SPE Capital

Meet Our Team

Our team is built on a spirit of entrepreneurship, the same spirit we seek out in the management teams we work with. We think innovatively and long-term, capitalize on change, take calculated risks and move fast. Our team’s deeply rooted knowledge and expertise across industries allows us to effectively back businesses in the geographies and markets we invest in through leveraging our local knowledge and world class expertise to maximize the value potential of organizations, benefit all stakeholders and drive economic impact. We believe in speaking our minds, exercising humility, delivering on our promises and letting our track record speak for itself.

Ahmed El Oraby

PARTNER

Ahmed joined SPE in 2020 from Ezdehar Management, where he led transactions in the financial services, transportation, healthcare and industrial sectors.

André Wagner

MANAGING PARTNER

André joined Swicorp in 2004 as part of the M&A division and focused on cross-border transactions in the EMEA region.

Basile Phelipeau

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Basile joined SPE Capital in 2022 as Associate Partner of the France small-cap initiative.

Dora Meoto

ASSOCIATE

Dora Joined SPE in 2019, after spending 2.5years with General Electric as a Financial Analyst. She also worked at ECP as an intern.

Edouard Pontet

Managing Partner & COO

Farida Abaza

ASSOCIATE

Farida joined SPE in 2022 after completing her Masters in Finance at London Business School. Prior to that, she spent 3+ years at Qalaa Holdings as part of the Investment team, where she worked closely on two main investment platforms under the energy & infrastructure and agribusiness sectors, namely the largest private dairy farm and the largest PPP, a USD 4.8 B green field oil refinery, in Africa. She holds a BBA with a concentration in Finance, and a minor in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, from the American University in Cairo. She speaks Arabic, English, French and basic Spanish.

Georges-Alexandre Ancenys

MANAGING PARTNER

Georges-Alexandre joined SPE Capital in 2020 to co-lead SPE Capital Europe.

Ghita Karoum

ASSOCIATE

Hatem Ben Chaabane

ASSOCIATE

Hatem joined SPE Capital in 2017 after an experience in Mazars African banking platform and an internship at Arab Tunisian Bank.

Hela Hariz

PARTNER

Mrs. Hariz Joined Swicorp in 2006 after having spent two years teaching economics in Paris Dauphine University in Paris and then in ESC Tunis.

Hicham Bennis

VICE PRESIDENT

Hicham joined SPE in 2022 from Ares Management, where he served as a Vice President, based in Paris, in the fund’s Private Debt team covering Southern Europe.

Mehdi Charfi

MANAGING PARTNER

Mehdi joined Swicorp in 2005, after 3 years in consulting in Paris.

Mohamed Ali Bouchekoua

VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE

M. Bouchekoua joined SPE Capital in 2019 after having spent eleven years as a Vise President – Finance of Swicorp. Previously, M. Bouchekoua worked for 6 years at “Société Equipement Hydraulique – Groupe Hachicha” as Finance Manager.

Mona Cherif

SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

Nabil Triki

MANAGING PARTNER & CEO

Nabil leads SPE Capital Partners, which spun-off from Swicorp, a leading investment banking firm in the MENA region, in 2016.

Noura Bakkour

SENIOR ESG & IMPACT MANAGER

Noura joined SPE Capital in 2020 as an Impact & Sustainability Senior Manager after four years of consulting in international development and sustainability.

Salma Fakhfakh

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Salma joined SPE Capital in 2017, after having spent three years as a CFO of California Gym, the leading fitness chain in Tunisia, and a portfolio investment of Intaj II.

Sonia Ben Salem

INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIP OFFICER

Ms. Ben Salem joined Swicorp in 2007 after a 6 month internship as an equity research analyst with a regional investment bank in Tunis covering the Tunisian companies listed on the Stock Exchange.

Stéphane Heuzé

MANAGING PARTNER

Stéphane Heuzé joined SPE Capital in 2020 as a Managing Partner, based in Casablanca.

Tarek Lababidi

Partner

Tarek joined Swicorp in 2013 after starting his career at Lazard, BNP Paribas, and PwC.

Ahmed El Oraby

PARTNER

Ahmed joined SPE in 2020 from Ezdehar Management, where he led transactions in the financial services, transportation, healthcare and industrial sectors.
Prior to that, Ahmed was an Executive Director at JP Morgan, based in New York,
where he served as a principal investor and portfolio strategist in the bank’s Chief
Investment Office.

