Axelle Strain
Advisory Partner - London
Prior to working with Trispan, Axelle spent twelve years at Quilvest Private Equity, where she was Managing Partner, Head of Europe. Axelle oversaw and led numerous private equity direct investments and fund investments in Europe and was a member of Quilvest’s Private Equity global investment committees for direct and fund investments.
Before joining Quilvest, Axelle was Head of Business Development at Netscalibur, a large build-up in the telecom sector backed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. At Netscalibur, which she joined at inception, Axelle participated in the acquisition and integration of numerous companies across Europe.
Axelle started her career in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley in London.
Axelle received her Master of Science degree from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. She also received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Operating Partner - London
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Robin Rowland
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Nadine Koniski-Ziadé
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Jamal Al Husseini
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Gregor Lanz
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David Allan
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Massimo Galli
Associate - London
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Joseph Patrick Dib
Partner - London
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Baudoin Lorans
Partner - New York
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Samir Philippe Heneine
Operating Partner - London
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Ben Butler
Operating Partner - New York
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Anthony Freijy
Partner - New York
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Benjamin Shaw
Vice President - London
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Samih Barbir
Director
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Tim Ismail
Vice President - New York
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Wassef Atallah
Associate - New York
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Nicholas Hirschi
Partner - New York
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James Ashton
Operating Partner - New York
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Pericles Stamatiadis
Operating Partner - London
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Joanna Weiss
Director - New York
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Fady Rahme
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Benjamin J. Douek
Operating Partner - New York
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Operating Partner - New York
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Elan Schultz
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Founding Partner - London
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Guillaume Chassing
Vice President - New York
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Rob Gaskell
Director - London
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Analyst - London
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Rashmi Patel
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Mariana Napoleao
Analyst - London
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Marcello Cabral
Associate - London
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Andrea Martini
Associate - London
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Ferdinand Heger
Analyst - New York
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Eliott Grabli
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Analyst
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Associate - London
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Director
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Associate
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