5 years of Investment Banking and Private Equity experience
Before joining Core Equity Holdings, Haytem worked as an Analyst at Kharis Capital. He started his career in Mergers & Acquisitions at Rothschild & Co in the Brussels office.
Haytem holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management.
Over 20 years in Corporate Law
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).
Over 20 years of Project Management, Communications & Admin.
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 Art History & Archaeology and a degree in Middle East Studies from University of Provence (France).
Over 20 years in the Hospitality industry
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).
Over 20 years of Real Estate and Private Equity experience
Ludovic has over 20 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry in Luxembourg. Prior to joining Core Equity Holdings, he led the Corporate and Trust department as an Accounting and Tax Manager at Vandenbulke law firm from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, he served as Financial Controller for several Private Equity and/or Real Estate Funds, including Doughty Hanson, Orco Properties Group and Heitman International.
Ludovic holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Robert Schuman High School (Belgium).
Over 20 years of fund management in Private Equity and Real Estate
Frédéric 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. Frédéric started his career at PwC Luxembourg where he audited private equity and real estate funds.
Frédéric holds a degree in Finance from University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and a Master’s degree in Management from UC Louvain (Belgium).
16 years of Investment Banking and Private Equity experience
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).
12 years of experience
Sector Focus – Healthcare
Board memberships – PortmanDentex, 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.
Over 20 years of Private Equity experience
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.
5+ years of Management Consulting and Private Equity experience
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).
7 years of Investing and Private Equity experience
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).
19 years of Experience
Sector Focus – Services and Education
Board memberships – idverde, PortmanDentex
Taahir joined Core Equity Holdings in 2020 and is a Partner.
Prior to Core Equity Holdings, Taahir was a Director at Actis.
Earlier in his career, he worked at Bain Capital and Bridgewater Associates, and began his career at McKinsey & Company.
Taahir holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (Boston, MA) and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Johannesburg (South Africa).
2 years of Investment Banking and Private Equity Experience
Before joining Core Equity Holdings, Stefano gained experience in Mergers & Acquisitions at Alantra in London and Vitale & Co in Milan.
Stefano holds a Master’s degree in Management from the London Business School, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics & Management from Bocconi University.
Over 20 years in the Financial industry
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 and the co-chair of the finance working groups of INATBA.
Jean-Christophe holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management and is a CEPA from the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts.
12 years of experience as Legal and Compliance Assistant
Before joining Core Equity Holdings, Dounia worked mainly in Banking and Finance at Loyens & Loeff, where she supported partners on all legal matters and assisted clients in complying with the latest AML/CFT regulations.
At Core Equity Holdings, she is also responsible for a broad range of compliance matters, both at the investment level and across portfolio companies.
Dounia holds a degree in Art History and Archaeology from ULB (Belgium).
7 years of Investment Banking and Private Equity experience
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).
12 years of experience
Sector Focus – Business Services & Consumer Services
Board membership – Provalliance
Board observer PortmanDentex
Jeremy joined Core Equity Holdings in 2016, where he worked on several transactions including Provalliance, idverde and Portman.
Before joining CEH, he was a Consultant at Bain & Company.
Jeremy holds a Master’s degree from the Solvay Brussels School.
13 years of HR & Admin, Marketing and M&A Research experience
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.
Over 20 years of Finance, Human Resources 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).
Over 20 years of Business experience
Valérie joined Core Equity Holdings in 2018 after working for PwC for over 20 years, primarily in the marketing department.
Valérie 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.
8 years of Management Consulting and Private Equity experience
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. Projects 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.
Over 20 years as Executive Assistant and Senior Event Manager
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).
