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France / Private Equity
Associate Director
France / Private Equity
Consumer
France / Private Equity
Associate
France / Private Equity
Consumer
Nicolas joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its European Private Equity team based in Paris.
Prior to joining 3i, Nicolas worked as an investment banker at Canaccord Genuity where he was involved in M&A transactions mainly in the business services sector. He also worked as a Leveraged Finance Analyst at Société Générale.
Nicolas holds an MSc in Finance from ESSEC Business School.
India / Infrastructure
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.
Germany / Private Equity
Partner, Managing Director, Head of Industrial
Germany / Private Equity
Industrial Technology
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 xSuite, MAIT, Formel D 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.
Investments
Board of Directors
Chief Operating Officer
Board of Directors
Jasi Halai is Chief Operating Officer. She was appointed to the Board in May 2022 and is a member of the Executive, Investment, Group Risk and ESG Committees.
Jasi Joined 3i in 2005 and has held a variety of posts in the business, most recently as Group Financial Controller and Operating Officer. Prior to joining 3i, she worked for CDC Group (now British International Investment) and at Actis.
Jasi is a non-executive director at Barratt Developments PLC. She is also a Chartered Management Accountant and holds an MSc in investment management from the CASS Business School.
France / Private Equity
Associate
France / Private Equity
Services, Software, Industrial Technology, Healthcare
Nathaniel joined 3i in 2022 as a member of its European Private Equity team and is based in Paris. He focuses on the origination and execution of investments in the Business & Technology Services sector.
Nathaniel started his career at L.E.K. Consulting in Paris, where he worked with corporate and private equity clients on engagements spanning commercial and vendor due diligence, growth strategy and operational projects. During his studies, Nathaniel also worked as a Private Equity analyst at PSP investments in London, a M&A analyst at Société Générale in Paris and as a business developer at Wibbitz in Tel-Aviv, an Israeli technology start-up.
Nathaniel holds a Master of Science in Management from HEC Paris.
Investments
Board of Directors
Group Finance Director
Board of Directors
James is Group Finance Director of 3i Group plc. He was appointed to the Board in May 2022 and is a member of the Executive and Investment Committees. James joined 3i in 2017 and was Group Strategy Director until June 2022.
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.
He holds a First Class Joint Honours degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Surrey.
North America / Private Equity
Associate
North America / Private Equity
Prior to joining 3i, Jacob worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Citigroup, where he focused on M&A advisory and capital raising transactions.
Jacob graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in Finance and a certificate in Entrepreneurship.
Benelux / Private Equity
Associate Director
Benelux / Private Equity
Industrial Technology
Nicolas is an Associate Director in the Benelux Private Equity team. He is a deal team member of European Bakery Group and Yanga.
Prior to joining 3i in 2022, Nicolas was an investor at TowerBrook Capital Partners, focused on the Benelux region as well as Consumer, Retail and Food across Europe. Prior to TowerBrook, he started his career in the Leveraged Finance and Benelux M&A teams of J.P. Morgan in London.
Nicolas holds a BSc in Economics and a BSc in Fiscal Economics from the University of Amsterdam, and an MSc in Finance from the Duisenberg School of Finance.
North America / Private Equity
Associate
North America / Private Equity
Joseph joined 3i in 2023 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York.
Prior to joining 3i, Joseph was an Investment Banking Analyst with Solomon Partners in the Grocery, Pharmacy and Restaurants Group, where he focussed on M&A advisory and capital raising transactions.
Joseph graduated summa cum laude from Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. in Business Analytics. He was the recipient of the 2021 Hamilton Award for the highest cumulative grade point average in the department of IT, Analytics, and Operations.
UK / Private Equity
Partner
UK / Private Equity
Consumer
Rupert is a Partner based in London. He co-heads the UK PE team, leads the consumer team and sits on the board of MPM.
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.
Board of Directors
Chairman
Board of Directors
Non-executive Chairman since November 2021 and non-Executive Director since November 2013.
Chief Executive of Social Finance Limited. Until 2009 Head of UK Investment Banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Limited and a member of its Global Banking Operating Committee. From 2012 to 2017, a non-executive director of the Start-Up Loans Company.
Nominations - Chairman
Valuations - Member
UK / Private Equity
ESG & Sustainability Director
UK / Private Equity
Sophia is ESG & Sustainability Director within 3i’s Private Equity business, with responsibility for leading the consideration of ESG matters through the investment lifecycle, defining the team’s ESG strategy, and providing support to portfolio companies across Europe and North America. Sophia is also a member of the 3i Group ESG Committee.
Sophia previously spent 11 years in 3i’s Fund Investor Relations team, having joined 3i in 2011. She holds an honours degree in History from the University of Durham, and a certificate in Business Sustainability Management from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (“CISL”).
Germany / Private Equity
Associate
Germany / Private Equity
Consumer
Linus 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 Consumer sector. He currently sits on the board as an observer in 3i’s investment in YDEON. Linus previously was an observer on the board of Christ.
Prior to joining 3i, he worked as an Analyst at DTCP in Germany.
Linus holds a MSc in International Finance from Nova SBE in Lisbon and a BSc in International Business from the University of Maastricht.
Investments
North America / Private Equity
Associate Director
North America / Private Equity
Robert joined 3i in 2020 as a member of its North American Private Equity team based in New York. Robert focuses on Business & Technology Services and has been involved in 3i’s investments in WilsonHCG and arrivia.
Prior to joining 3i, Robert worked as a Vice President at Bridge Growth Partners, where he invested in the technology and tech-enabled services sectors.
Robert was also previously an Analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Financial Institutions investment banking group. Robert graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a BS in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School along with a History minor from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Benelux / Private Equity
Co-Head, Private Equity
Benelux / Private Equity
Industrial Technology
Pieter joined 3i in 2004, was Managing Director of 3i Benelux and has been co-Head Private Equity and a member of the Executive Committee since 2019. He is based in Amsterdam.
He was a key member of the deal teams involved in Yanga, Mepal, European Bakery Group, Royal Sanders, Basic-Fit, Weener Plastics, Lampenwelt, Refresco and Action. He currently sits on the Boards of Yanga, Mepal, European Bakery Group and Royal Sanders and is a Board Observer at Weener Plastics.
Pieter has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate finance, management and operations. He started his career at Stork in the US, before joining Van Den Boom Groep, a corporate finance consulting firm in Benelux, where he became partner responsible for M&A. After selling the company to NIBC, Pieter headed the M&A department.
Pieter has an MBA degree from Georgia State University (USA) and a BBA degree from Nijenrode University (Netherlands).
