Master's degree in Financial Engineering from ESF Cergy-Pontoise.
Olivier Decannière joined AXA Private Equity in early 2001.
He began his career at Société Générale in the M&A division (1996). He subsequently joined the French American Chamber of Commerce in New York as Head of Business Development and Investor Relations from 1997-1998, before becoming Investment Manager for the Renaissance Investissements fund specialising in Recovery operations (1999-2000).
Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from ESLSCA Paris and ESGF Paris (School of Management and Finance).
Franck Nguyen joined AXA Private Equity in 1997.
He began his career at GAN in 1995 as a Financial Analyst in the department specialised in investments in unlisted companies.
DESS from the University of Paris Nanterre - Master’s degree from ESSEC.
Xavier Belloir joined AXA Private Equity in 2001 after completing an internship at Natexis Banques Populaires in 2000 as Assistant Consultant.
ESSEC, member of the French CFA Society.
Grégoire Guinot joined AXA Private Equity in 2005.
Previously, he had been an Asset Allocation Specialist in the investment department of AXA France since 2001. He also completed internships at Arthur Andersen, BNP Paribas and Société Générale.
DESS in Financial Instruments and a master's degree in Financial Engineering from ESF (engineering school in Cergy-Pontoise).
After gaining initial experience in international financing in industry, Glenn Richard joined AXA Private Equity in 2000.
ESSEC (Master of Finance) and DESS Management from University Panthéon Sorbonne
Jérémie thierry joined AXA Private Equity in Paris on November 2005 as Investment Analyst within the Funds of Funds team.
He has been with the Paris funds of funds team as intern from May 2003 to August 2004 and from May 2005 to November 2005. Previously, he was intern with the Finance department of AC Nielsen.
HEC
Mathieu Lebrun joined AXA Private Equity on november 2004 as Analyst within the Fund of Funds Team.
Previously,he has achieved several internships, in audit at Mazars & Guérard (2003), in finance at Vivendi Universal (2004) and the Socially Responsible Investment within AXA Investment Managers (2004).
Master’s degree in International Business from ESSEC Business School (France) and Thunderbird University (US), and a graduate degree from ISTM (Management of Biotechnology, major in Finance).
Ingmar Vallano joined AXA Private Equity in March 2006 as Investment Analyst in the Venture Team, after a 9 months internship in this same team.
Ingmar did several internships in the finance, strategy and biotech fields: Corporate Consulting Group (US), Xerfi (France), UNAM and Laboratorios Silanes (Mexico).
ESSEC
Caroline Letellier joined AXA Private Equity in Paris in September 2007 as Analyst, within the Funds of Funds team, after a six-month internship in 2006 and another internship in the Singapore team.
Before joining AXA Private Equity, she carried out internships within IPAC Sydney (3 months).
Before joining AXA Private Equity, Kévin spent one year within the Trading and Investment Banking department in HSBC.
He joined AXA Private Equity in Paris on November 12th 2007 as an Analyst, within the Funds of Funds team, after a six-month internship.
HEC Montreal and Institut Universitaire de Technologie in Montpellier.
Alain Berdugo joined AXA Private Equity Asia in 2006 where he was seconded from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for a period of three years.
He was also Director of Fondinvest Capital in Paris from 2003 to 2005. He established the Asia Equity Infrastructure Fund in Bangkok from 1996 to 2003.
Jenhao joined AXA Private Equity in 2006, and is responsible for all activities in Asia including investment and business development.
Jenhao has extensive professional experience in the US, Japan, Korea and China through his investment and consulting career. He has developed a deep understanding of the Asia region through his work in advising companies on cross-border strategic and operational issues. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, Jenhao was consulting at Deloitte & Touche Solutions Group.
MBA from INSEAD and Undergraduate in Business Management from Cornell University.
MBA ESSEC and Cornell University
Alexandre Monteux joined AXA Private Equity in 2005 within the LBO Small Cap team.He then moved into the Fund of Funds team, in Paris, London and Singapore. He has also participated to the Valuation Department expertise.
