Economics and Business Economics from Utrecht University, and a MSc in Corporate Finance and Banking from Duisenberg School of Finance, Amsterdam.

    3i office address

    Cornelis Schuytstraat 74
    1071 JL Amsterdam
    0031 / 20 3057444

     

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    Marco Pampanin
    Analyst

    France / Infrastructure

    Marco Pampanin

    Analyst
    France / Infrastructure

    Marco joined 3i in March 2022 and is an Analyst in the Infrastructure team based in Paris. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals across the Economic Infrastructure and Projects space. He is currently involved in Ionisos and Herambiente.

    Marco graduated from Bocconi University in Milan (Msc in Finance) and interned in the project finance team of UniCredit in Milan, covering origination and execution in the CEE region .

    3i office address

    29 rue de Berri,
    75008 Paris
    + 33 1 73 15 11 00
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    Telman Papikyan
    Senior Associate

    Germany / Private Equity

    Telman Papikyan

    Senior Associate
    Germany / Private Equity
    Industrial Technology

    Telman joined 3i in 2022 and is a Senior Associate in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt.

    He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in Germany as well as in the Industrial Technology sector. He is involved in 3i’s investment in Weener Plastics.

    Prior to joining 3i, Telman worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at BNP Paribas in Germany, and as an Investment Associate at Palladio Partners.

    Telman holds an MSc in Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

    3i office address

    OpernTurm
    Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4
    60306 Frankfurt am Main
    +49 17 2655263 8

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    Lars Parnet
    Analyst

    Germany / Private Equity

    Lars Parnet

    Analyst
    Germany / Private Equity
    Services, Software

    Lars joined 3i in 2023 and is an Analyst in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt.

    He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in Germany as well as in the Business & Technology Services sector. He is involved in 3i’s investment in MAIT.

    Prior to joining 3i, he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse and gained further work experience at Montagu Private Equity and Rivean Capital.

    Lars holds a BSc in Business Administration with a focus on Banking & Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

    3i office address

    OpernTurm
    Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4
    60306 Frankfurt am Main
    +49 69 710000 0

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    Nikhil Patel
    Partner

    North America / Private Equity

    Nikhil Patel

    Partner
    North America / Private Equity
    Healthcare

    Nikhil joined 3i in 2016 in the New York office and is a member of 3i’s Healthcare sector coverage team. He participates in all elements of the investment process, including industry segment analysis, identification and screening of new opportunities, due diligence, transaction structuring, financing and execution. He currently sits on the Board of SaniSure, ten23, Q Holding and Cirtec Medical.

    Prior to joining 3i, Nikhil was a Vice President at Chicago Pacific Founders, where he was an integral member of a debut middle market private equity fund and participated in the acquisition of three portfolio companies. Prior to joining CPF, Nikhil was a Senior Associate at Water Street Healthcare Partners, a mid-market private equity firm with approximately $2 billion of capital under management. While at Water Street, he helped execute a number of platform investments and successful portfolio company exits. Nikhil was previously an Analyst in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking division of UBS Investment Bank.

    Nikhil graduated from New York University’s Leonard Stern School of Business with Honors.

    3i office address

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

    Benelux / Private Equity

    Bastiaan Peer

    Partner
    Benelux / Private Equity
    Industrial Technology

    Bastiaan is a Partner in the Amsterdam Private Equity team. He is a deal team member for Basic-Fit, European Bakery Group, Royal Sanders and Yanga.

    He currently serves on the Board of Directors of European Bakery Group, Royal Sanders and Yanga. Previously, Bastiaan served on the Board of Directors of Kinolt and was an Observer on the Boards of Azelis and BoConcept.

    Prior to joining 3i, Bastiaan worked in the Benelux Investment Banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Amsterdam. He holds a Masters degree in Financial Economics and a Masters degree in Financial Law from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

    3i office address

    Cornelis Schuytstraat 74
    1071 JL Amsterdam
    0031 / 20 3057444
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    Marta Pinto
    Associate

    UK / Infrastructure

    Marta Pinto

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Marta joined 3i in October 2021 and is an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. She is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.

    Prior to joining 3i, Marta worked in Sumitomo Corporation Europe, with a focus on deal origination and execution, and asset management, and in the investment banking division of Société Générale as part of the Energy and Infrastructure team.

    Marta holds a degree in Biomedical Science from Queen Mary University of London.

    3i office address

    16 Palace Street
    London SW1E 5JD
    +44 (0)20 7975 3077
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    Edward Pike
    Senior Legal Counsel

    UK / Infrastructure

    Edward Pike

    Senior Legal Counsel
    UK / Infrastructure

    Ed is a qualified solicitor who joined 3i’s Infrastructure Team as legal counsel in September 2017.

