Weinberg Capital Partners, a leading private equity and real estate firm, announces the promotions of Dimitri Fotopoulos to Partner—making him the firm’s eighth Partner—and Paul Cordahi to Senior Director. These promotions reflect the dynamic growth of the firm and its commitment to recognizing and developing internal talent.
Dimitri Fotopoulos, 45, joined the LBO team at Weinberg Capital Partners in 2017.
Since joining, Dimitri has played a key role in the development of the WCP#3 fund by leading the acquisitions of SAPIAN, Besson Chaussures, and Patrim One. More recently, he spearheaded the firm’s first international investment with the majority stake acquisition in Groupe ProNet, a Swiss Facility Management company, on behalf of the WCP#4 fund.
Before joining Weinberg Capital Partners, Dimitri gained extensive experience at HSBC France, where he held various positions within the mergers and acquisitions department.
He is a graduate of ESCP Europe.
Paul Cordahi, 36, has been a member of the LBO team at Weinberg Capital Partners since 2016.
Paul has significantly contributed to the team’s expertise in the beauty sector, notably through investments in Juliette Has a Gun and Cosmogen. He was also involved in the acquisitions of Besson Chaussures and Patrim One, as well as the growth and subsequent sale of Alliance Marine.
Paul began his career at HSBC in the leveraged and acquisition Finance department, working first in London and later in Paris.
He holds degrees from Paris-Dauphine University and EDHEC Business School.
Founded in 2005, Weinberg Capital Partners is an independent investment company historically active in buy-out capital, which expanded its field of intervention to real estate assets in 2008. In 2020, Weinberg Capital Partners added its capacity to invest in SMEs/mid-caps with a minority strategy focused on sustainable development issues, which offers extra-financial support known as impact, to better prepare companies for environmental and societal challenges. In 2023, Weinberg Capital Partners created a new fund, Eiréné, dedicated to the development of SMEs/mid-caps in the security and defense sector. In 2024, the company continued its growth in private equity with the launch of a co-investment fund, WCP Co-Invest.
With €1,8 billion of assets under management, Weinberg Capital Partners is a significant player in the mid-market equity segment in France.
Weinberg Capital Partners is a signatory of the PRI, a member of the International Climate Initiative and an active responsible investor.
Weinberg Capital Partners supports Télémaque, an association for equal opportunities in education.
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