Jason Yao joined AXA Private Equity on February 2011 as an Investment Manager within the Fund of Funds team in Singapore. Before joining AXA Private Equity, he worked as a Business Analyst within McKinsey & Company in China from 2006 to 2009.
MBA from INSEAD, double bachelor degrees in Economics and Chinese Law (Fudan University).
Colin Wang joined AXA Private Equity on November 1st, 2010 as an Analyst within the Fund of Funds team in Singapore where he already completed an internship from April to October 2010. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, Colin Wang completed a two-month internship within EDF.
Graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique
Before joining the Fund of Funds team in April 2011 as Analyst, Mathieu Teyssier began at AXA Private Equity in 2007 as Junior Client Servicing Officer after a six-month internship within the Investor Relations team. Before joining AXA Private Equity, he completed several internships at CLC Patrimoine, Butler & Co, Declick Communication, and Lever de Rideau.
Master degree in Corporate Finance INSEEC
Rick Morioka joined AXA Private Equity in May 2011 as an Investment Manager within the Fund of Funds team in Singapore to oversee investments in the region and client servicing matters in Japan. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, he had been working from 2005 to 2009 within PIMCO Japan Ltd.
Waseda University (Japan) and INSEAD (Singapore and France).
Alexis de Chezelles joined AXA Private Equity in June 2011 as an Analyst within the Fund of Funds team in Paris, where he already completed two internships, from May to October 2008, and from January to July 2010.
Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales of Angers (Master in Banking-Finance) and ESSEC (Finance).
Won Ha joined AXA Private Equity in April 2011, as an Investment Manager within the Fund of Funds team in Singapore. Won will also be involved in Investors Relations related activities. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, Won worked since 2009 within Korea Venture Investment Corporation in South Korea.
Won graduated from INSEAD (France & Singapore).
Bertrand Chevalier joined the Fund of Funds team in 2011 as Investment Manager. Arrived in 2006 as Financial Controller within the Middle Office mandates team, Bertrand worked since 2009 in the office of the Chief Operating Officer, Christophe Florin.
Bertrand Chevalier holds a Master of Management from the University Paris Dauphine and passed the CFA level II
Shawn Li joined AXA Private Equity in November 2011 as an Analyst within the Fund of Funds team in Singapore after a six-month internship. Before joining AXA Private Equity, Shawn completed a four-month internship within Rothschild & Sons in London, and a three-month internship within BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking in Hong Kong.
Graduated from the National University of Singapore.
Master’s degree from ESSEC - DESS in Banking and Finance.
Before joining AXA Private Equity in 1999, Benoît Verbrugghe began his career in 1998 working in M&A at a consulting firm.
ESSEC and Master in Finance from Graduate School of Management
Cyril Auger joined AXA Private Equity in Paris in May 2007 as Investment Manager within the Fund of Funds team.
Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, he has been since 2004 with BNP Paribas as Senior Associate in charge of mergers and acquisitions. He previously worked with Calyon as Manager in Mergers and Acquisitions.
ESCP-EAP (MS Fiinance) and Masters in Business Law from Paris Assas II University, International Exchange program at the St. Johns University (New York).
Marie-Victoire Rozé joined AXA Private Equity as Investment Analyst in Paris on October 2005 after a 8 month internship within the Fund of Funds team.
She held various internships in Paris: JP. Morgan (Investment Banking) M&A Department, Banque pour le Développement des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises, Keolis and in New York: Merrill Lynch (private banking) & Nike Communications.
Ecole de Management de Lyon - Master in Entrepreneurship and Ecole des Mines (Engineering in Thermal, Fluid and Energy Sciences).
Arnaud Mercier joined AXA Private Equity on July 2006 in Paris as Analyst within the Fund of Fund team.
