North America / Private Equity
Associate
North America / Private Equity
Healthcare
Sean joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. He has since been involved in 3i’s investments in arrivia, RedWeek, and insightsoftware.
Prior to joining 3i, Sean was an Investment Banking Analyst with Jefferies in the Global Technology Group, where he focused on M&A advisory and capital raising transactions.
Sean graduated from Emory University with a B.B.A. in Finance and Information Systems, with high honors.
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UK / Private Equity
Banking Partner
UK / Private Equity
Anil joined 3i in 2007 and is the Partner responsible for 3i's Banking & Risk Team within the Private Equity division. Anil and his team have worked on comprehensive transactions across 3i’s international platform including Scandlines, Mayborn, Norma, Xellia, Civica, Memora, Refresco, Action, Hilite, Amor, GEKA, Christ, WP, ATESTEO, Havea, Luqom, Formel D, Evernex, MPM, xSuite and Constellation.
In addition to the Debt Capital Markets activities of the team, Anil sits on the Partner Review Panel and also acts as a Second Partner on new transactions evaluated by 3i Private Equity.
Anil has over 28 years of experience, having started at Lloyds Bank Corporate Banking in 1995. Anil subsequently worked for Dresdner Kleinwort from 1999, where he held various positions in Credit Risk Management, Structured Finance and Corporate Finance & Advisory, completing landmark transactions across a wide range of geographies, sectors and financing structures. Anil studied at Sussex University and holds a BA in Economics. He is an Associate Member of Corporate Treasurers.
Benelux / Private Equity
Analyst
Benelux / Private Equity
Stijn joined 3i in 2023 and is an Analyst in the Benelux Private Equity team.
Prior to joining 3i, Stijn gained internship experience in Investment Banking at Rothschild & Co, Private Equity at NewPort Capital and sell-side M&A at Oaklins.
He holds a BSc in International Business Administration from the VU University Amsterdam, and a MSc in Finance and Investments from the RSM Erasmus.
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France / Private Equity
Senior Associate
France / Private Equity
Consumer, Healthcare
Thibault joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its European Private Equity team and is based in Paris. He is involved in 3i’s investment in Constellation, an IT managed services provider specialised in hybrid cloud and cybersecurity.
Prior to joining 3i, Thibault worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in Paris (BCG). Thibault began his career at L.E.K. Consulting and completed internships at Lazard in M&A and at EY in audit.
Thibault holds an MSc in Finance & Strategy from Sciences Po Paris.
Germany / Private Equity
Associate
Germany / Private Equity
Healthcare
Christoph joined 3i in 2022 and is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt having completed an internship at 3i in 2018. He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in Germany with a focus on the Consumer sector.
He is involved in 3i’s investment in Luqom Group, the largest European online specialist in the lighting space. Prior to joining 3i, Christoph worked for Amazon in Operations and Supply Chain Management in Germany and the UK. Christoph holds a MPhil in Industrial Systems, Manufacturing and Management from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in International Business from WHU.
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UK / Private Equity
Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Private Equity
UK / Private Equity
Tony joined 3i in 1998 and became Chief Operating Officer in 2010. He is a member of the 3i Group Executive Committee, Investment Committee and the Private Equity Leadership Team. Tony currently sits on the boards of Scandlines and MPM.
Outside 3i, Tony is a member of the International Private Equity Valuations (IPEV) Board; Invest Europe's Professional Standards Committee; and the Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG), an independent body that reviews transparency and disclosures within the UK Private Equity industry.
Before joining 3i, Tony worked at KPMG where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Tony has a Geography degree from Loughborough University.
UK / Private Equity
Managing Partner, Asset Management Group
UK / Private Equity
Ian joined 3i in 1987 and became a Partner in 1994 prior to its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. In his current role as Managing Partner, Asset Management, Ian is involved in investing and asset management activity across 3i Private Equity and Infrastructure.
He sits on the boards of a number of leading, international companies including: AESSEAL (seals for rotating equipment), Cirtec Medical (medical device outsourcing) and Tato Holdings (biocides and specialty chemicals). Ian is the senior independent director of BSI Group, the global standards and services company driving company excellence and resilience, and a former director of 3i Infrastructure plc, the FTSE250 listed long-term investor in infrastructure businesses and assets.
Prior to his current role, Ian led 3i’s Technology business in Europe having invested in areas including security software (Sophos), artificial intelligence (Searchspace), mobile technology (Nujira).
Ian graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham. Prior to 3i, Ian worked as an Engineer for BOC Specialty Gases in the UK supplying the medical, semi-conductor and space research sectors.
UK / Private Equity
Associate
UK / Private Equity
Darcey is an Associate in the Private Equity team based in London, primarily responsible for the origination and execution of new investments in Europe.
Prior to joining 3i in September 2021, Darcey worked for Venture Capital firm 24Haymarket, where she focused on the sourcing and completion of new opportunities and the management of existing assets.
