A core group of collaborators
who are still present today

United around the company's values, Pergam's experts conduct conviction-based management in its four business lines.

General Management

Olivier COMBASTET

Olivier COMBASTET

Founder, President

Sophie JILGER

Sophie JILGER

Deputy Chief Executive

Aymeric DIDAY

Aymeric DIDAY

Director of Management

Collaborators

Manuel BARTH

Manuel BARTH

Director of Participations

Nacime BENMEZIANI

Nacime BENMEZIANI

Middle Officer

Benjamin BILLIARD

Benjamin BILLIARD

Manager

Vincent BIRON

Vincent BIRON

Information services

Rosida CHOCALINGUM

Rosida CHOCALINGUM

Reception

Guillaume des COURTIS

Guillaume des COURTIS

Director of Participations

Mélissende DEBARGE

Mélissende DEBARGE

Marketing & Communication Manager

Thibaut DELORD

Thibaut DELORD

Finance and Administration Manager

Alexandre FERCI

Alexandre FERCI

Deputy Head of Fund Management

Elodie FISBEIN DARRAZI

Elodie FISBEIN DARRAZI

Private Equity Assistant

Amel HERRERA

Amel HERRERA

Reception

Chloé ISAMBARD

Chloé ISAMBARD

Private Equity Account Manager

Clément KERAËL

Clément KERAËL

Private Equity Analyst

Thierry LARROQUE

Thierry LARROQUE

Manager, specialist in equity markets and trading

Guillaume LOPIN

Guillaume LOPIN

Middle Office

Ineke MONTEIL

Ineke MONTEIL

Executive Assistant

Ambre MOUTEL

Ambre MOUTEL

Middle Office

Sovann PENNE

Sovann PENNE

Quantitative Analyst

Romain PLATEAUX

Romain PLATEAUX

Management Assistant

Benjamin SAJOUX

Benjamin SAJOUX

Manager

Sarah SCHAMBERGER

Sarah SCHAMBERGER

Manager assistant

Laurent VIDAL

Laurent VIDAL

Sales Director Development

Senior Advisors

Patrick de FAYET

Patrick de FAYET

Senior Advisor

Damien KRITEMAN

Damien KRITEMAN

Private Equity Advisor

Charles-Henri le BRET

Charles-Henri le BRET

Senior Advisor

Olivier COMBASTET

Founder, President

Olivier has professional experience in finance and industry.

Between 1987 and 2001, Olivier worked in distribution and commercial real estate in Belgium.

In 2001, he created Pergam and developed investment activities in listed and real assets

He graduated from IEP Paris and holds an MBA from HEC. He is a member of the investment committee of the HEC Foundation.

Olivier participates in open water swimming competitions and regularly plays in a rock band.

Sophie JILGER

Deputy Chief Executive

Sophie has been a shareholder of Pergam since 2001 and is the Deputy CEO and the Compliance and Internal Control Officer.

Sophie participated with Olivier in the creation of Pergam in 2001.

She is involved in the structuring and monitoring of private equity activities, with regard to legal, compliance and valuation issues.

She previously worked at two independent asset management companies and then at Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Sophie holds a DESS from IAE Paris

Aymeric DIDAY

Director of Management

Aymeric started his career at Banque de Neuflize in 2000 before joining the private banking department of Richelieu Finance in 2005.

He then developed management under mandate for Banque Pictet & Cie in Paris for 7 years, before joining SPGP in 2014 as Head of Mandate Management.

In 2016, he was appointed Director of Management at Pergam.

Aymeric holds a Master’s degree in Finance and International Asset Management (ESC Nice) as well as a DPECF and a DES in Finance (ESGF).

 

Manuel BARTH

Director of Participations

Manuel joined Pergam in 2007 as a private equity analyst.

He participates in the structuring and monitoring of proprietary investments and in the selection and monitoring of third party private equity funds.

Previously, Manuel worked for the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) in the Department for Service Providers and Savings Products.

He is a graduate of ISC Paris, specialising in International & Corporate Finance.

Nacime BENMEZIANI

Middle Office

Nacime joined Pergam’s Management team as a middle officer.

Benjamin BILLIARD

Manager

Benjamin has 20 years of experience in financial analysis and fund management.

After starting his career in Paris in strategy consulting, Benjamin joined Merrill Lynch as a sell-side financial analyst in London for 3 years. He then pursued his career as an analyst in hedge funds and long-only funds as a generalist or sector analyst.

