Athos

Athos Partners is led by an experienced team of private equity fundraising professionals with deep institutional investor relationships:

Senior Leadership:

- Paul Arent, Managing Partner: Leads the firm with extensive experience in private equity placement and institutional fundraising (paul@athospartners.com)

• Viktor Bergström, Partner: Co-leads the firm's strategic initiatives and client relationships (viktor@athospartners.com)

  Directors:

  - Salma Ifriquine, Director: Manages fundraising mandates and investor relations

• Pietro Rosci, Director: Brings investment banking experience from Barclays, involved in nine fundraising and advisory mandates in Europe
• Paolo Dossena, Director: Contributes 26 years of experience in asset management, audit, and consulting, having previously worked in asset management at Fedesa (Ferrero)

  Investment Team:

  - José Luis González Martín, Vice President: Brings private equity and M&A advisory experience

• Francisco Solana, Associate
• Philip Keupink, Junior Associate
• Leonardo Grelli, Junior Associate
• Alexandre Fonty, Junior Associate

  Analysts:

  Simon Brophy, Carlo Cenzano, Ariel Hiterer, Leonilde Tavares, Johan Alexander Degn, Lucija Mandarić, Francesca Taddio, Ludovico Visconti, Abdesslam Moumni

  Junior Analysts:

  Alec Austin, Emilio Meneses Rangel, Ziyi Chen, Driss Schaillee, Justin Zhang, Lucas Meyring, Michael Barishyan, Vittorio Dallagrassa, Hiba Haloui, Alexandre Krsmanovic, Giorgio Batttaglia, Micol Di Pietrantonio

  Operations:

  - Sofiane Amine El Hassani, Operations Manager

• Emmanuel Pat, Operations Manager

  The entire team is fully active on each transaction and fully dedicated to all aspects of the fundraising process, ensuring clients receive comprehensive support throughout their capital raising journey.

Athos Partners has successfully represented a diverse portfolio of private equity fund managers across various strategies and geographies.

The firm's client roster includes:

- Priveq VI: Successfully closed fund for Nordic mid-market private equity firm

• CataCap II: Completed fundraising mandate for European mid-market specialist
• CoRe Capital II: Advised on fundraising for real estate-focused private equity strategy
• Bancroft III: Represented U.S.-focused mid-market private equity manager
• Ceder III: Closed at hard cap in a first and final close despite challenging fundraising environment, as noted by Managing Partners Thomas Ramsay and David Holm Ovrén, marking the third consecutive successful engagement with Athos Partners

  The firm's clients span both established fund managers with multi-fund track records and emerging managers launching new strategies.

  This demonstrates Athos Partners' ability to tailor services to different client profiles and fundraising situations, from first-time funds to mature franchises.

Athos Partners is a leading private equity placement advisory firm specializing in fundraising solutions for mid-market private equity fund managers.

Established by highly experienced individuals, the firm distinguishes itself through a highly focused placement approach built on in-depth knowledge of clients' propositions and their markets.

This allows Athos Partners to act as a virtual extension of the fund manager, interacting with investors in a detailed and effective manner while clients maintain their focus on making and managing investments.

The firm is fully owned by its partners, ensuring complete dedication and alignment of interests with clients.

Athos Partners engages with a limited number of clients each year, with a preference for highly differentiated propositions where the team can add significant value throughout different stages of the fundraising process.

This selective approach enables the entire team to be fully active on each transaction, from drafting documentation and interacting with investors to coordinating legal advisers at closure.

Athos Partners has established well-established and longstanding relationships with leading institutional investors worldwide, including asset managers, banks, family offices, funds of funds, public bodies, insurance companies, investment trusts, and pension funds.

The firm's network provides top-tier investor coverage across Europe and North America via key decision-makers, prioritizing high-quality investors based on their fit and ability to add value beyond capital.

Securities to U.S. investors are conducted pursuant to a chaperone arrangement under SEC Rule 15a-6 through FNEX Capital, Member FINRA and SIPC.

Athos Partners offers unique, bespoke fundraising solutions tailored to each client's specific requirements.

The firm successfully advises both well-established and emerging managers across the full spectrum of mid-market private equity fundraising.

Services encompass all aspects of the fundraising process, including:

- Strategic Positioning & Documentation: Drafting comprehensive fundraising materials and positioning strategies

• Investor Relations: Direct interaction with institutional investors through established relationships with key decision-makers
• Due Diligence Coordination: Accelerating LP due diligence processes while minimizing resource drain on GP teams
• Transaction Execution: Full support through closure, including coordination of legal advisers
• Terms Negotiation: Securing the best commercial terms for general partners

  The firm's approach reduces fundraising time while generating strong fundraising momentum, with most mandates completed within 12 months.

  Athos Partners prioritizes high-quality investors based on their strategic fit and ability to add value beyond capital contribution.

Athos Partners maintains a global presence with offices strategically positioned to serve clients and investors across multiple continents:

- Monaco (Headquarters): Palais Albany, 26 Boulevard des Moulins, 98000, Monaco

• New York, United States: The Empire State Building, 350 5th Avenue, Suite 7250, New York, NY, 10118, USA
• Dubai, UAE: 3701 Platinum Tower, Cluster I Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE
• Malta: 230 Works Business Centre, Triq Il-Kungress Ewkaristiku, Mosta, MST, 9039, Malta

  This international office network enables the firm to maintain close proximity to institutional investors in Europe, North America, and the Middle East, while supporting the firm's coverage of top-tier institutional investors via key decision-makers.

  The geographic footprint reflects Athos Partners' commitment to providing comprehensive, on-the-ground support to both fund managers and limited partners across major financial centers.

Athos Partners has demonstrated exceptional performance as one of the leading placement agents in the private equity industry, with a proven track record that speaks to the firm's execution capabilities:

- 54 total funds closed, with 44 funds closed since the establishment of Athos Partners

• 100% success rate across all mandates
• Secured on average approximately 50% of new capital for clients
• Most mandates completed within 12 months by generating strong fundraising momentum

  The firm has successfully closed funds even in challenging market environments, as evidenced by client testimonials.

  Thomas Ramsay and David Holm Ovrén from Ceder praised the firm: "We were very pleased working with Athos Partners for a third consecutive time - Ceder III was closed at hardcap in a first and final close despite an overall challenging fundraising environment.

  As before, Athos assisted us with a high degree of professionalism and executed a very efficient process."

  The committed, owner-managed team structure ensures full alignment of interest with clients, contributing to consistently strong results across both established and emerging fund managers.