Stephan Duwe

Associate
Germany / Private Equity
Business & Technology Services  

Stephan joined 3i in 2019 as an Associate in the Private Equity team based in Frankfurt.

He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in Germany as well as on the Business & Technology Services sector.

Prior to joining 3i, Stephan worked in Investment Banking at Perella Weinberg Partners in London.

Stephan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and an MBA from SDA Bocconi School of Management.

Matt Edwards

Associate Director
UK / Infrastructure
 

Matt is an Associate Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined in January 2017. He is primarily responsible for the asset management of infrastructure and energy projects in the UK and continental Europe. Matt also leads on a number of value enhancement strategies as well as evaluating and executing selected investment opportunities.

Previously Matt was an Investment Director at Innisfree Limited where he was responsible for asset management of operational infrastructure projects and led on a number of secondary PPP acquisitions.

Matt holds a first class honours degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Nottingham and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Kate Flanagan

Vice President
North America / Infrastructure
 

Kate joined 3i’s New York Infrastructure team as a Vice President in 2018. Her role is principally focused on the evaluation of infrastructure opportunities in North America and asset management support to 3i’s North American infrastructure assets.

Kate has over 9 years’ experience in the infrastructure investment community. Prior to joining 3i, Kate worked at QIC in their newly established North American office for two and a half years where she managed the transport sector for QIC’s North American activities across both business development and asset management. Previously, Kate ran an independent consulting business providing support to equity investors on global transport assets and had a six-year career with Cintra in Texas and Sydney. She was a founding member of Cintra’s Sydney office in her role as Technical Manager, undertaking corporate and business development activities in Australia and Southeast Asia. Her other roles at Cintra included being Traffic and Revenue Manager for Cintra’s North American market. Key responsibilities in these prior roles included deal origination, transaction due diligence, and asset portfolio management.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Hons) and Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Transportation (Hons), both from the University of Texas at Austin.

Thomas Fodor

Investor Relations Director
UK / Infrastructure
 

Thomas is Investor Relations Director for 3i Group’s Infrastructure business and joined in February 2016. He is responsible for interacting with the limited partners and public shareholders across 3i Group’s infrastructure funds as well as managing any new fundraising and co-investment opportunities.

Prior to joining 3i, Thomas worked in the private placement team at HSBC, where he advised General Partners on fundraising in Europe and Asia. Thomas started his career at Lehman Brothers where he focused on private placements and fundraising for alternative investment funds.

Thomas holds a Master in Finance and Business Administration from HEC, Paris.

Jason Gao

Senior Associate
North America / Infrastructure
 

Jason joined 3i in 2017 as an Associate in the North American Infrastructure team.

Prior to joining 3i, Jason was an Analyst at Macquarie Capital where he focused on M&A and financing advisory in the energy infrastructure space.

Jason holds a B.Sc. in business, magna cum laude, from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Andreas Gold

Director
Germany / Private Equity
Consumer  

Andreas joined 3i in 2007 and is a Director in the Frankfurt office.

His key investments include: NORMA Group and add-on investment into R.G.Ray, forming a leader in engineered joining technology as well as its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange; Amor, the German market leader for affordable precious jewellery; Christ, a leading retailer for jewellery and watches in Germany; and Scandlines, one of Europe’s largest ferry operators.

Andreas holds an MSc in Banking and International Finance from Cass Business School in London.

Rowena Gracey

Director
UK / Private Equity
Consumer, Healthcare  

Rowena joined 3i in 2007 and is based in London, focusing on originating, executing and representing 3i on the Boards of Private Equity investments. She has been involved in 3i's investments in Audley Travel, Aspen Pumps and Phibro Animal Health, and the sale of Centrul Medical Unirea to Advent International. Rowena currently sits on the Board of Audley Travel.

Previously, Rowena worked for venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners in London, and for boutique funds management group Quest Asset Partners in Sydney.

Rowena holds a Bachelor of Advanced Science/Commerce degree from the University of Sydney, Australia and spent one year of her degree on exchange at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Stéphane Grandguillaume

Partner
France / Infrastructure
 

Stéphane is a Partner in 3i's Infrastructure team in Paris and joined 3i in November 2013, following 3i’s acquisition of Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited. He joined BIFM in 2006.

Stéphane leads 3i’s Infrastructure team in Paris and oversees the origination of projects across Europe for various funds including EOPF, for which he co-led the fundraising activity in 2017-2018.  

Previously, Stéphane was head of Egis Investment Partners, after starting his career in international financial institutions such as the World Bank. He graduated as a civil engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole National des Ponts-et-Chaussées.

