Bio

Bruno Candelier joined Apax Partners in 2001. He is responsible for investments in the Consumer sector. After raising VC funds for a sport, health & insurance entrepreneurial venture, Bruno made the move to private equity, partnering with entrepreneurs to help them achieve their full potential. Twenty years later, he’s still here and happier than ever. For him, Apax Partners is an exceptional team with diverse personalities and skills but strong shared values. With growth firmly embedded in its DNA, the firm provides powerful solutions for mid-market companies. Bruno is specialized in putting digital at the heart of his strategies to build high-growth consumer-centric companies. Bruno is passionate about collaborating with entrepreneurs to build industry leaders. And he achieves this by establishing trust with these entrepreneurs, listening to them, challenging their ideas, understanding their vision and ambitions, and succeeding together as true business partners. When he’s not in the office, you might find Bruno in the great outdoors, working on his golf swing or sailing the coast of South Britany. As a young man, Bruno worked as a shift supervisor for the Marine Nationale and a plant manager at Vallourec. With a Civil Engineering degree from École Nationale des Mines and an MBA from INSEAD, Bruno moved into the consulting world o, 1996, taking on a role at McKinsey & Company in Paris, London and Johannesburg. He then co-founded his own company, Body iQ, before joining Apax Partners (now Seven2) in 2001 where he oversees consumer investments.