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In 2020, upon its establishment, he became managing director of Eir\u00e9n\u00e9\u2019s consultancy division specialising in LBO investments in the security and defence sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lionel began his career at PwC in 1995, leaving in 1998 to join PAI Partners, where he led a number of LBO transactions in France and Europe in various sectors over a 10-year period (Saur, Kwik Fit, Antargaz, Saeco, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2008, Lionel joined Butler Capital Partners, where he was named a partner. In this position, he took an active and operational approach to the firm\u2019s portfolio companies. In particular, he worked with NextiraOne, ADIT, Acc\u00e8s Industrie and Partouche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lionel was an auditor at the Institute for Advanced National Defence Studies (IHEDN), part of the 74th intake on the Defence Policy course. He is also a colonel in the French Army\u2019s Citizen Reserve and, in this capacity, takes part in think tanks linked to the Army General Staff. Lionel is a graduate of Paris-Dauphine University.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <div id=\"block-verbatim-block_936412c53461cbbd9c5c26097fbcf566\" 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;Our management company has its roots in an innovative entrepreneurial venture. The spirit that has driven us for over 20 years enables us to launch ambitious products that break new ground, such as Eir\u00e9n\u00e9, the pioneering fund specialising in defence investment.&rdquo;<\/div>\n\n                        \n                                        <!-- quote -->\n\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- section -->\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- block -->\n\n        <div class=\"section\"><div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\"><div class=\"editor-text font-light\">        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Mestre joined Weinberg Capital Partners in 2016 as a Partner and LBO Investment Committee member. For six years, he brought to the team his long and diversified experience of the investment industry. 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