Jacques-Henry Grislain

Senior Associate
France / Private Equity
Healthcare  

Jacques-Henry is a Senior Associate in the French Private Equity team and joined 3i in 2018. Since joining, he has worked from the New York office on the merger between International Cruise & Excursion ("ICE") and SOR Technology, two global providers of technology-based, travel-related loyalty solutions. He has also worked on the acquisition of Evernex, a leading provider of third party maintenance services for data centre infrastructure. He is a member of the healthcare origination team within 3i.

Prior to joining 3i, Jacques-Henry was co-founder and CEO of Cambridge Crops Inc., a biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, which he successfully sold in summer 2018.

He began his career in private equity at Astorg, spending four years in the Paris team where he completed several investments in the healthcare and industrial sectors and sat on the board of a leading European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on critical care. 

Jacques-Henry is a graduate from EDHEC Business School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Juliette Grognet

Associate
France / Private Equity
 

Juliette joined 3i in 2019 as an Associate in the French Private Equity team.

Prior to joining 3i, Juliette worked at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in London where she worked on a number of investments and divestments and was involved in the ongoing portfolio management of a number of assets.

Juliette started her career at Barclays Investment Bank in London, working in the M&A division where she developed expertise in the Consumer and Industrial sectors across Europe. She holds an MSc in Corporate Finance and a Master’s in Management from EDHEC Business School.

Anjali Gupta

Partner and Managing Director India
India / Infrastructure
 

Anjali joined 3i in 2007 from ICICI Bank where she was part of the project finance group, heading the Transportation sub-group. She brings 25 years of experience having worked in the areas of project financing, debt and equity syndication, restructuring and investment banking in her prior assignments at ICICI Bank, Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd., KPMG and SBI Capital Markets.

She holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Bachelors Degree in Science from Gujarat University.

Stephanie Handley

Associate
North America / Private Equity
 

Stephanie joined 3i in 2019 as a member of the North American Private Equity team based in New York. Stephanie has since been involved in 3i’s investment in International Cruise & Excursions (“ICE”).

Prior to joining 3i, Stephanie was an Investment Banking Analyst in Citigroup’s Global Industrials Group. During her time at Citigroup, Stephanie advised on M&A and a number of debt and equity capital raises.

Stephanie graduated from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business with High Distinction.

James Hatchley

Group Strategy Director
UK
 

James joined 3i in 2017. He is responsible for 3i’s Group Strategy and is a member of the Investment Committee.

Prior to joining 3i, James was Chief Operating Officer of KKR in Europe and, before that, Co-CEO of Avoca Capital.  Earlier in his career, James was a corporate finance professional for 20 years, holding various roles at Freeman & Co., Greenhill & Co. and Schroders.  He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992.

James is also the Senior Independent Director of Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 

He holds a First Class Joint Honours degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Surrey. 

Rupert Howard

Director
UK / Private Equity
Consumer  

Rupert Howard is a Director based in London and heads up the UK consumer team.

Rupert joined 3i in 2018 prior to which he was a Director in the Consumer, Retail and Leisure team at Rothschild in London. He brings 12 years’ experience advising both public and private companies on transactions across the UK and Europe.

Rupert graduated with a BA from Durham University.

Sachin Jivanji

Associate Director
UK / Private Equity
Industrial, Business & Technology Services  

Sachin focuses on originating, executing and representing 3i on the Boards of Private Equity investments across a range of industry sectors, primarily within the UK.

His recent deals include Aspen Pumps (global leader in condensate removal pumps for AC units), Element Materials Technology (a market leading laboratory-based testing company), MKM Building Supplies (the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant) and ATESTEO (German headquartered international drivetrain testing business).

Sachin was previously on the boards of Aspen Pumps and SLR, and also assists with the portfolio management of AESSEAL.

Prior to joining 3i, Sachin worked in investment banking at Citigroup where he focused on the industrial and services sectors. Sachin holds a Masters in Finance from Cambridge University and a BSc in Chemistry & Management from Imperial College London.

Laura Kaps

Senior Associate
UK / Infrastructure
 

Laura is a Senior Associate in 3i’s Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in August 2017. She is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of transactions in the infrastructure sector.

Prior to joining 3i, Laura worked in the investment banking divisions of Evercore and J.P. Morgan in London and Frankfurt advising on Infrastructure, Transport and Energy transactions.

Laura holds a MSc in International Business from Maastricht University, Netherlands and Queen’s University, Canada and a Master of European Studies from TU Berlin, Germany.