Growth Equity

Laure Dachary is a Managing Director of the NewAlpha Verto fund, which she joined in June 2020. She has 12 years of experience in finance, especially in Small & Midcap M&A Advisory. After starting her career in operational finance at Exane BNP Paribas, Laure started in mergers & acquisitions at Natixis and Rothschild in Paris and London, before joining DC Advisory in Paris, where she worked for almost 9 years as a M&A Director. From 2017, she advised startups and SMEs based in Hong Kong and Paris, while working on an entrepreneurial project. Throughout her career, Laure has worked both in Sell-Side and Buy-Side positions, assisting large groups, but also PE funds, such as Carlyle, Eurazeo or CM-CIC, as well as founding entrepreneurs, on transactions such as Tell Me More, Compagnie de Vichy or RG Safety. She has a strong international experience and has worked across different industries, and particularly healthcare, industrial niches and digital. Laure graduated from EM Lyon Business School with a Major in Corporate Finance.

Antoine is Investment Director of the NewAlpha Verto fund. He has 11 years of experience in Private Equity and investment banking in Paris, covering many sectors such as Health, Digital and Consumer Goods Before joining LBO Partners in 2011, Antoine worked at Audacia, an investment structure dedicated to minority investments in French SMEs. Antoine has made more than a dozen investments such as Kusmi Tea, Fermob, Maison Bleue, People & Baby, Convivial and Groupe Steva From 2011, within LBO Partners, Antoine carried out three transactions (Menix Group, Sogelink and Talentia Software), and numerous external growths. He sat on the board of 5 portfolio companies, such as AMS and Armatis-Lc Before co-founding NewAlpha Verto in 2017, Antoine was a partner and member of the Executive Board of LBO Partners (€ 320 million under management, eg CIC LBO Partners), one of the main French players in Small & MidCap investment Antoine is a graduate of Paris Dauphine University (Master 203) and St John's University (New York).

Thomas is Investment Director of the NewAlpha Verto fund. He has 15 years of experience in Private Equity and investment banking, covering several European countries and in many sectors such as TMT and industrial niches Thomas started his career in 2004 at JP Morgan in London in the mergers & acquisitions team for the France / Benelux region. In 2006, Thomas joined the European team of Francisco Partners, a Private Equity fund of $ 9 billion, specializing in the technology sector. Thomas was in charge of executing transactions in Europe in the software and hardware sectors. Before co-founding NewAlpha Verto in 2017, Thomas co-founded in 2009 Izurium Capital, an independent Private Equity fund of $ 340 million, where he was in charge of investments in Western Europe and North America At Izurium, Thomas has deployed € 150 million in 6 transactions and has served on the boards of numerous companies such as Dynacast and SmartFocus Thomas graduated from HEC (major Finance) and from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po)

Alexis is Managing Director of the NewAlpha Verto fund. He has 16 years of experience in Private Equity and investment banking in London, covering France and several European countries, in many sectors such as Health, TMT and B to B services. Alexis began his professional career at JP Morgan in 2004 in London in the mergers & acquisitions team, covering Europe and more particularly France. Before co-founding NewAlpha Verto in 2017, Alexis joined The Carlyle Group in 2008, within the team dedicated to the mid-market in Europe, investing in technological SMEs with international ambitions, mainly in France and the Benelux. At Carlyle, Alexis has deployed nearly € 155 million in four SMEs, as well as in external growth. Alexis served on the board of Marle, Metrologic and Companeo Alexis is a graduate of ESCP, with a specialization in corporate finance.