He moved to Paris and joined Pergam in 2021 to manage equity funds and to assist the team in selecting securities and developing new products.

Benjamin is a graduate of HEC and holds an MBA from the Wharton School.

Vincent BIRON

Information services

Vincent joined the Pergam team in 2008 as Information Systems Manager.

Previously, Vincent was an IT maintenance manager in an IT services company specialising in the outsourcing of IT equipment. He also worked in the IT team of a law firm in Paris from 2001 to 2004.

Rosida CHOCALINGUM

Reception

Rosida was receptionist and assistant at Chesapeake Luxury Packaging, then CLP Packaging from 2001 to 2016.

She joined Pergam in 2016.

Guillaume des COURTIS

Director of Participations

Guillaume joined Pergam’s Private Equity team in 2019. He started his career as an officer in the French Navy before joining the financial advisory firm Eight Advisory in 2011 where he advised companies and private equity funds on their acquisitions or financial and operational restructuring.

In 2016, he joined the Descours family holding company (EPI Group) as Investment Manager.

Guillaume holds a Master’s in Management and an MSc in Corporate Finance from EDHEC.

Mélissende DEBARGE

Marketing & Communication Manager

Mélissende draws on over 10 years’ experience in marketing and communications in international environments.

She began her career at Lehman Brothers in Equity Sales before joining the Omani Sovereign Wealth Fund as an analyst. She continued her career at Nestlé in Oman, where she was in charge of marketing operations. Back in France, Mélissende contributed to the development of marketing strategies at PAREF and Aestiam.

In August 2024, she joins Pergam as Marketing & Communications Manager.

Mélissende is a graduate of ESSEC and Sciences Po Paris.

 

Thibaut DELORD

Finance and Administration Manager

With 15 years’ experience in Management Companies and Private Equity, Thibaut began his career in the field of Family Office and Private Equity accounting. He then joined Platina Partners in London as Financial Controller.

He moved to Paris in 2018 and joined Sagard as Financial Controller, where he took care of the Management Company accounts as well as monitoring Private Equity investments.

Thibaut DELORD joined Pergam in July 2024 as Finance and Administration Manager. He is a graduate of EDHEC BBA Nice.

Alexandre FERCI

Deputy head of Fund Management

With more than 15 years of experience in financial markets, he began his career in investment banking on the primary equity market.

Alexandre then turned to the “buy-side” where he worked in the positions of Analyst and then Manager in various independent management companies (Mansartis, Actis AM). He developed cross-asset expertise with institutional clients.

Recently, he was Bond Manager at UBS – La Maison de Gestion, where he actively contributed to the development of the fund range.

In 2023, he is joining Pergam as Deputy head of Fund Management. He will notably participate in the management of the Pergam Global Fund, in the development of the bond activity and will provide his expertise on the ESG theme.

Alexandre holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Elodie FISBEIN DARRAZI

Private Equity Assistant

Elodie started her career at Pergam in 2004 as a management assistant to Olivier Combastet for 13 years.

She is now Private Equity Assistant.

Amel HERRERA

Reception

Amel joined PERGAM in 2021 after 8 years of experience in the field of customer care.

Amel holds a BTS in accounting.

Chloé ISAMBARD

Private Equity Account Manager

After her initial experience as an ESG analyst at a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts group, Chloé turned to Private Equity. In 2015, she joined Calao Finance, a private equity firm, where she participated in sourcing, researching investment opportunities and executing deals in various fields. At the same time, she monitored and supported the managers of the holdings.

In 2022, she joined Pergam’s Private Equity team as a Manager.

Chloé has a Master’s degree in financial engineering from IAE Gustave Eiffel.

Clément KERAËL

Private Equity Analyst

Clément joined Pergam’s Private Equity team as an analyst in March 2024.

Prior to joining us, Clément completed a private equity internship at Capza and an M&A internship at Bryan, Garnier & Co.

Clément holds a Master in Management and MSc Strategy, Organisation & Consulting from EDHEC.

Thierry LARROQUE

Manager

Thierry started his career at Caixabank as a portfolio manager.

In 1999, he joined Merrill Lynch where he was in charge of a portfolio of private and institutional clients, managing equity positions in the European and US markets. With Pergam since 2005, he invests in equities according to opportunistic or long-term models.

