Team

Bernardo joined L-GAM in 2016. Prior to joining L-GAM, Bernardo was an Associate in the M&A and UK Investment Banking teams at Nomura in London.

Bernardo is an Italian national. He received a MSc in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a degree in Economics from the University of Florence in Italy.

Yves Alexandre is a founding partner at L-GAM with over 23 years of private equity experience. Prior to founding L-GAM, Yves was Head of Corporate Investment at Investcorp in London. Yves previously worked for over twelve years in investment banks including among others, The First Boston Corporation and Goldman Sachs in New York and in London.

He is a French national and holds an MSc from HEC School of Management in Paris, France.

Prior to his current role at L-GAM, Jerome was a Principal at Bain Capital in London and Boston. Jerome started his career as a consultant at Bain & Company.

Jerome is a French and German national and received an M.B.A from Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He also received an MSc from HEC School of Management in Paris, France.

Prior to his current role at L-GAM, Alexandre worked as a consultant for BCG, which he joined in 2018.

Alexandre is a French national. He holds an MSc in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Polytechnique and an MPhill in Manufacturing and Management from the University of Cambridge.

Sebastien joined L-GAM in 2021. Prior to joining L-GAM, he was a Senior Vice President at Houlihan Lokey in London. Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Sebastien worked in the Rothschild Debt Advisory team in London.

Sebastien is a French national. He holds a MSc in Management from EDHEC Business School.

Daniel joined L-GAM in 2022.

Daniel is a German and British national.

He holds a BSc in International Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Prior to his current role at L-GAM, Balazs was a Vice President at Bain Capital in London. Balazs joined Bain Capital in 2009. Prior to Bain Capital, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Germany.

Balazs holds a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a University Degree in Business Administration from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany.

Ferdinando Grimaldi is a founding partner at L-GAM, with over 28 years of private equity experience. Prior to founding L-GAM, Ferdinando was Managing Director at Bain Capital in London. Previously, Ferdinando was a member of the Management Committee at Investcorp. Ferdinando started his private equity career in 1992 at Chemical Venture Partners/Chase Capital Partners.

He is an Italian national and holds a degree in Economics from Bocconi University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Prior to joining L-GAM, Matthias was a Partner at Goldman Sachs in the Principal Investment Area of the Merchant Banking Division (MBD) in Europe. Matthias was a member of the global MBD Corporate Investment Committee and the Credit Investment Committee. Matthias has 22 years of private equity experience. He previously worked at TPG Capital.

He is an Austrian national and holds a degree from Vienna University of Business Administration.

Prior to his role at L-GAM, André worked for Funding Circle in London. Prior to this, André was a consultant for Roland Berger in Paris.

André is a French and Swiss national. He received an MSc from ESSEC Business School in Paris. He also received an LLM in Corporate and Business Law from University of Paris La Sorbonne.

Prior to his current role at L-GAM, Mr Linn worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, which he joined in 2015.

Mr Linn is a German and British national. He holds an MSc in Financial Economics with Dean’s commendations from the University of Oxford and a BSc in International Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Felipe Merry del Val is a founding partner at L-GAM, with over 26 years of private equity experience. Prior to founding L-GAM, Felipe was a Managing Director at Bain Capital London, which he joined in January 2006. Previously, Felipe was a Principal at Investcorp in London and worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch.

He is Italian/Spanish and holds a University Degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan, and a “MIM” awarded by the Community of European Management Schools “CEMS”.

Prior to his current role at L-GAM, Carlos worked as a consultant for Bain & Company, which he joined in 2020.

Carlos in an Italian and U.S. national. He holds and MSc and BSc in Finance from Bocconi University.

Lai-Yee joined L-GAM in 2022.

Prior to joining L-GAM, she was a Vice President at Houlihan Lokey in London. Lai-Yee also worked at Kraft Heinz in China as head of pricing and trade investment.

Lai-Yee is a French national.

She holds a MSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics.

Prior to his current role at L-GAM, Gianmarco worked as a consultant for Bain & Company, which he joined in 2018.

Gianmarco is an Italian national. He holds an MSc in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University and a Bachelor in Economics and Management from the University of Padua.

Francesca joined L-GAM in 2022.

Prior to joining L-GAM, she was an Associate at KKR in London.

Francesca started her career at Houlihan Lokey.

Francesca is Italian national. She holds an MSc from ESCP Europe and a BSc from Bocconi University.

Dominik joined L-GAM as partner in 2018. Prior to joining, he was a Principal at AEA Investors in Munich and in London. Before joining AEA, Dominik worked at Investcorp in London and for UBS Investment Bank.

Dominik is a German national and holds a BA in International Business, Finance & Economics from the University of Manchester (UK). He is also a US-GAAP certified accountant (CPA).

Before joining L-GAM, Miguel was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group in their Madrid office, which he joined in 2015.

Miguel is a Spanish national and holds an M.B.A. from ​​​Columbia Business School, and a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.