With 27 funds spanning the venture capital to private equity spectrum, the Cathay platform has €5B+ AUM, 250+ investments, and 55+ exits across Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and Africa. With a team of over 130 members, including 27 partners, Cathay is based in Paris, Shanghai, Beijing, Munich, Berlin, Madrid, New York, San Francisco, Singapore and Mexico City. […]
Prior to Cathay, he was at Iris Capital where he managed the international activities of the Orange/Publicis fund. He has also been the Head of Corporate Venture at Orange Telecom, Managing Director at Innovacom, and has worked as an Officer at the French Treasury Department, in charge of all the Sovereign holdings in Aerospace, Defense, […]
He brings over 17 years of advisory and operational experience in Telecommunications, Media and Technology, with deep expertise in venture capital and corporate development. Prior to joining Cathay Capital, Jacky was a Venture Partner with Iris Capital in Israel from 2012 to 2015. In this role, he was responsible for identifying investment opportunities and monitoring […]
Joining Cathay Capital in 2019, Linda is responsible for Cathay Group’s financial and administrative activities. Previously, she worked at NextStage AM, a private equity management company, as Head of Financial Control. Linda started her career as a consultant at IBM in Lyon and spent 5 years as a supervisor at PwC in Audit Asset Management, specializing […]
She is in charge of compliance of the French management companies and funds. Prior to joining Cathay Capital, Céline worked at Rothschild Group, first within the Internal Audit Department followed by the Compliance Department in charge of the merchant banking business line. Céline holds a Masters Degree in Bank Finance and Risk Management from Paris […]
Prior to joining Cathay Capital Private Equity in August 2016, Daniel was Executive Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Bpifrance in charge of the fund of funds business. In July 2005, Daniel joined CDC Enterprises as deputy CEO for venture capital fund of funds activities, taking over the responsibility for investments in […]
Prior to joining Cathay Capital, Matthieu van der Elst was CEO of Michelin Ventures, the Venture Capital arm for the Michelin Group, which he founded in 2015 with the goal of identifying, understanding and supporting startups developing sustainable innovative technologies and new business models in the materials and mobility arena. Matthieu joined the Michelin Group […]
An entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, Bruno leads Cathay Innovation’s global commerce practice. He initially joined Cathay as an operating partner to share his 15+ years of international experience leading startups (with 2 successful exits) as well as his leadership insights after having held key managing positions in Fortune 10 companies. Prior to Cathay, Bruno was […]
Emanuele brings 18+ years of experience and achievements in introducing highly innovative, data-driven solutions to the market, mainly in the areas of telecommunications, media and technology. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Emanuele was VP Sales and Partnerships at Influans, a French start-up acquired by Ogury, developing an AI-first, SaaS platform for marketers as well as […]
Benjamin is a financial industry veteran with experience in multiple markets and asset management. In addition to his role at Cathay, he has been a Partner at Chenavari Investment Managers (credit asset management) since April 2018 where he is responsible for the Leveraged Finance group as well as overseeing the CTO group. Formerly, Benjamin was […]