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North America / Private Equity
Director
North America / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services, Industrial
Drew joined 3i in 2019 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. He primarily focuses on the Industrial and Business & Technology Services sectors and has been involved in 3i's investment in JMJ Associates.
Prior to joining 3i, Drew was a Vice President at The Carlyle Group, where he evaluated and executed a broad range of middle market buyout transactions with a focus on the industrial, transportation & logistics, and business services sectors. Previously, Drew worked as an Associate at Aurora Capital Group, focusing on middle market buyout transactions across diverse industries. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.
Drew received his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA cum laude in mathematical economics and international relations from Pomona College.
North America / Private Equity
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 Magnitude Software, International Cruise and Excursions, Inc. (ICE), Element, JMJ Associates and TouchTunes. He currently sits on the boards of JMJ Associates, ICE and Magnitude.
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.
Benelux / Private Equity
Senior Associate
Benelux / Private Equity
Consumer
Justin joined 3i in February 2018 and is a Senior 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.
North America / Private Equity
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.
Benelux / Private Equity
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.
North America / Private Equity
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 and Hilite International. 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.
UK / Private Equity
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 vice chair of the BVCA Legal & Accounting Committee.
Germany / Private Equity
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.
North America / Private Equity
Associate
North America / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services, Industrial
Connor joined 3i in 2019 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. Connor has since been involved in 3i’s investments in Dynatect and Magnitude.
Prior to joining 3i, Connor was a consultant at Oliver Wyman, where he worked on a variety of strategy and commercial diligence engagements across the US, Europe and the Middle East.
Connor graduated with honors from Cornell University, where he studied Economics and English.
North America / Private Equity
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 software and business & technology services and has been involved in 3i’s platform investments in Magnitude Software, International Cruises & Excursions (“ICE”), Audley Travel, Dynatect and Quintiles (renamed IQVIA). He has also been involved in the SOR Technology, iCruise/WMPH, Thodacon GMBH and Vascotube transactions. He is currently a Board Director for Magnitude Software and Board Observer for ICE.
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.
Benelux / Private Equity
Director
Benelux / Private Equity
Sander is a Director based in Amsterdam. He joined 3i in 2019. Sander was previously a Partner at Gate Invest, a Dutch mid-market private equity firm which he co-founded in 2016.
Sander brings 13 years’ experience having previously worked in the Benelux advisory team at Rothschild in London for ten years.
At Gate Invest, he was involved in investments in TIC, the hospitality industry, consulting / staffing and health services.
UK / Private Equity
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, Evernex, Formel D, GEKA, Hans Anders, Lampenwelt, Havea and Scandlines.
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.
UK / Private Equity
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.
North America / Private Equity
Senior Associate
North America / Private Equity
Jake joined 3i in 2019 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. Jake has since been involved in 3i’s investment in Q Holdings.
Prior to joining 3i, Jake worked as an Associate at Golden Gate Capital, where he invested in the healthcare and industrial sectors. Prior to Golden Gate, Jake was a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, the management consulting firm, and Head of FP&A at Bowery Farming, a VC-backed start-up.
Jake graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania.
Germany / Private Equity
Associate
Germany / Private Equity
Consumer
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.
Germany / Private Equity
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.
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.
