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Prior to founding B & Capital, Philippe was a Partner in the Mid-Cap Buyout & Growth Capital Team of Omnes Capital, which he joined in 2002.
He started his career at Arthur Andersen in 1995 as an auditor, then became Senior Consultant in the Corporate Restructuring Services department (acquisitions, sales, restructuring). In 2000, he joined the 3i Group.

During the 12-year period before founding B & Capital, Philippe led successful majority and minority transactions in various sectors, notably healthcare (Vivalto Santé), specialized industries (Sateco), business services (Cogepart) and distribution (Office Log, Exclusive Networks).

Philippe holds a Master of Science in Management and a postgraduate diploma in Finance and Tax Management from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

Prior to founding B & Capital, Bertrand worked in the Crédit Agricole’s private equity unit, (today Omnes Capital), which he had joined in 1999, as a Partner in the Mid-Cap Buyout & Growth Capital Team.

He started his career in 1994 as an investment banker at Indosuez Bank. In 1995, he joined Unicrédit as Key Account Relationship Manager, before switching back to Crédit Agricole Indosuez (today CACIB) as a credit manager in the commitments department.

During his past tenures, Bertrand led successful investments in various sectors, notably business services (Legoupil Industrie, Groupe SVP, Armatis-LC, Capcom Groupe, Dispam), specialised industries (Souriau) and environment (Groupe ECT).

Bertrand is a qualified civil engineer from the Ecole des Mines of Saint-Etienne and holds a Bachelor degree in Economics.

Prior to founding B & Capital, Mikaël worked in the Mid-Cap Buyout & Growth Capital Team of Omnes Capital, which he joined in 2005.

Previously, he had held several positions in the LBO industry, particularly within the CIC leverage finance team.

During the 11-year period before joining B & Capital, Mikaël was involved in successful majority and minority transactions, in various sectors: environment (Groupe ECT), specialized industries (Sateco), business services (Legoupil Industrie, Groupe SVP, Armatis-LC) and distribution (Exclusive Networks).

Mikaël graduated from Sciences Po Strasbourg and holds a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering from Paris Dauphine University.

Prior to founding B & Capital, Bernard was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Amundi Private Equity Funds from 2007 to 2016. As such he was responsible for all Private Equity, Infrastructure and Private Debt Multi-management (funds of funds) activities.

Bernard started his career at Credit Lyonnais as a Budget Controller in 1989, before moving to Equity Capital Markets in 1992, where he was Director of the Origination and Deal Execution Department. In 2001, he founded the Financial Sponsor Group of Credit Lyonnais. He ran the entity, where he was also in charge of investments in European LBO funds, until 2005 and then became a Managing Partner of Kaldeus Finance, an independent advisor acting as a gatekeeper for French institutional investors dealing with their private equity commitments.

Bernard graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris (1987) and Sciences Po Paris (1988).

Nicolas joined B & Capital in September 2019. Prior to joining the firm, Nicolas spent 4 years at Ciclad, a Private Equity firm specialized in Small Caps. He took part in investments in various sectors – Engineering, B2B Services, Telco, Retail.

Nicolas also has had a 4-year experience as a Consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants where he worked on projects for clients in a wide array of industries.

Nicolas graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris.

Charles joined B & Capital in September 2018 after a 1-year experience at Roland Berger as consultant. Charles was notably involved in strategic due diligence for Private Equity funds in various sectors such as distribution, specialised industries and financial services.

Prior to joining Roland Berger, Charles had been credit analyst during 3 ans at Neuflize OBC, specialising in SMEs.

Charles graduated from ESCP Europe.

Mélanie joined B & Capital in September 2022. Prior to joining the firm Mélanie spent 5 years at Safran as a Manager in the Merger and Acquisition department.

Mélanie also has a 5-year experience at EY as an auditor and as a Consultant in the Transaction Services department where she worked on projects for clients in a wide array of industries.

Mélanie graduated from EDHEC Business School.

Myriam joined B & Capital in April 2020 after spending 4 years at Lincoln International, an investment bank specializing in M&A Small-Mid Caps.

Myriam graduated from ESCP Europe.

Charles joined B & Capital in November 2023. Prior to joining the firm Charles spent 3 years at PwC in the Transaction Services and Valuation & Business Modelling departments.

Charles graduated from EDHEC Business School.

Zoé joined B & Capital in September 2024. Prior to joining the firm Zoé worked in Private Equity at Andera, CAPZA and Ardian.

Zoé holds a master degree in Economy and Finance from Dauphine University.

Victoria joined the B & Capital team in June 2024 as ESG Manager, after working for 3 years at the consulting firm Sirsa.

Victoria holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Audencia Business School.