He has been working since October 2005 on the e-front project within the Administration & Finance team and in particular on the cash-flow projections.He previously held various internships with N-GHY, Solelec Caraibes, Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
Degree in Business Administration from the University of Frankfurt
Jan Philipp Schmitz joined AXA Private Equity Germany in 2005.
Previously, he worked at Ernst & Young (transaction advisory services) and Arthur Andersen, specializing in financial institutions.
Exchange term at the Schulich School of Business of York University, Toronto and B.A. in Business Administration (Finance – Marketing) from University of St Gallen (Switzerland)
Manuel Häusler joined AXA Private Equity Germany in 2007 after a 5 month internship in the Funds of Funds team.
He has held internships in marketing in St-Gallen with Helvetia Patria and Festland.
Master of Management from Université Paris IX-Dauphine and post-graduate MS in Finance from ESSEC.
Vladimir Colas joined AXA Private Equity in 2003.
He previously worked in Exane BNP Paribas’ sell-side equity research department and completed internships with Hertz France’s corporate finance department and Divento.com, where he was Assistant to the CFO. Vladimir holds a
MBA from Wharton School and Luigi Bocconi University of Milan.
Before joining AXA Private Equity in 2007, Stefano Mion worked at Merrill Lynch as an Associate in the European Leveraged Finance Team in London, UBS Investment Bank in Milan in the Corporate Finance Team after 3 years spent at JP Morgan in London.
He performed several internships with Lazard Frères & Co. in New York and Goldman Sachs in London.
McGill University, Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Major)Chartered Accountant
Mark Benedetti joined AXA Private Equity in 2006. Before joining AXA Private Equity, Mr. Benedetti was an Associate with KMPG Corporate Finance where he focused on Mergers, Acquisitions, and Capital Raising advisory. He began with KPMG in 2002 in their Assurance group and was a Senior Accountant on mandates such as Celestica Inc., and AT&T Canada. From 2000-2001, he was a Consultant to Finance and Treasury at Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), while attending university.
Bocconi University of MilanNew York University & University of Southern California
Before joining AXA Private Equity, Luca Sigismondi worked since 2006 within the investment bank, Bank of America in London and Milan. He also spent one year within L.E.K. Consulting.
He has joined AXA Private Equity on September, 2008 as an Analyst within the Fund of Funds team in Milan.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Alexander Massa joined AXA Private Equity Funds of Funds team in New York on June 1st 2010 as an Analyst. Previously, he completed in 2009 a summer internship at Grail Partners LLC in New York.
B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering – Cornell University
Prior to joining AXA Private Equity’s Fund of Funds team in New York in 2010, Sara Huang worked for two years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York as an Investment Banking Analyst. Previously, she has also held internships at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.
BA in Economics and BS in Business Administration (University of Southern California)
Daryl Li joined AXA Private Equity in 2010 as an Analyst in the Funds of Funds team in New York. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, Daryl worked for three years at Wachovia Securities as an Investment Banking Analyst.
Wilfred Small joined AXA Private Equity in July 2011 as an Analyst within the Fund of Funds team in New York. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, he completed a three-month internship within BlackRock Private Equity in New Jersey.
Princeton University.
Alexis Bébéar joined AXA Private Equity in May 2011, as an Analyst within the Fund of Funds team in New York where he already completed a three-month internship. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, he completed an internship within Goldman Sachs & Co from June 2010 to August 2010.
Mc Gill University (Canada).
University of Fribourg - Master of LawAccredited Swiss attorney-at-law
Martin Kessi joined AXA Private Equity as a Senior Investment Manager in 2008 and is based in Zurich.
Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, he had been working for four years as an Investment Advisor within Nanodimension in Zurich.
Master’s degree in Business Administration (University of Zurich) - Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
Felix Signorell joined AXA Private Equity in August 2010 as an Investment Manager in the Funds of Funds team in Zurich. Prior to joining AXA Private Equity, Felix worked for Monterosa, a financial advisory company promoting Indian private and public equity investments. Beforehand he worked as an Analyst in the Fund of Funds team of Horizon21 Private Equity during two and a half years.