He started his career as a strategy consultant with Booz & Company’s Cairo Office.
Ahmed holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Sc. in Electronics
Engineering from the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

André Wagner

MANAGING PARTNER

André joined Swicorp in 2004 as part of the M&A division and focused on cross-border transactions in the EMEA region.
In 2011, André joined the Private Equity division as part of the senior investment
team of Intaj II. Since 2020, André co-leads SPE Capital Europe in addition to his continued
involvement with Intaj II.

André brings more than 15 years of experience advising and investing in small and
mid-size companies across the EMEA region.
André holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc in International Economics from The
Graduate Institute Geneva and is a CFA Charterholder.

Basile Phelipeau

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Basile joined SPE Capital in 2022 as Associate Partner of the France small-cap initiative.
Basile brings more than 15 years of experience managing and investing in SMEs across Europe. Basile worked for 9 years at Ekkio Capital, a French small-cap PE fund, investing and sitting at the Board of 5 companies.

He previously worked as CFO and head of M&A of a mid-sized campsites group, and as financial advisor in the structured finance team of KPMG Corporate Finance.
Basile holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a BA/MA from ESSEC.

Dora Meoto

ASSOCIATE

Dora Joined SPE in 2019, after spending 2.5years with General Electric as a Financial Analyst. She also worked at ECP as an intern.
Dora holds a M.Sc. in Corporate Finance from Henley Business School – University
of Reading and a B.Sc. in Accounting.

Edouard Pontet

Managing Partner & COO

Mr. Pontet joined Swicorp in 2007. He is admitted to the New York and Paris bars and spent ten years working for Coudert Brothers and Herbert Smith where he developed an expertise in cross-border M&A, private equity and acquisition finance.
While working at Coudert and Herbert Smith, he advised leading investment firms
like AXA Private Equity, Blackstone, Bank of America, GE Capital and CDPQ on
various large cap private equity investments in Europe.

At Swicorp, Edouard overlooked the closing of more than 30 investments in and divestements from portfolio companies incorporated in the MENA region and in other emerging markets.
Mr. Pontet is a graduate from Paris University Law School and Harvard Law
School. He also holds an MBA from Sciences Po. Paris.
Mr. Pontet speaks French and English.

Farida Abaza

ASSOCIATE

Georges-Alexandre Ancenys

MANAGING PARTNER

Georges-Alexandre joined SPE Capital in 2020 to co-lead SPE Capital Europe.
Georges-Alexandre brings more than 15 years of experience advising and
managing SMEs across Europe and Middle East.
Georges-Alexandre co-founded Colina Capital. He previously worked for
AlixPartners in restructuring, HSBC in M&A and Deloitte in Audit and Corporate
Finance. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a MSc in Engineering from École Nationale
Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (Arts et Métiers ParisTech), a MSc in Engineering from
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is a Certified Chartered Accountant.

Ghita Karoum

ASSOCIATE

Ghita joined SPE Capital in 2021 after having spent 4+ years at Carmin Finance, an M&A boutique based in Paris where she has worked on several transactions in diverse industries such as Financial Services, eCommerce, Real estate, and Leisure.
Previously, Ghita had experience at SuperCharger, a FinTech accelerator based in
Hong Kong. Ghita holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Audencia
Business School.

Hatem Ben Chaabane

ASSOCIATE

Hatem joined SPE Capital in 2017 after an experience in Mazars African banking platform and an internship at Arab Tunisian Bank.
Hatem holds a master’s degree in finance from Paris Dauphine Tunis.

Hela Hariz

PARTNER

Mrs. Hariz Joined Swicorp in 2006 after having spent two years teaching economics in Paris Dauphine University in Paris and then in ESC Tunis.
She managed the research team at Swicorp for 4 years before becoming a member of
the Swicorp private equity team. She also led several transactions in North Africa in
industrial goods, FMCG and services.
Mrs. Hariz holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Economics from Paris Dauphine
University in Paris.

