Axelle Strain
Senior Advisor - 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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Nadine Koniski-Ziadé
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Gregor Lanz
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Anna Hogarth
Director - London
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David Allan
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Massimo Galli
Analyst - London
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Stefano Introzzi
Associate - London
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Thomas Plaquet
Associate - London
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Benjamin Shaw
Associate - London
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Jeffrey Ackerman
Associate - New York
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Jessica Kates
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Jurriaan van der Schee
Partner - London
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Joseph Patrick Dib
Partner - London
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Baudoin Lorans
Partner - New York
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Marc Cummins
Partner - New York
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Harira Ibrahim
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Turki Alrashed
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Pericles Mazarakis
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Elan Schultz
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Fady Michel Abouchalache
Founding Partner - London
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