Thierry holds a DESS in consulting and wealth management from the Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Financières et d’Ingénierie, ESC Marseille group.

Ineke MONTEIL

Executive Assistant

Ineke started her career in the luxury hotel industry in Belgium and Germany. 

She then held various operational positions in Parisian hotels before working for 8 years with the General Management of the Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme.

She joined PERGAM at the beginning of 2022 to assist Olivier Combastet, the President, and to take charge of the organisation of internal projects.

Ambre MOUTEL

Middle Office

Ambre est diplômée du master Ingénierie et Conseil en Gestion de Patrimoine dispensé par l’ESSCA.

Elle débute sa carrière en gestion de patrimoine et en banque privée en tant qu’assistante des conseillers. Par la suite, elle rejoint le cabinet Baussant Conseil en 2022 tant que Conseillère en Gestion de Patrimoine.

Elle intègre ensuite Pergam en 2023 en tant qu’Assistante Middle Office Gestion Privée

Sovann PENNE

Quantitative Analyst

After various internships at Comgest, BNP AM and Bpifrance, he joined Louis Capital Markets as a Quantitative Analyst on the Cash Equity Desk after completing his internship there, where he stayed for 4 years.

He joined Pergam in January 2023 as a Quantitative Analyst to assist the management team with investment ideas, timing and formalising the investment process.

Sovann graduated in Financial Engineering from ECE and in Mathematics and Modelling from the Sorbonne.

Romain PLATEAUX

Management Assistant

After various internships at Natixis and Mamashelther, Romain completed an internship at Pergam in 2018 as a management and middle office assistant. He joined Pergam at the end of his studies in 2020 as a management assistant.

Romain holds a BBA from ESSEC and an MSc Finance from NEOMA. He is continuing his CFA course work (Level II candidate).

Benjamin SAJOUX

Gérant

 

En 2023, il rejoint Pergam en qualité de Gérant.

Sarah SCHAMBERGER

Manager Assistant

After starting at iVesta familly office as a trainee in February 2022, Sarah is now working as Operations and Partnerships Manager.

Under several scopes of intervention, she will work on the implementation and operational follow-up of the various listed and unlisted investments, the follow-up of the relations with the various partners (insurers/ custodians/ brokers) and the design, implementation and follow-up of the regulatory documentation associated with the operations.

Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Money, Banking, Finance and Insurance (MBFA) with a specialisation in Market Risk Analysis from the University of Montpellier and a university diploma in Big Data and Risk Analysis under Python from the University of Montpellier. She will graduate in October 2022.

Sarah joined Pergam’s Management team as a Manager Assistant.

Laurent VIDAL

Sales Development Director

Laurent has been involved in the capital markets and asset management industry for over 25 years.

He started his career at Euronext in 1996 as a market supervisor before becoming Director of Session Management.

He then moved into institutional commercial relations, notably at Sungard, Calypso Technologies, State Street and more recently Ecofi where he was Development Director and member of the Management Committee for 10 years.

In 2023 he joined Pergam as Development Director.

Laurent holds a postgraduate degree in Mathematics and Finance from ISFA. Laurent was also a naval aviation pilot cadet.

Patrick de FAYET

Senior Advisor

Patrick joined Pergam in 2012 as Development Director. He has been involved since 2017 as a business strategy and development consultant for Pergam. He was previously Managing Director of UBS Wealth Management in France.

He began his career at Indosuez in 1978 in the Inspection department before joining the Private Banking division where he held various commercial positions.

In 1989, he became head of Private Banking at Banque Worms before joining JP Morgan in 1999 as a senior banker in charge of private client development.

Patrick is a graduate of ESLSCA in Paris.

Damien KRITEMAN

Private Equity Advisor

Damien joined Pergam in early 2016 as an advisor. Based in California, he assists the team in the identification, analysis and monitoring of private equity transactions.

Previously, Damien worked in a family office where he evaluated and led investments in real estate and the food, beverage and spirits sector.

Damien holds an MBA from the University of London.

Charles-Henri LE BRET

Senior Advisor

After 25 years of investment banking with JP Morgan and UBS in London, he moved to Paris. Charles-Henri has been managing listed and unlisted investment vehicles for 10 years.

He is also a board member of several companies.

He joined PERGAM as a Senior Advisor in 2017.

Charles-Henri holds an MBA from INSEAD

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