
team

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.
Other Team Members

Brandon Stephens
Operating Partner - London
Brandon is the founder of Tortilla Mexican Grill, the second largest fast-casual Mexican chain outside the United States, with 36 restaurants in the UK and…

Robin Rowland
Operating Partner - London
Prior to working with TriSpan, Robin spent 35 years in the restaurant / F&B sectors, where he held several senior management roles with leading casual…

Nadine Koniski-Ziadé
Senior Advisor - London
Nadine has 24 years of experience in finance in both private equity and investment banking. Starting 2016, Nadine founded Stakeholder Advisors and joined TriSpan Group…

Jamal Al Husseini
Partner
Jamal is a Partner and a Relationship Manager covering the Middle East with the TriSpan Group. Jamal started his career as a corporate banker, spending…

Gregor Lanz
Partner - London
Gregor is a Partner, Member of the Executive Committee and Global Head of Investor Relations & Client Relationship Management with the TriSpan Group. Prior to…

Anna Hogarth
Director - London
Anna is a Director of Finance and Operations with the TriSpan Group. Prior to joining TriSpan, Anna spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs. Anna was…

David Allan
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer - London
Dave Allan is TriSpan’s group COO and CFO and is a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to joining TriSpan, Dave spent more than 10…

Massimo Galli
Associate - London
Massimo is an Associate with the TriSpan Group. Prior to joining Trispan, Massimo worked as a management consulting intern at Accenture in Milan. During his…

Joseph Patrick Dib
Partner - London
Prior to joining TriSpan, JP worked at Quilvest & Partners, where he was engaged in private equity and advisory activities primarily in the Middle East…

Baudoin Lorans
Partner - New York
Baudoin is a Partner with the Trispan Group and part of Trispan’s U.S. private equity team. Prior to joining Trispan, Baudoin co-led the direct private…

Photos Photiades
Vice President - New York
Prior to joining TriSpan, Photos worked for 2 years as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at UBS in New York City.…

Samir Philippe Heneine
Operating Partner - London
Samir is an Operating Partner with the TriSpan Group. Prior to working with TriSpan, Samir was a senior Executive Director at IBM France and Europe,…

Turki Alrashed
Analyst - New York
Prior to joining TriSpan, Turki was an investment analyst in the consumer and retail team at Birch Grove Capital in New York where he worked…

Ben Butler
Operating Partner - New York
Ben’s career as an executive, advisor, and investor in the F&B sector spans 30 years in North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. …

Anthony Freijy
Partner - New York
Anthony is a Partner with the TriSpan Group and Co-Head of the Rising Stars fund in the US. Prior to joining TriSpan in 2019, Anthony…

Dimitri Pateras
Analyst - London
Prior to joining Trispan, Dimitri worked as a finance analyst at Aegeus Shipping S.A. in Greece for 4 years. During his time there he was…

Benjamin Shaw
Vice President - London
Prior to joining TriSpan, Ben worked in investment banking with the consumer and retail team of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) in London. At…

Catherine Helsby
Office Manager - London
Cat is the Office Manager and Company EA with the TriSpan Group in London. Prior to joining TriSpan, Cat spent 2 years as an EA…

Samih Barbir
Director
Samih is a Director and a Relationship Manager covering the Middle East with the TriSpan Group. Samih started his career as a financial consultant at…

Tim Ismail
Vice President - New York
Tim Ismail joined TriSpan in 2020. He previously worked as a Global Manager of FP&A at AB InBev advising Senior Management on financial planning, capital…

Wassef Atallah
Analyst - New York
Prior to joining TriSpan, Wassef worked as a financial analyst for The Brooksville Company in New York, analyzing real estate opportunities and conducting market research…

Nicholas Hirschi
Partner - New York
Nicholas brings to TriSpan over 15 years of professional experience in private equity investing and business advisory roles, gained both in the US and across…

James Ashton
Operating Partner - New York
James is an Operating Partner with the TriSpan Group. James has over 25 years of experience with private equity owned companies, serving as Chairman for…

Pericles Stamatiadis
Operating Partner - London
Pericles is an Operating Partner with the TriSpan Group. Pericles is a Top Executive with proven track record in managing, building and turning around large…

Joanna Weiss
Director - New York
Joanna is a Director and responsible for leading the firm’s client relationship management initiatives in the United States. Joanna is a seasoned investor relations and…

Fady Rahme
Operating Partner - ESG - London
Fady Joseph Rahme is an ESG Operating Partner with the TriSpan Group. Fady is since 2005 the Vice President in charge of Corporate Affairs, Communication,…

Benjamin J. Douek
Operating Partner - New York
Benjamin J. (“B.J.”) Douek is a TriSpan Operating Partner. He is a C-level operations and financial executive with extensive capital markets and M&A experience, in-depth…

Chad Wise
Operating Partner - New York
Chad is an Operating Partner with the TriSpan Group. Chad received his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2001, and quickly identified in his first practice…

Ehud Laska
Operating Partner - New York
Ehud David Laska ("Udi") is an Operating Partner with the TriSpan Group. Udi is an experienced senior investment banking and C level executive with a…

Pericles Mazarakis
Managing Partner - New York
Prior to working with TriSpan, Pericles was a Senior Operating Partner and Head of Portfolio Support at CDPQ’s Private Equity division that has $25B under…

Elan Schultz
Founding Partner - New York
Elan has more than 25 years of global experience in private equity, real estate and private credit. Over his career, he has invested in start-ups,…

Fady Michel Abouchalache
Founding Partner - London
Prior to founding TriSpan, Fady Michel was the CEO of the Quilvest Group, CEO of Quilvest Private Equity, Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors,…

Guillaume Chassing
Associate - New York
Guillaume is an Associate within the TriSpan Group. Prior to joining TriSpan, Guillaume worked as an Associate at Blackstone’s Private Equity Group in New York…

Rob Gaskell
Director - London
Rob is a Director within the Finance & Operations team in London, where he has the role as Operations Manager. Prior to joining TriSpan, Rob…

Halah Reslan
Associate - New York
Halah is an Associate at TriSpan and part of TriSpan’s US private equity team. Prior to joining TriSpan, Halah worked for 5 years in the…