Melissa Yvonnou
Investment Director Europe at Atlantic Bridge at Atlantic Bridge
Melissa Yvonnou
Investment Director Europe at Atlantic Bridge at Atlantic Bridge
Paris, Île-de-France
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Director Europe at Atlantic Bridge
2020 - Current
Cross-Border Value Add and Expansion Capital for Deep Technology Companies in Europe and the US. Our team is made up of senior technology industry executives and successful entrepreneurs to help companies grow internationally through our global platform with our team and offices in Paris, London, Dublin, Munich, and Palo Alto.
Growth Investor at Ardian
2018 - 2020
Growth capital solutions and board level support to successfull tech entrepreneurs in Europe. Investing €5-30M in growing profitable companies.
Venture Investor at BOOST&Co
2013 - 2018
Investing £1-10M into high-growth tech SMEs in the UK. Led investments in OrganOx (medtech), Makers Academy (coding bootcamp), i-Nexus (strategy execution software, listed on AIM in 2018), and a mystery consulting company. Investments structured as venture debt facilities, a combination of debt and equity.
Private Debt Analyst
2011 - 2013
Direct lending to European mid-market companies in the context of LBOs and corporate financings.
Quantitative Analyst
2010 - 2011
Defining quantitative models to measure and hedge the risks associated to credit funds.