{"id":19915,"date":"2025-01-09T08:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=19915"},"modified":"2025-01-09T08:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:29:39","slug":"dimitri-fotopoulos-and-paul-cordahi-promoted-to-partner-and-senior-director-at-weinberg-capital-partners","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/all-news\/dimitri-fotopoulos-and-paul-cordahi-promoted-to-partner-and-senior-director-at-weinberg-capital-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimitri Fotopoulos and Paul Cordahi promoted to Partner and Senior Director at Weinberg Capital Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Weinberg Capital Partners, a leading private equity and real estate firm, announces the promotions of Dimitri Fotopoulos to Partner\u2014making him the firm\u2019s eighth Partner\u2014and Paul Cordahi to Senior Director. These promotions reflect the dynamic growth of the firm and its commitment to recognizing and developing internal talent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Dimitri Fotopoulos<\/strong>, 45, joined the LBO team at Weinberg Capital Partners in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019s first international investment with the majority stake acquisition in Groupe ProNet, a Swiss Facility Management company, on behalf of the WCP#4 fund.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2405_Retouches_640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4713 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2405_Retouches_640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2405_Retouches_640x640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2405_Retouches_640x640-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Weinberg Capital Partners, Dimitri gained extensive experience at HSBC France, where he held various positions within the mergers and acquisitions department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a graduate of ESCP Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2939-Retouche_640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4715 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2939-Retouche_640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2939-Retouche_640x640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/P0A2939-Retouche_640x640-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Paul Cordahi<\/strong>, 36, has been a member of the LBO team at Weinberg Capital Partners since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul has significantly contributed to the team\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul began his career at HSBC in the leveraged and acquisition Finance department, working first in London and later in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He holds degrees from Paris-Dauphine University and EDHEC Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"block-verbatim-block_31991051042bb1e8eb648724384b875c\" class=\"block-custom-acf block-verbatim\">\n\n            \n\n                <div class=\"section section-gmt-2 section-pt-3 section-pb-3  bg-medium-blue c-white\">\n                  <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n\n                    \n\n                        <div class=\"quote-content font-light\">&ldquo;Over the years, Dimitri has demonstrated exceptional professionalism and commitment. He played a pivotal role in executing several significant investments, including the acquisition of Groupe ProNet, our first international investment. We are delighted to welcome Dimitri to our leadership team of Partners. Paul\u2019s promotion is a testament to his professionalism and valuable contributions to our LBO team. These promotions exemplify our dedication to fostering internal talent and providing career advancement opportunities within our firm.&rdquo;<\/div>\n\n                                                <div class=\"quote-source font-light\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">Serge Weinberg, Founding Chairman, and Philippe Klocanas, Co-founder, Partner, Co-Managing Director of LBO expertise<\/strong>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                        <!-- quote -->\n\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- section -->\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- block -->\n\n        <div class=\"section\">\n            <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"editor-text font-light\">\n        \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">About Weinberg Capital Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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, Eir\u00e9n\u00e9, 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.<br>With \u20ac1,8 billion of assets under management, Weinberg Capital Partners is a significant player in the mid-market equity segment in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weinberg Capital Partners is a signatory of the PRI, a member of the International Climate Initiative and an active responsible investor.<br><br>Weinberg Capital Partners supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemaque.org\/\">T\u00e9l\u00e9maque<\/a>, an association for equal opportunities in education.<br><br><strong>For more information:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/\">weinbergcapital.com<\/a>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/weinberg-capital-partners\/mycompany\/?viewAsMember=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow us on LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"block-contact-block_24ae4ef9aab7869835d8eab66da1279e\" class=\"block-custom-acf block-contact\">\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"section section-gmt-3\">\n              <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n\n                <div class=\"editor-flex i3 d-flex flex-wrap justify-start items-stretch\">\n                                                          <div class=\"editor-flex--item\">\n                                    <div class=\"editor-contact h-full text-wordbreak\">\n                                      <div class=\"editor-contact--name font-bold\">Press contact <\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"editor-contact--info\">\n                                        <p>B\u00e9reng\u00e8re Beaujean<br>Head of Communications<br \/>\r\nberengere.beaujean@weinbergcapital.com  <br \/>\r\n+ 33 7 85 58 29 73<\/p>                                                                              <\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"editor-contact--icon\">\n                                                                              <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                                                  <div class=\"editor-flex--item\">\n                                    <div class=\"editor-contact h-full text-wordbreak\">\n                                      <div class=\"editor-contact--name font-bold\">Investors relations contact<\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"editor-contact--info\">\n                                        <p>Alain Biquard<br>Development and Investor Relations Manager<br \/>\r\nalain.biquard@weinbergcapital.com<br \/>\r\n+ 33 7 86 36 90 79<\/p>                                                                              <\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"editor-contact--icon\">\n                                                                              <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                \n                <\/div>\n                <!-- contact -->\n\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- section -->\n\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- block -->\n\n        <div class=\"section\">\n            <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"editor-text font-light\">\n\n\n        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weinberg Capital Partners, a leading private equity and real estate firm, announces the promotions of Dimitri Fotopoulos to Partner\u2014making him the firm\u2019s eighth Partner\u2014and 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19915","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/19915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19915"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/19915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19925,"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/19915\/revisions\/19925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}