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Paul Daccus
Co-Head of Sun European Partners
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Paul Daccus is Co-Head of Sun European Partners. He is a member of Sun European’s Investment Committee and has more than 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, specializing in private equity. Prior to founding Sun European Partners in 2025, Mr. Daccus joined Sun European Partners in 2005, and also served as a Director on corporate finance teams at Deloitte and Touche LLP and Arthur Andersen LLC. He received his Bachelor of Accountancy degree, with honors, from Dundee University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW.

Alexander Wyndham
Co-Head of Sun European Partners
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Alexander Wyndham, Co-Head of Sun European Partners, joined Sun European Partners in 2014, having previously spent three years with Rothschild in Investment Banking in London where he focused on M&A in the services sector. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oxford.

Gabriel Danielachvili
Principal, Transactions
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Gabriel Danielachvili, Principal, joined Sun European Partners in 2016. He previously served as an Associate with Morgan Stanley Investment Banking in London focusing on Financial Sponsor transactions. Mr Danielachvili received a BSc Accounting & Finance degree from the University of Warwick.

Nicolas Devriese
Vice President, Transactions
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Nicolas Devriese, Vice President, joined Sun European Partners in 2019, having previously worked as an Analyst at Evercore in London focusing on M&A in the Energy, Chemicals, and Healthcare sectors. Mr. Devriese received a dual master’s degree in Management and Finance from IE Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Business Engineering from the Université Saint-Louis in Brussels.

Laila El Ouadih
Vice President, Transactions
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Laila El Ouadih, Vice President, joined Sun European Partners in 2021. Laila is responsible for financial analysis, due diligence, deal execution and monitoring portfolio investments. Prior to joining Sun European, Laila worked within the Consumer, Retail & Healthcare team at Goldman Sachs in London, where she advised clients on M&A and financing transactions. Laila holds an MSc in Management from HEC Paris.

Aurélien Meyer
Vice President, Transactions
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Aurélien Meyer, Vice President, joined Sun European Partners in 2021. Prior to this, he dedicated two years to large-cap private equity across Europe at PSP. His professional journey commenced at Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking division in London, where he specialized in M&A within the TMT sectors. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from EDHEC Business School.

Lucas Brueckner
Senior Associate, Transactions
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Lucas Brueckner, Senior Associate, joined Sun European Partners in 2022. Lucas is responsible for financial analysis, due diligence, deal execution and monitoring portfolio investments. Prior to joining Sun European Partners, Lucas served as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan in London, focusing on Consumer & Retail companies across EMEA. Lucas received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Bocconi University.

Charlie Whitehead
Senior Associate, Transactions
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Charlie Whitehead, Senior Associate, joined Sun European Partners in 2025. Prior to joining Sun European, Charlie served as a Senior Associate in the Investment Team at Waterland Private Equity. Charlie holds a BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge.

Luigi Aridon Mamolar
Associate, Transactions
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Luigi Aridon, Associate, joined Sun European Partners in 2025. Prior to that, he served as Associate at the private equity firm Cap10 Partners. Earlier in his career, Luigi worked at Jefferies Investment Banking division in London, where he focused on M&A transactions within the Healthcare sector. He holds a Master of Science in International Finance from HEC Paris.
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Marc Mabon
Managing Director, Operations
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Marc Mabon, Managing Director, joined Sun European Partners in 2015. Prior to joining Sun European Partners, Mr. Mabon was a director of Oxford Private Equity Consulting Limited, which advised a number of Sun Capital portfolio companies. Before this, Mr. Mabon was a Senior Director at Alvarez and Marsal Europe LLP, advising on restructuring and turnaround projects. He received a BSc in Economics from Cambridge University and an MA (Cantab).

Ulrich Otto
Managing Director, Operations
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Ulrich Otto, Managing Director, has been part of the Operations team since 2019. He took the role of CEO at Exadel, a Sun Capital affiliated portfolio company, and returned to Sun European in 2024. Prior to Sun European, Mr Otto was an Operating Executive Advisor at Cerberus and had different roles in Portfolio Management for European and African private equity funds. Mr. Otto started his career in Management Consulting with Bain & Company and Booz & Company, advising private equity firms and industrial and technology companies on strategy, operations, and due diligence. He received his Master of Business Administration from London Business School, U.K., and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Economics from TU Braunschweig, Germany.

Helene Egebøl
Group COO, Operations
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Helene Egebøl, Group COO, joined Sun European in September 2023. Prior to joining Sun European, Mrs. Egebøl worked as Operating Partner for Triton Partners. Previously, she has held both CEO/Managing Director positions as well as Commercial director positions in different technology and services companies in Denmark. Mrs. Egebøl started her career within management consulting working for Kearney out of London and Düsseldorf. Mrs. Egebøl has an MS in Business Administration from the Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf.

Harsh Mehta
Group COO
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Harsh Mehta, Group COO, rejoined Sun European in September 2025. With a background in private equity, Harsh brings deep experience as a value creation professional, helping build and scale businesses both as an operator and an investor. Harsh has previously held leadership roles at ISTARI (a Temasek cybersecurity company), Numan, BC Partners, and Amazon among others. His experience has been focused on scaling, growing, and creating value through technology transformation, building high-performing teams, and driving sales force effectiveness. He has an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.

Antony Levinson
Managing Director, Corporate Counsel
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Antony Levinson, Managing Director and Corporate Counsel, joined Sun European Partners in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Levinson served for six years as an Associate with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, a leading City of London law firm where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and equity capital markets transactions. Mr. Levinson received an LLB degree in Law, with honors, from Manchester University and is a solicitor and a Member of the Law Society of England and Wales. He is responsible for advising Sun European Partners on legal and compliance matters.

Naomi Cummins
Legal Manager
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Naomi Cummins, Legal Manager, joined Sun European Partners in 2022. Naomi is responsible for supporting the Transactions and Operations teams with contract review and execution and legal and regulatory filings and she supports Sun's portfolio companies with their day-to-day legal and compliance needs. Prior to joining Sun European, Naomi was a paralegal at Arabesque Asset Management. Naomi holds an undergraduate in Law from Birkbeck, University of London.
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