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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.
Investments
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, 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.
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UK / Private Equity
Director
UK / Private Equity
Industrial
David focuses on originating, executing and representing 3i on the Boards of Private Equity investments across Europe. He predominantly focuses on 3i's activities in the Industrial sector in the UK, but has also spent significant time on deal execution in the US.
Recent deals David has worked on include 3i’s investments in Sussex-based Aspen Pumps, the global market leader in condensate removal pumps; Oxfordshire-based Audley Travel, the leading provider of tailor-made travel; Ohio-based Q Holding, manufacturer of precision moulded rubber and silicone components for the auto and medical industries; and Wisconsin-headquartered Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc, manufacturer of critical components designed to protect and elongate equipment lifetime and promote worker safety.
David worked on the sale of London-based Civica, the international provider of specialist IT systems and business process services, and was previously a Director on the Board of ESG before its disposal to Socotec.
Prior to joining 3i, David worked in investment banking at DC Advisory Partners, advising clients on European mid-market M&A.
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UK / Private Equity
Senior Associate
UK / Private Equity
Healthcare
Jamie joined 3i in 2017 as a Senior Associate. He is focused on originating and executing Private Equity investments across a range of industry sectors, primarily within the UK.
Prior to joining 3i, Jamie was an Investment Manager at Duke Street, where he focused on the services and healthcare sectors. Prior to that, he worked in the investment banking team at Hawkpoint Partners in London advising on public and private transactions across a variety of sectors.
Jamie holds a BA in Economics from Durham University.
Benelux / Private Equity
Analyst
Benelux / Private Equity
Healthcare, Industrial
Jelle joined 3i in January 2018 as an Analyst in the Benelux Private Equity team, after completing an internship at 3i, and is involved in the portfolio management of BoConcept.
Prior to joining 3i he also completed an internship at Nordian Capital Partners.
Jelle holds a Masters degree in Financial Engineering & management (Cum Laude) from the University of Twente, the Netherlands.
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North America / Private Equity
Associate
North America / Private Equity
Jerin joined 3i in 2019 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. Since joining, Jerin has been involved in 3i’s investment in Cirtec Medical.
Prior to joining 3i, Jerin was a member of the Global Healthcare Group at Credit Suisse where he focused on advising clients on mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and other corporate activities.
Jerin graduated with Honors from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance and Economics and Minor in Psychology.
UK / Private Equity
Active Partnership Practice Director
UK / Private Equity
Jo Thomson leads the Active Partnership team. Her core responsibilities include the sharing of best practice across our investors as well as our portfolio companies. This incorporates the delivery of key events such as the CEO and Chairman Forums, developing Active Partnership related training, creating visibility of advisor performance on Active Partnership initiatives as well as working on key business priorities, for example digitisation and sustainability. She is also responsible for the marketing and internal communications for the Private Equity business.
Prior to joining 3i, Jo worked at EY, initially in their Transaction Advisory Services group and then as Operations Director for their Global Private Equity team.
Singapore / Private Equity
Partner
Singapore / Private Equity
Consumer
John joined 3i in 1996 and moved to Singapore in 2000 where he is a Partner. John is responsible for 3i’s South East Asia Private Equity business.
He led 3i’s investments in Franklin Offshore, a rapidly growing service provider to the offshore and marine industries, and was part of the team that led a capital raising for Asia Capital Re, the first pan-Asia re-insurance start-up. He led the Buyout of LHi, a Medtech company based in China that manufactures and supplies medical leads and harnesses globally.
John has been on the deal teams for a number of 3i’s Indian investments including BVG. He currently sits on the board of ACR Capital Holdings.
Prior to joining 3i, John spent seven years at Coats Viyella plc. He has a BSc (Hons) degree in Physiology from the University of Glasgow.
Investments
Germany / Private Equity
Associate Director
Germany / Private Equity
Consumer
Nicolas joined 3i in 2014 and is an Associate Director in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt.
