Axel began his career as an entrepreneur, owner and leader of Opale SMR, specializing in cost-saving consulting for SMEs and mid-cap companies. He also worked as a consultant for 2 years in the Paris office of Paris de Bain & Company. He then worked for 6 years in the Paris office of H.I.G. Capital as Director.
Before founding Hivest Capital, Axel was since 2013 the founder and manager of an investment holding focused on the takeover of SMEs, which he subsequently managed.
Axel graduated from Harvard Business School (MBA) and from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble.
Email:axel@hivestcapital.com
Phone:+33 (0)1 42 89 02 77
Managing Partner
Cédric Lépée
Cédric started his career in the M&A division of Lazard.
He then joined the Qualium investment fund (formerly CDC Capital Investissement) in 2005.
Prior to founding Hivest Capital Partners, Cédric worked from 2008 to 2016 in the Paris office of H.I.G Capital as Principal and Sector Head Consumer & Retail for Europe.
Cédric graduated from ESCP Europe (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris).
Before joining Hivest Capital Partners, Barthélemy worked for three years as a strategy consultant at Advancy and has cumulated experiences in M&A at Lazard and at Société Générale’s general inspection department.
Barthélemy graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and ENSAE
Before joining Hivest Capital Partners in 2016, Foucauld worked in the Paris office of H.I.G. Capital, as well as within the M&A department of BNP Paribas in Paris.
Foucauld graduated from Sciences Po (Institute of Political Studies of Paris).
Clémence began her career at PwC as an auditor in the Asset Management industry department.
She then worked as finance director at PAI Partners during 7 years.
Before joining Hivest Capital Partners, Clémence worked almost 2 years as finance director in a
major family office.
Clémence graduated from Audencia Nantes.
Guillaume began his career in the packaging division of the Pechiney Group as an internal auditor in North America and then a plant controller in Brazil.
He then worked as a consultant for almost 10 years in strategy within the Paris office of Bain & Company then in turnaround / improvement of operational performance at AlixPartners. He also worked for 2 years in private equity as Investment Director at Pechel.
Before joining Hivest Capital, Guillaume was since 2014 co-founder and General Manager of Chorus a web agency specialized in supporting digital transformation, from the definition of a digital strategy to its operational execution.
Guillaume is a graduate of HEC and the Wharton Business School (MBA).
Before joining Hivest Capital Partners, Alexandre was Investment Manager within the FCDE
investment team. He previously worked during three years as a corporate finance consultant at
Accuracy.
Prior to joining Hivest Capital Partners, Antoine began his career at BNP Paribas where he held
various positions, notably in the Leveraged & Acquisition Finance team and in the private equity
subsidiary of the group, BNP Paribas Développement.
Antoine graduated from the French engineering school Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
Former intern in the team, Sacha had an experience in the M&A department of Degroof Petercam in Paris before joining Hivest Capital Partners.
Sacha graduated from Paris-Dauphine University’s Master in Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering.
Email:sacha@hivestcapital.com
Phone:+33 (0)1 42 89 02 77
Office Manager
Ines Huez Mondzali
Inès began her career as a Receptionist in various luxury establishments both in France and abroad. During her career, she was able to perfect her skills at the Hotel De Paris Saint Tropez but also at the Castille Hotel Paris and more recently at the Park Hyatt Dubai.
Before joining Hivest Capital Partners, Inès had the opportunity to enrich her experience in one of the first creative and interactive museum for children in Dubai – OLIOLI- as Event Manager.
Ines graduated with an MBA in International Hospitality – Luxury Brand and Tourism Management at the CMH (Hospitality Management Center) in Paris Saint-Lazare.
Former intern in the team, Gaël had an experience in the M&A Mid Cap / Debt Advisory department
of Rothschild & Co and in the Private Debt Mid Cap department of Bpifrance in Paris.
Before joining Hivest Capital, Marie was an Analyst at Lazard, where she worked for 2 years as part of the M&A Advisory team in Paris. She was involved in transactions across various sectors (notably energy and consumer & retail), advising both corporate clients (such as Total, L’Oréal) and financial sponsors.
She started her professional experience with internships at IK Investment Partners and Lazard.
Marie graduated from HEC Paris.
She also holds a CEMS Master’s in International Management.
Phone:+33 (0)1 42 89 02 77
Analyst
Théophile MULSANT
Former intern in the team, Théophile worked within the investment team of Argos Wityu and
Amundi before joining Hivest Capital Partners.
Théophile graduated from Ecole des Mines de Paris.
