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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Brandon Stephens
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
Partner - London
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David Allan
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer - London
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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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Turki Alrashed
Analyst - New York
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Ben Butler
Operating Partner - New York
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Anthony Freijy
Partner - New York
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Dimitri Pateras
Analyst - London
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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
Analyst - 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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Operating Partner - New York
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Ehud Laska
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Pericles Mazarakis
Managing Partner - New York
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Elan Schultz
Founding Partner - New York
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Fady Michel Abouchalache
Founding Partner - London
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Guillaume Chassing
Associate - New York
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Rob Gaskell
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Halah Reslan
Associate - New York
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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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