Hicham Bennis

VICE PRESIDENT

Hicham joined SPE in 2022 from Ares Management, where he served as a Vice President, based in Paris, in the fund’s Private Debt team covering Southern Europe.
Hicham was involved in several transactions, notably in the healthcare and
software sectors, through various debt instruments as well as equity co-investments.

Hicham started his career as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild, based in
Paris. Hicham holds a Master’s degree in Management from HEC Paris (‘Grande
Ecole’ program) and a Master 1 in Tax & Business law from the University of Paris I
Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Mehdi Charfi

MANAGING PARTNER

Mehdi joined Swicorp in 2005, after 3 years in consulting in Paris.
Mehdi led several transactions in MENA, including growth and buy-and-build plays, is a member of the investment committee and sits on the board of a number of portfolio companies. Mehdi is a graduate from the École Polytechnique in Paris.

Mohamed Ali Bouchekoua

VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE

Mona Cherif

SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

Mona joined SPE Capital as a Senior Legal Counsel in 2019. She worked as Senior Associate at Gide Loyrette Nouel Tunis office and specializes in M&A transactions and foreign investments. Mona is admitted to the Tunis Bar and holds a Master’s degree in Business Law
and LLM in Business and Taxation Law (DJCE) from Toulouse University Law School.
She speaks English, French, Arabic and German.

Nabil Triki

MANAGING PARTNER & CEO

Nabil leads SPE Capital Partners, which spun-off from Swicorp, a leading investment banking firm in the MENA region, in 2016.

Nabil joined Swicorp in 2003 to set up and lead the Private Equity activity of Swicorp.
Nabil led the launch of private equity funds totaling over USD 1bn in AUM. While at
Swicorp, Nabil oversaw the deployment of over USD 900m in more than 20
transactions across the MENA region.

Nabil worked previously at BCG, Honeywell and Unilever, holds an MBA from the
University of Chicago and a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT.

Noura Bakkour

SENIOR ESG & IMPACT MANAGER

Noura joined SPE Capital in 2020 as an Impact & Sustainability Senior Manager after four years of consulting in international development and sustainability.
Previously, Noura served as Project Manager at Institut du Développement Durable
et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI), an environmental think tank based in
Paris, where she contributed to IDDRI’s efforts to assess and communicate the
current state of knowledge regarding financing and implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. Prior to that, Noura held program
management and coordination positions at the Earth Institute in New York City,
Conservation International, and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change
(currently known as C2ES) in Washington, DC.
Noura holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in environmental science and
policy from Columbia University in New York City.

Salma Fakhfakh

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Salma joined SPE Capital in 2017, after having spent three years as a CFO of California Gym, the leading fitness chain in Tunisia, and a portfolio investment of Intaj II.
Previously, Salma worked for 4 years at PwC, where she worked on transactions
and audit services in both Tunis and Paris.
Salma holds a chartered public accountant certificate from IHEC Carthage

Sonia Ben Salem

INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIP OFFICER

Ms. Ben Salem joined Swicorp in 2007 after a 6 month internship as an equity research analyst with a regional investment bank in Tunis covering the Tunisian companies listed on the Stock Exchange.
She started her career at Swicorp as a research analyst before becoming a member of the Investors Relations team.

Ms. Ben Salem has a Master degree in Finance and Banking from IHEC and Bachelor Degree from ISG Tunis, and speaks Arabic,
French and English.

Stéphane Heuzé

MANAGING PARTNER

Stéphane Heuzé joined SPE Capital in 2020 as a Managing Partner, based in Casablanca.
Prior to joining SPE Capital, he was CEO of Wendel Africa, in Casablanca, from where he spent 6 years covering Africa, where Wendel invested over $1bn between 2013 and 2020.

He began his career with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Paris, until 2005.
From 2007 to 2009, he spent two years with Goldman Sachs in London, within the team responsible for managing the firm’s equity, mezzanine and secondary debt funds.
In 2009, Stéphane returned to BCG as a founding member of the Casablanca office, covering Africa. Stéphane is a graduate from Ecole des Mines de Paris (2000) and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2007).

Tarek Lababidi

Partner

Tarek joined Swicorp in 2013 after starting his career at Lazard, BNP Paribas, and PwC.
Tarek holds an MBA from INSEAD, and an MSc in Engineering from Ecole Centrale Lyon.
He is a CFA charterholder and speaks English, French, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese.