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Josselin de Roquemaurel joins Weinberg Capital Partners as Co-Managing Director of LBO expertise
Weinberg Capital Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Josselin de Roquemaurel as Partner and Co-Managing Director of LBO expertise. Alongside Philippe Klocanas, Co-Founder, Partner, and Co-Managing Director of LBO expertise, he will oversee the company’s LBO activity, particularly the deployment of the WCP#4 fund launched in December 2023.
Josselin de Roquemaurel, 48, brings over twenty years of experience in private equity. He began his career in 2001 at JPMorgan as an Analyst before becoming an Associate in the investment banking department. From 2005 to 2017, he worked at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), where he notably held the position of Director responsible for private equity activities in France. From 2018 to 2022, he served as Deputy CEO and Managing Director at Wendel. Most recently, from 2022 to 2024, he was Chief Investment Officer at Jacobs Holding.
Josselin de Roquemaurel is an alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay/St-Cloud and holds a degree from HEC.
“I am delighted to join Weinberg Capital Partners, a firm recognized for its commitment to SMEs and mid-caps companies for nearly 20 years. I look forward to contributing to the development of the company and its LBO expertise. Together with Philippe Klocanas, we will, among other things, deploy the WCP#4 fund, focusing on primary deals with a majority shareholder position.”
Josselin de Roquemaurel
– Partner and Co-Managing Director of LBO expertise
“We are thrilled to welcome Josselin to our firm. His experience and private equity expertise are valuable assets to our team. We are confident that he will play a crucial role in the growth and success of Weinberg Capital Partners as we pursue our growth ambitions.”
Serge Weinberg and Philippe Klocanas
– Founding Chairman and Co-Founder, Partner, and Co-Managing Director of LBO expertise
About Weinberg Capital Partners
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, and has been investing since 2015 in the capital of listed French SMEs/mid-caps as a minority shareholder with an active, friendly and long-term approach. 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 €1,6 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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Bérengère Beaujean
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