Jeremy Nakache

Associate Director
France / Private Equity
Industrial, Healthcare  

Jeremy joined 3i in 2012 and is based in the Paris office. He focuses on originating, executing and representing 3i on the Boards of Private Equity investments across a range of industry sectors in Europe.

At 3i, Jeremy is currently on the Board of Havea Group, a European leader in the natural consumer healthcare industry, and has been involved in KINOLT, the leading provider of Diesel Rotary Uninterruptable Power Supply (“DRUPS”) systems headquartered in Belgium. Previously, he worked on Vedici, a leader in private healthcare in France; and Loxam, the European leader in rental equipment for the construction industry.

Prior to 3i, Jeremy worked at Citigroup in London where he focused on Telecom Media and Technology transactions in EMEA. He has also worked at HSBC in Paris where he focused on executing deals in the French market.

Jeremy has a Masters degree from ESSEC Business School.

Marc Ohayon

Senior Associate
France / Private Equity
Consumer  

Marc is a Senior Associate in the French Private Equity team and joined 3i in 2016.

He is a deal team member for Ponroy Santé Group, a European leader in the natural consumer healthcare industry. He was also involved in 3i’s investment in Etanco, the leading European manufacturer and distributor of fasteners, and in Weener Plastics, a leading manufacturer of innovative plastic packaging systems for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies.

Marc began his career in Financial Advisory at Lazard, spending three and a half years 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.

Andrew Olinick

Partner, Managing Director
North America / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services  

Andrew Olinick joined 3i in 2007 and is co-Head of 3i’s North America Private Equity team and the Global Head of Business & Technology Services. Andrew has played a key role in 3i’s investments in International Cruise and Excursions, Inc. (ICE), Element, JMJ Associates and TouchTunes. He currently sits on the Board of JMJ Associates and ICE.

Prior to joining 3i, Andrew was an Associate at VSS, where he focused on the media, business services and education sectors. Prior to joining VSS, Andrew was an Associate at ZelnickMedia, a media-focused private equity firm.

Andrew received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Justin Pabst

Associate
Benelux / Private Equity
Consumer  

Justin joined 3i in February 2018 as an Associate in the Amsterdam office. He is focused on the Consumer sector and is a deal team member for Hans Anders (European value-for-money optical retail chain).

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.

Nikhil Patel

Director
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 Boards of 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.

Bastiaan Peer

Director
Benelux / Private Equity
Industrial  

Bastiaan Peer is a Director in the Benelux Private Equity team.

He is a deal team member for Basic-Fit (European value-for-money fitness chain), BoConcept (global furniture brand), KINOLT (manufacturer of power back-up systems) and Royal Sanders (producer of personal care products). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Royal Sanders, BoConcept (Observer) and KINOLT. Previously, Bastiaan was an Observer on the Board of Azelis, a pan-European specialty chemicals distribution company.

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.

André Perwas

Partner
Germany / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services  

André joined 3i’s German Private Equity team in 2006. His key investments include Formel D, Lampenwelt, Christ, Amor, GEKA and Novem. André is currently a Board member of Lampenwelt and a former board member of Formel D, Christ, GEKA and Amor.

André is also leading the Business & Technology Services sector for 3i in Germany.

Prior to joining 3i, André was a Senior Manager at Accenture's strategy practice, leading client projects and corporate development/ M&A initiatives throughout Europe and the US.

André has a Masters in Mathematics and holds an MBA from the University of California in Berkeley.

Richard Relyea

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

Richard joined 3i in 2007 and is co-Head of 3i’s North American Private Equity team.

He focuses on Healthcare and Industrials and has been involved in 3i’s investments in Mold-Masters, Quintiles, Q Holding, Dynatect Manufacturing, Cirtec Medical, Hilite International and Schlemmer. He currently sits on the Boards of Q Holding, Dynatect Manufacturing and Cirtec Medical, 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.

He is actively involved in several non-profit organisations and is the Chairman of the New York Private Equity Network. Richard received a BA in Economics from Williams College.

Alastair Richardson

Director, Head of Legal
UK / Private Equity
 

Alastair is Director, 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 the law firm, Nabarro LLP, 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 a member of the BVCA Legal & Accounting Committee.

Christoph Rinnert

Associate Director
Germany / Private Equity
Industrial  

Christoph joined 3i in 2015 and is an Associate Director in the German Private Equity team. 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 an Observer on the 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.

Alec Rubenstein

Associate Director
North America / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services, Consumer  

Alec joined 3i in 2015, based in 3i's North American Private Equity team. Alec focuses primarily on the Business & Technology Services sector and has been involved in 3i’s investments in Magnitude Software, SOR Technology, International Cruises & Excursions (“ICE”), Vascotube, Quintiles (renamed IQVIA), Audley Travel and Dynatect. He is currently a Board Director for Magnitude Software and a Board Observer for ICE and Dynatect.

Prior to 3i, Alec was an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company where he worked in the private equity group and for corporate clients in the business services, consumer products and telecommunications sectors. His work included commercial due-diligence, growth strategy, post-merger integration, performance improvement and supply-chain restructuring.

Alec graduated as a Robertson Scholar from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, where he earned a BS in Business Administration and BA in Economics. 

Rudi Schembri

Banking Associate Director
UK / Private Equity
 

Rudi Schembri joined 3i’s Banking Team in June 2015 and has since worked on banking for several acquisitions and portfolio companies including Action, ATESTEO, Formel D, GEKA, Hans Anders, Lampenwelt, Havea, Scandlines and Schlemmer.

Before joining 3i Private Equity, Rudi spent 4 years in Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Debt Capital Markets Team, where he worked across both the term loan and high yield bond products. Prior to this, Rudi spent 5 years at UBS in the Leveraged Finance Team and the UK Investment Banking Team. In addition, Rudi worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ consulting services for 1 year.

Rudi holds an MSc Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and is a Certified Public Accountant. He also holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Malta, both with first class honours.

Zack Shaftal

Senior Associate
North America / Private Equity
 

Zack joined 3i in 2018 as a member of the North American Private Equity team based in New York. Since joining, Zack has been involved with 3i’s investment in JMJ Associates.

Prior to joining 3i, Zack was an Associate at Madison Dearborn Partners, where he focused primarily on investments in the industrial, consumer, and business services sectors. Zack was previously an Analyst at Greenhill & Co.

Zack received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Paras Shah

Associate
UK / Private Equity
 

Paras joined 3i in 2016 and is an Associate in the UK Private Equity team. He is focused on originating and executing Private Equity investments across a range of industry sectors, primarily within the UK.

Prior to joining 3i, he completed internships at MV Credit and UBS.

Paras holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Jakob Slenczka

Associate
Germany / Private Equity
 

Jakob joined 3i in 2016 as a graduate analyst and has worked with the Private Equity and Infrastructure teams in London, Paris and Frankfurt.

As an Associate in the Frankfurt Private Equity team he focuses on the origination and execution of investments in Germany. He supports 3i’s investments in Christ and Weener Plastics.

Jakob holds an M.Sc. in Economics from Bocconi University.

Michael Specht

Director
Germany / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services  

Michael joined 3i in 2015 and is a Director in the German Private Equity team. He was part of the deal team for the investments in Lampenwelt, an online retailer of lighting products, and in Schlemmer, an automotive supplier, where he is currently a Board member.

Prior to joining 3i, Michael worked at Warburg Pincus in Frankfurt and London, where he was involved in a number of private equity investments in Germany and Europe. Previously, he worked in the Transaction Advisory Services division of Ernst & Young and in consulting with Deloitte Consulting.

Michael holds a Master degree in Economics from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.