Darcey holds a BA in History from the University of Durham.
North America / Private Equity
Partner
North America / Private Equity
Industrial Technology, Healthcare, Services
Rahul Lulla joined 3i in 2012 as a member of the North American Private Equity team.
Rahul focuses on Business & Technology Services and Healthcare and has been involved in 3i’s investments in Mold-Masters, Quintiles, TouchTunes, Q Holdings, Dynatect Manufacturing, arrivia and WilsonHCG. He currently sits on the Boards of arrivia, Dynatect Manufacturing and WilsonHCG.
Previously, Rahul worked at Monitor Clipper Partners in Boston, where he focused on investments in business services and consumer. Prior to this, Rahul worked at Credit Suisse in New York where he was a member of the Investment Banking Division’s Healthcare Group.
Rahul received a BA in Economics and Mathematics with Honors from Vassar College, and an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School.
France / Private Equity
Associate Director
France / Private Equity
Services, Software, Industrial Technology
Adrien Masson joined 3i in 2021 as a member of its European Private Equity team based in Paris.
Prior to joining 3i, Adrien spent six years at Hottinguer Corporate Finance where he worked on several public and private M&A transactions in France and cross border in the media, industrial, agri-food and consumer sectors.
He holds a MSc in Financial Engineering from Ecole des Ponts Paristech and a MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics.
Germany / Private Equity
Director
Germany / Private Equity
Healthcare
Severin is a Director in the Frankfurt office. Since joining in 2014, he was a deal team member on 3i’s investments in ten23, xSuite, MAIT, Christ and Formel D. As a core member of the deal team, he led the successful sale of ATESTEO.
Before joining 3i, Severin worked at UBS Investment Bank and was Business Development Manager for Auxilium, a portfolio company of HAL Investments.
Severin graduated with a CEMS Master in International Management from the Rotterdam School of Management and HEC Paris.
UK / Private Equity
Director, Board Development
UK / Private Equity
Joy heads up 3i's Business Leaders Network. She works across sectors and geographies to build strategic relationships and enable international connectivity with Board level executives and non-executive directors for 3i's existing portfolio of assets and pipeline investment opportunities.
Prior to joining 3i, Joy worked as an Executive Search Consultant at private equity specialist search firm, Skillcapital, placing board level management for private equity portfolio companies and senior advisers pre-deal.
Previously, Joy spent five years working at Goldman Sachs in the Private Wealth Management division, with a focus on investment strategy. She holds a first class honours Masters degree in Quantitative Finance from University College Dublin.
Germany / Private Equity
Associate
Germany / Private Equity
Services, Software
Tobias joined 3i in 2021 and is an 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 Software & Services sector. He was part of the deal teams on 3i's investments in MAIT and xSuite and is now a board observer for both investments.
Prior to joining 3i, Tobias worked in private equity at Cinven and in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Tobias holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from Maastricht University.
Benelux / Private Equity
Senior Associate
Benelux / Private Equity
Consumer
Mick joined 3i in September 2021 and is a Senior Associate in the Amsterdam Private Equity team. He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in the Benelux and is part of 3i's Consumer sector team. He is deal team member of BoConcept, Mepal and VakantieDiscounter.
Prior to joining 3i, Mick worked at Lazard in the Benelux Investment Banking team.
He holds a BSc in Economics and Business Economics from Utrecht University, and a MSc in Financial Economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
UK / Private Equity
Senior Associate
UK / Private Equity
Consumer
Justine is a Senior Associate in the Private Equity team based in London.
Justine is involved with 3i's investment in Audley Travel, the leading provider of tailor-made travel.
Prior to joining 3i in 2021, Justine worked in the M&A team at Credit Suisse, advising clients on M&A transactions across the Consumer and Industrials sectors.
Justine holds a Masters in Finance from Imperial College.
France / Private Equity
Director
France / Private Equity
Services, Industrial Technology, Software
Marc is the co-head of the French Private Equity team and specializes in Services and Software investments.
Since joining 3i in 2016, Marc's investment track record includes 3i's current investments in Evernex (a global provider of maintenance services for critical IT infrastructure) and Weener Plastics (a manufacturer of innovative plastics packaging systems for FMCGs), as well as past investments in Havea (a European leader in the natural consumer healthcare industry) and Etanco (a manufacturer and distributor of fasteners). He is a board member of Evernex.
Marc represents 3i as part of the Ashoka Support Network in France, a global community of 350+ leaders who share and contribute their time to support Ashoka's social entrepreneurs in systemic social change missions.
Marc began his career in Financial Advisory at Lazard, in the Paris team where he was involved in French and cross-border transactions in the consumer, industrial and health sectors. He then assisted large corporates and European SMEs in their M&A strategy in Latin America during his time at Euro Latina Finance, an advisory boutique specialising in the region.
Marc holds an MSc in Management from EM LYON Business School.
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