    He has responsibility for legal and regulatory aspects of new investments and divestments, portfolio management and legal risk management.  Prior to joining 3i, Ed worked at the law firm Travers Smith LLP from 2012 to 2017, specialising in M&A and private equity.

    3i office address

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

    North America / Infrastructure

    Malavika Rajagopal

    Associate
    North America / Infrastructure

    Malavika joined 3i’s Infrastructure team in New York in April 2023.

    Prior to 3i, Malavika was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Natural Resources Group. Before joining Goldman Sachs, she was an IBD Analyst at Morgan Stanley.

    Malavika holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chicago.

    3i office address

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

    North America / Private Equity

    Saty Rao

    Senior Associate
    North America / Private Equity

    Saty joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its North America Private Equity team based in New York.

    Prior to 3i, Saty was a Consultant at A.T. Kearney, where he advised corporate and private equity clients in North America and Europe on growth strategy, M&A diligence and integration, operational improvement, and digital transformation. 

    During his graduate studies, he interned with Cerberus Capital Management, Access Holdings, and Johnson & Johnson’s San Francisco-based Digital Health team. 

    Saty received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, his MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and BA with High Honors in Political Science and Philosophy from Swarthmore College. 

    3i office address

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

    UK / Infrastructure

    Charlie Rees

    Associate
    UK / Infrastructure

    Charlie joined 3i in June 2023 and is 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, Charlie was an Associate in the Transport & Infrastructure team at Rothschild & Co in the Sydney and London offices.

    Charlie holds a Master of Finance at The University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Commerce at The University of Sydney.

    3i office address

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

    North America / Private Equity

    Richard Relyea

    Partner, Managing Director
    North America / Private Equity
    Industrial Technology, Healthcare

    Richard joined 3i in 2007 and is Head of 3i’s North American Private Equity team and the Global Head of Healthcare.

    He has been involved in 3i’s investments in Mold-Masters, Quintiles, Q Holding, Dynatect Manufacturing, Cirtec Medical, SaniSure and ten23 Health. He currently sits on the Boards of Q Holding, Dynatect Manufacturing, Cirtec Medical, SaniSure and ten23 Health, and previously sat on the Boards of Quintiles and Mold-Masters.

    Prior to joining 3i, Richard was a Principal at Halyard Capital, where he invested in companies in the media, business services and communications sectors. Prior to joining Halyard, Richard was an Associate at Entrade, where he invested in technology and internet infrastructure businesses.

    Richard began his career at Security Capital's Preferred Growth Private Equity fund.

    3i office address

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

    Benelux / Private Equity

    Valerie van Rhijn

    Analyst
    Benelux / Private Equity
    Consumer

    Valerie joined 3i in 2022 as an Analyst in the Benelux Private Equity team. She is deal team member of Konges Sløjd and Action.

    Prior to joining 3i, Valerie gained internship experience in the Investment Banking team at Lazard Benelux and mid-market Private Equity firm Bencis Capital Partners.

    She holds a BSc degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Amsterdam, and a MSc in Finance and Investments from the RSM Erasmus.

    3i office address

    Cornelis Schuytstraat 74
    1071 JL Amsterdam
    0031 / 20 3057444

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    Alastair Richardson
    Head of Legal

    UK / Private Equity

    Alastair Richardson

    Head of Legal
    UK / Private Equity

    Alastair is Head of Legal for 3i's Private Equity team, with responsibility for legal risk management and the provision of legal support for new investments, portfolio matters, exits and fundraising activities to 3i's international Private Equity business.

    Alastair joined 3i in 1998 from a London law firm where he worked as an Associate specialising in international corporate M&A and private equity. He holds a BA joint honours degree in Economics & Law from Durham University and is qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales. Alastair is also vice chair of the BVCA Legal Committee.

    3i office address

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

    Germany / Private Equity

    Christoph Rinnert

    Director
    Germany / Private Equity
    Industrial Technology

    Christoph joined 3i in 2015 and is a Director in the German Private Equity team. He is responsible for the Industrial Technology sector in the German-speaking region.

    He was part of the deal team in 3i's investment in Weener Plastics, a leading manufacturer of innovative plastic packaging systems for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, and is a Member of Weener Plastics' Supervisory Board. He was also part of the deal team in 3i's investment in Formel D.

    Prior to joining 3i, Christoph worked at Rothschild in the German M&A advisory team, where he was involved in a number of German and cross-border transactions for industrial and consumer companies. Previously, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Advisory Transactions Valuation & Strategy division focusing on clients in the technology sector.

    Christoph holds a Master of Engineering from Imperial College in London.

    3i office address

    OpernTurm
    Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4
    60306 Frankfurt am Main
    +49 69 710000 0

     

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