Capza appoints Abensour as head of investor relations

Based in Paris, Abensour will be in charge of expanding Capza's geographical commercial footprint and diversifying its client base.

Prior to joining the firm, Abensour was managing director at Chenavari in London, where she focused on business development in the UK, the Nordic region, Switzerland and Germany. Previously, she spent 10 years in various sales management positions at Oakley Capital, Dresdner Kleinwort and BNP Paribas.

Capza has also appointed Stefan Arneth as sales manager for the DACH region. He will be based in Munich and will focus on developing relationships with institutional investors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Before joining Capza, Arneth was head of institutional clients at MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re and Ergo.

Capza is a European private equity firm with €3bn in assets under management, backed by Axa Group. It employs 50 staff across four offices in Paris, Munich, Madrid and Milan.

The firm specialises in supporting companies over the long term by providing tailor-made financing, including equity, subordinated debt and senior debt. It has a generalist approach with a special focus on the healthcare, technology, agri-food and services sectors.

Capza is preparing the launch of Capza 5 Flex Equity, aiming for a €550-600m target. The fund will be invested primarily in France, Spain, Italy and Germany, and will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, Capzanine 4 Flex Equity, which closed on €350m in 2016. The vehicle backs French SMEs generating revenues of up to €150m, and provides a mix of equity and mezzanine debt. 

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