ICG, the global alternative asset manager, today announced the appointment of Pierre Grandjean as Managing Director within its European direct lending team, Senior Debt Partners (“SDP”). Based in ICG’s Paris office, Pierre will report into SDP Co-Head, Mathieu Vigier.
Pierre joins ICG from Sixth Street, where he worked as a Principal in Speciality Lending, covering senior direct lending and mezzanine solutions. In this role, he oversaw origination, underwriting and term negotiation for the French market and European TMT activity. Prior to Sixth Street, Pierre worked at Goldman Sachs, latterly as an Executive Director in the firm’s private credit arm, with responsibilities spanning senior direct lending, mezzanine and hybrid capital. Before this, Pierre performed M&A and restructuring analysis at Houlihan Lokey. His sector experience includes TMT, healthcare, insurance brokerage and B2B services.
This senior hire underlines SDP’s commitment to consolidating its market-leading team, trailing the final close of its fifth vintage in September 2024 which, at $17bn, represents the largest direct lending fundraise in Europe to date.
Mathieu Vigier and Peter Lockhead, Co-Heads of Senior Debt Partners at ICG, commented:
We are delighted to welcome Pierre to ICG, as we continue the buildout of our pan-European team. He has an accomplished background within private credit and will no doubt be an invaluable hire as we look to put to work the significant dry powder provided by our latest fundraise.
Pierre Grandjean, Managing Director at ICG, added:
ICG has a market-leading credit platform, whilst SDP in particular boasts a proven and differentiated investment thesis. On the back of its historic fifth fundraise, the team has a substantial pipeline of opportunities, which I am excited to help execute over the coming months as we continue creating value for investors.
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About ICG
ICG provides flexible capital solutions to help companies develop and grow. We are a leading global alternative asset manager with a 35-year history, managing $106bn of assets* and investing across the capital structure. We operate across four asset classes: Structured and Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Assets, and Credit.
We develop long-term relationships with our business partners to deliver value for shareholders, clients, and employees, and use our position of influence to benefit the environment and society. We are committed to being a net zero asset manager across our operations and relevant investments by 2040.
ICG is a member of the FTSE 100 and listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: ICG). Further details are available at www.icgam.com. You can follow ICG on LinkedIn and Instagram.
*Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results; as at 30 September 2024.
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