L Catterton

L Catterton is a global private equity firm focused on consumer brands, formed from the merger of Catterton Partners and L Catterton, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm provides capital and hands-on strategic and operational support to growth-oriented consumer companies, pursuing growth capital, mid to late venture and middle-market buyouts, including transactions backed by bank financing. It targets a wide range of consumer sectors, including food and beverage, retail and restaurants, consumer products and services, beauty and wellness, personal care, fashion and accessories, home and family equipment, and selective retailing such as e-commerce and luxury goods. L Catterton invests across regions and often takes majority or minority stakes, leveraging its global platform to help portfolio companies scale. The firm is described as a leading Pan-European and Pan-Asian consumer-focused private equity platform within a global firm, using cross-regional expertise to drive growth and value creation.

Tian Ai

Managing Director

Julio Babecki

Managing Partner

Jean-Philippe Barade

Partner, Head of London Office

Sacha Barry

Vice President

Todd Bartee

Operating Partner

Elia Besana

Vice President

Chinta Bhagat

Managing Partner, Asia funds

Riccardo Cammi

Associate

Arabella Caporello

Partner

Whitney Casey

Venture Partner

Paolo Cavaiani

Vice President

Scott Chen

Managing Partner

Michael Chu

Co-Founder and Global Co-CEO

Scott Dahnke

Global Co-CEO

Akash Desai

Principal

Akash Desai

Vice President

Eric Donado

Principal

Dirk Donath

Managing Partner, Latin America

Evan Einstein

Principal

Evan Einstein

Principal

Dennis B. Ever

Managing Partner

Michael Farello

Senior Partner

Grégoire Faure

Senior Associate

Luigi Feola

Managing Partner

Ian Friedman

Partner and Managing Director, co-leading L Catterton Growth

Rahul Garg

Vice President

Liz Gordon

Principal

Jimmy Jin

Principal

Farah Khan

Managing Partner

Ido Krakowsky

Vice President

Léonor Ladeira

Principal

Erin Lambroza

Vice President

Ramiro Lauzan

Partner

Mathieu Bozec

Managing Partner and Founder

Marzak Li

Managing Director

Matt Lischick

Partner

Marc Magliacano

Managing Partner

Saurabh Mehta

Partner

Sanjiv Mehta

Executive Chairman

Michael Meyer

Operating Partner

Michael Meyer

Operating Partner

Michael Mitterlehner

Partner

Courtney Nelson

Principal

Jonathan H. Owsley

Managing Partner

Ketki Paranjpe

Partner

Avik Pramanik

Partner

Shahab Rashid

Managing Partner and Co-Head of Private Credit

Jennifer Reid

Partner

Chris Roberts

Partner

Anjana Sasidharan

Partner

Rajan Shah

Principal

Lily Shaw

Vice President

Spencer Silverman

Vice President

Howard Steyn

Partner

Ravi Thakran

Managing Partner and Chairman

Nikhil Thukral

Managing Partner

Eduardo Velasco

Partner

Romain Verani

Vice President

Elizabeth Wells

Principal

Ryuhei Yamaguchi

Managing Director

Past deals in Connecticut

Leslie’s

Acquisition in 2017
Leslie’s is the specialty retailer of swimming pool supplies and related products. Leslie’s currently marketing its products through nearly 900 retail store locations in 35 states, 24 Commercial Service Centers, a nationwide mail-order catalog and several internet e-commerce sites, including In The Swim. In The Swim is the leading direct-to-consumer provider of aftermarket swimming pool and spa supplies and equipment to residential and commercial customers sold primarily through its catalogs and proprietary websites, as well as the online marketplaces. Leslie’s corporate headquarters is located in Phoenix, Arizona.
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