Bio

Lionel joined Charterhouse in 1993 and has been Managing Partner since 2011. Since early 2015 he has been responsible for the Firm’s strategy and for overseeing the origination and execution of Charterhouse's Funds' investments. Lionel chairs the Investment Committee.During Lionel's early years at Charterhouse, he was centrally involved in a number of UK investments.From the end of the 1990s, Lionel’s focus was on building upon Charterhouse’s longstanding presence in France, successfully expanding the Firm’s investment activity and reputation there. Lionel has been instrumental in overseeing the expansion of the Firm’s Continental European activities, resulting in recent investments in Germany, Italy and Benelux.Born and educated in France, Lionel is a Paris Dauphine University graduate.