Walid was at Bain Capital for over 16 years where he was a Managing Director for 10 years and a member of Bain Capital’s Global Private Equity Board in 2012 and 2013. He originally joined Bain Capital in Boston in 1997. He then moved to London and was an original member of Bain Capital’s European operations. In 2010, he relocated to Hong Kong to join Bain Capital’s senior leadership team in Asia where he also led the development of the firm in Australia and South East Asia.
Walid started his career as a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.
Walid holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (Boston, MA), a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, France).
Prior to joining Core Equity Holdings as Legal Manager in 2022, Cathy gained experience in several law firms in Luxembourg. Furthermore, she held a position of Associate Director at LaSalle from 2006 to 2015.
Cathy has a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Nancy (France).
Prior to joining Core Equity Holdings in 2016, Anne was at Mathilde Danglade Jewels where she managed production and customer service in Brussels (Belgium). She previously worked at Labco (Belgium) and Juliette Swildens (France). In addition to this, Anne organized many corporate and charity events.
Anne holds a Master’s degree in History of Arts & Archaeology and a degree in Middle East Studies, from University of Provence (France).
Claudia joined Core Equity Holdings in 2020. She previously held various positions at Marriott Hotels as an Associate overseeing the call center and reception in São Paulo and Brussels.
Claudia holds a degree in Hotel Business and Tourism from Anhembi Morumbi College (Brazil).
Ludovic has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting in Luxembourg. Prior to joining Core Equity Holdings, he was an Accounting and Tax Manager at Vandenbulke law firm from 2018 to 2020. Previously, he was Financial Controller of Doughty Hanson, Orco Properties Group and Heitman International.
Ludovic holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Robert Schuman High School (Belgium).
Frederic spent the last 10 years working as CFO for regulated and non-regulated investment funds in Luxembourg and in Belgium, mainly TwentyTwo Real Estate and ICAMAP. Previously he was with Lapithus (Apollo Management group) and Goodman Real Estate. Frederic started his career at PwC Luxembourg where he audited private equity and real estate funds.
Frederic holds a degree in Finance from University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and a Master’s degree in Management from UC Louvain (Belgium).
Bernard started his career as an accountant back in 1990 at Companie du Bois Sauvage Group. He worked there for over 27 years then spent a couple of years at Banque Degroof Petercam before joining Core Equity Holdings in 2021.
Bernard holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Cooremans Institute (Belgium).
Board membership – Provalliance
Arthur joined Core Equity Holdings in 2015, where he worked on several transactions including idverde and Provalliance.
Arthur previously worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at Lazard, both in Paris and Hong Kong.
Arthur holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Bachelor of Science from University College London (United Kingdom).
Sector Focus – Healthcare
Board memberships – Portman Dental, idverde
Arthur joined Core Equity Holdings in 2016, where he worked on several transactions including Portman Dental, Dentex and Provalliance.
Before joining CEH, he was an associate at McKinsey & Company. Arthur started his career in investment banking at Lazard.
Arthur holds a Master’s degree in Finance from HEC Paris and a Bachelor’s degree from the Solvay Brussels School.
Focus: Consumer & Retail
Prior to founding Core Equity Holdings, Thomas spent 11 years at Bain Capital in London and, before that, 3 years at The Boston Consulting Group in Brussels.
Thomas is a graduate of Maastricht University (The Netherlands), where he studied economics.
Arnaud was a consultant at Bain & Company in Brussels, where he spent 2 years. He was a core member of Bain’s Private Equity practice. He worked on a variety of commercial due diligences, value creation plans for portfolio companies and private equity fund strategy projects.
Arnaud holds a Master’s degree in Management (MiM) from HEC Paris (France), and a Bachelor’s degree in International Management from the Warwick Business School (United Kingdom).
Lennard was an Associate at Teslin Capital Management, where he spent 4 years investing in listed small and midcap companies across Europe with a focus on value creation through active ownership.
Lennard is a CFA® charterholder and holds both a Master of Science in Financial Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Economics & Business Economics from Maastricht University (The Netherlands).
Sector Focus – Services and Education
Board memberships – idverde, Portman Dental
Taahir joined Core Equity Holdings in 2020 and was promoted to Partner in 2022.
Before joining CEH, he was a Director at Actis, where he successfully concluded several transactions in Education, Healthcare and Retail.
He was previously at Bain Capital and Bridgewater Associates. Taahir started his career at McKinsey & Company.
Taahir holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (Boston, MA), and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics, Econometrics from the University of Johannesburg (South Africa).
Florian was a consultant at Bain & Company in Brussels and Seattle, where he spent 3 years. He was a core member of Bain’s Private Equity practice. He worked essentially for private equity clients on due diligences, post-acquisition plans and fund strategy projects.
Florian holds a double Master’s degree in Finance and Business Intelligence from the Solvay Brussels School (Belgium) and QTEM network (Japan, Australia).
Jean-Christophe started his career in 1992 at JPMorgan before moving to Bank of New York Mellon where he was CFO of the EU banking entity for 13 years. He then advised several financial companies on risk management, financial processes, and compliance. During that time, he was also part of financial ventures using the blockchain technology. He is a co-author of the RegTech blackbook.
Jean-Christophe holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School Economics & Management and is a CEPA from the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts.
Prior to Core Equity Holdings, Dounia worked mainly in Banking and Finance at Loyens & Loeff, assisting partners on all legal-related matters and on clients’ compliance with the new AML/CFT directives.
Dounia holds a degree in Art History and Archaeology from ULB (Belgium).
Constantin previously worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at Rothschild & Co in the Brussels office.
Constantin holds a Master’s degree and Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from the Solvay Brussels School (Belgium).
Sector Focus – Business Services & Consumer Services
Board membership – Provalliance
Jeremy joined Core Equity Holdings in 2016, where he worked on several transactions including Provalliance, Id Verde and Portman.
Before joining CEH, he was a Consultant at Bain & Company.
Jeremy holds a Master’s degree from the Solvay Brussels School.
Prior to joining Core Equity Holdings in 2016, Simone was a marketing consultant at a European Affairs job board in Brussels. Previously, she also worked as an M&A Researcher at Bureau van Dijk in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Simone holds a BA from the University of Manchester (United Kingdom) in Philosophy & German Literature.
Nunziata has over 25 years of experience as Finance and Administrative Director/Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Core Equity Holdings in 2016, she held that position at Moving People, a healthcare recruitment company, from 2010 to 2016. Previously, she worked for business units of blue chip companies such as Vinci Group and Veolia.
Nunziata holds a Master’s degree in Economics from University of Mons-Hainaut (Belgium).
Valerie joined Core Equity Holdings in 2018 after working for PwC for over 20 years, primarily in the marketing department.
Valerie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Secretarial Management from the Cooremans Institute (Belgium) and in 2023, she completed a training in Corporate Secretarial and Governance Practices in Luxembourg.
Florence was a Junior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company London, where she spent 2 years in the Private Equity and Principal Investors Practice.
While there, she worked on a variety of projects for a broad range of industries including Consumer products, Healthcare and B2B services. Tasks included sell-side and buy-side due diligence, post-acquisition strategy and fund strategy.
Florence holds a double Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Peking University and a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Oxford.
Prior to Core Equity Holdings, Barbara worked as a senior executive assistant in international organizations such as the European Commission, the Belgium Embassy in India and a foundation against cancer.
Barbara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Secretarial Management from Ecole De Lil (Belgium).
