Credit

Cécile Lévi joined Tikehau Capital in 2013 as Head of Private Debt activity. Cécile previously worked at Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) where she notably broadened the investment scope to include unitranche debt, with a strong focus on forming partnerships. She began her career in 1988 at Merrill Lynch (Corporate Finance and M&A) in Paris and then in New York. In 1991, she joined Elig, one of the pioneering private equity funds in France. In 2001, Cécile's focus pivoted to mezzanine debt investments and she was appointed Investment Director at Omnes (formerly CAPE - Mezzanis).

Education: HEC Paris

Maxime Laurent-Bellue joined Tikehau Capital in 2007 and serves as Co-head of Credit and Head of Tactical Strategies & Structured Credit Strategies. Since 2008, he has contributed to establishing and developing the Group’s private credit division. Maxime has been involved in new investments, as well as fundraising and strategic launches for several segments, including special situations, direct lending and leveraged loans. From 2012, he established and ran the Group’s senior loan business and was responsible for portfolio management, in addition to playing an active role in deal sourcing and execution for both senior loans and direct lending opportunities.

Education: Sciences Po Paris, King's College London

Nathalie Bleunven joined Tikehau Capital in 2014 as Head of Corporate Lending (Private Debt team). Prior to joining Tikehau Capital, Nathalie worked as a Partner at Indigo Capital France, an investment fund specialized in mezzanine debt. Nathalie started her career at Société Générale in 1987, first as a Credit Analyst and then as a Senior Banker in charge of French large corporates at Société Générale Investment Banking in London. Nathalie spent more than 25 years at Société Générale and she became Managing Director, Deputy Head of the LBO and Corporate Acquisition Finance team dedicated to Midcaps of SG in 2000.

Education: Paris - Dauphine University

Pierpaolo Casamento joined Tikehau Capital in 2016 and serves as Head of Tikehau Capital’s Private Debt Secondaries (TPDS) business. Pierpaolo was previously based in Paris within the Sales & Marketing team, before relocating to New York in 2019 to help launch Tikehau Capital’s Private Debt Secondaries business.

Education: Bocconi University

John Fraser joined Tikehau Capital in 2021 as Partner and Chairman of its Global Structured Credit Strategies. Based in New York, John oversees the Global Structured Credit strategy in Europe and the US. John brings 30 years of experience in the CLO business. Prior to working at Tikehau Capital, he was at Investcorp where he was an independent member of its Board of Directors since 2019. Most recently, he was managing director and head of Investcorp’s U.S. credit business. From 2012 to 2017, he was managing partner and CIO of 3i Debt Management US LLC. In 2005, he founded Fraser Sullivan Investment Management, LLC, which was subsequently sold to 3i Group. John previously held management positions with Angelo Gordon, Continental Bank, Merrill Lynch Asset Management and Chase Manhattan Bank North America.

Education: Cornell University

Erika Morris joined Tikehau Capital in 2019 and serves as Head of the US CLO activities. Erika brings over 20 years of leveraged finance industry experience. Prior to joining Tikehau Capital, Erika was a portfolio manager at Semper Capital in New York and Airlie Opportunity Capital Management in London and Greenwich, CT focusing on credit funds including CLOs and high yield funds. Erika began her career at Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank and at Lehman Brothers.

Education: Skidmore College (BA)

Jean Odendall joined Tikehau Capital in 2011 and currently serves as Deputy Head of Tactical Strategies. He first joined the Group as part of the High Yield team and was the lead credit analyst for several sectors. Prior to Tikehau Capital, he worked at Jabre Capital in Geneva, where he supported the launch of their special opportunities fund.

Education : HEC University of Lausanne

Laura Scolan joined Tikehau Capital in 2021 and currently serves as Head of France and Chief Operating Officer of the Private Debt activity. Previously Laura worked at Messier Maris & Associés, where she was most recently a Partner and Co-Head of the Debt Advisory business, having joined in 2013 as a Director. Prior to that, Laura has held several positions in the Leverage Finance Department of Royal Bank of Scotland and held positions in the M&A teams at LCF Edmond de Rothschild and Lazard.

Education: Paris Dauphine University

Christoph Zens joined Tikehau Capital in 2021 and serves as Head of European CLO activities. Christoph brings more than 16 years of experience in European sub-investment grade debt markets. Prior to joining Tikehau Capital, Christoph worked at Commerzbank in London as an Investment Director within the Bosphorus Debt Fund Management team, which he helped create and develop into an established CLO management platform. Christoph’s previous experience includes roles in LBO origination and CLO investment analysis, covering loan and high yield bond financings across multiple industries, company profiles and credit cycles. Christoph started his career at Credit Agricole in Paris within the Global Risk department for LBOs and securitisations.

Education: Paris Dauphine University (BA) & Baruch College New York (MBA)