He was part of the deal team in 3i´s investments in Lampenwelt, Weener Plastics, Schlemmer and KINOLT. He currently sits on the Board of Christ, is an Observer on the Board of Lampenwelt and was an Observer on the GEKA Board.
Previously, Nicolas worked in Deutsche Bank’s investment banking team with a focus on M&A.
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Benelux / Private Equity
Senior Associate
Benelux / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services
Karel joined 3i in 2017 and is a Senior Associate in the Benelux Private Equity team. He is a deal team member for Basic-Fit, KINOLT and Royal Sanders. Previously, Karel was involved in the divestment of OneMed.
Prior to joining 3i, Karel worked in Morgan Stanley’s Benelux investment banking team in London.
Karel holds a BSc degree in Econometrics and an MSc degree in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Investments
Benelux / Private Equity
Partner
Benelux / Private Equity
Consumer
Robert joined 3i in 2005 as a Partner and is based in 3i's Benelux office. As former head of 3i's global Consumer sector, he remains an active member of the sector team. He also leads 3i's efforts into developing and executing digital strategies for 3i itself and its portfolio companies.
He has been involved in, amongst others, Action, Hans Anders, BoConcept, Basic-Fit, KINOLT (formerly known as Euro-Diesel), Amor, ABX Logistics, Azelis, Aviapartner, Hyva, Havea, Christ and VNU Media. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Action and KINOLT.
Prior to joining 3i, Robert was a Partner at Permira and before that Robert worked in private equity related finance areas at Salomon Smith Barney (now Citigroup) in London, Citibank in London and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan) in New York.
He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, a degree in Business Administration for the University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), and a Law degree from the University of Louvain (Leuven, Belgium).
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Benelux / Private Equity
Associate
Benelux / Private Equity
Flore joined 3i in 2018 as an Associate in the Benelux Private Equity team. She focuses on the origination and execution of investments in the Benelux region.
Flore was previously an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan in London, where she focused on M&A transactions in the Benelux region and on the TMT sector.
She holds a BSc degree in System Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management from Delft University of Technology, and a MSc degree in Econometrics from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Germany / Private Equity
Associate
Germany / Private Equity
Industrial
Martin joined 3i in 2016 as an Associate in the Frankfurt Private Equity team. He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in Germany as well as in the Industrial sector. He is part of the team responsible for 3i's investment in Schlemmer, a global leader in cable management solutions for the automotive industry.
Prior to joining 3i, Martin worked as an analyst in the German investment banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Martin holds a M.Sc. in Management, with a focus on Corporate Finance, from University of Mannheim, Germany.
Germany / Private Equity
Partner, Managing Director
Germany / Private Equity
Industrial
Ulf joined 3i Germany in 2001 and was appointed joint Managing Director and co-head of Germany in May 2009.
Ulf has worked on a number of Private Equity transactions at 3i. His most recent deals include FORMEL D, Schlemmer, and Weener Plastics, where he also sits on the board. He has also led the successful exits of ATESTEO, GEKA, and HILITE International.
Ulf studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH), where he also received a PhD. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University Hagen.
Wolfgang Schmitz, CEO of ATESTEO, explains how 3i’s expertise in the automotive industry helped ATESTEO accelerate its international growth.
Benelux / Private Equity
Associate Director
Benelux / Private Equity
Consumer
Rutger Vos joined 3i in 2015 and is a member of the Benelux Private Equity and global Consumer teams.
He is currently involved in 3i's investments in Hans Anders, eyes + more and Action, and previously worked on the acquisition of Royal Sanders and the divestment of Refresco. He currently serves on the Board of Hans Anders.
Prior to joining 3i, he worked in J.P. Morgan’s Benelux M&A team in London.
He holds an MSc in Finance from Duisenberg School of Finance, a BSc in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam and a BSc in Economics & Business from VU University Amsterdam.
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