Carlyle MDs Falézan and Colas to leave next year

Greg Gille
@unquotenews
13 June 2013

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Franck Falézan and Benoit Colas, two Carlyle managing directors with a focus on French buyouts, are set to step down in May next year.

Falézan joined Carlyle in 1998. Based in the London office, he is a managing director in the firm's European buyouts group, with a focus on French-speaking countries, as well as media and healthcare. Investments Falézan has worked on include Le Figaro, Zodiac Marine & Pool and B&B Hotels.

Based in Paris, Colas is also a managing director focused on French buyouts. He joined Carlyle in 1999 and has worked on transactions including Materis, Numericable and Sagemcom.

Spokespersons for the firm confirmed that Jonathan Zafrani has meanwhile been promoted to managing director. He joined the firm in 1999 and was previously a director. Based in the French office, he will lead Carlyle's buyout efforts in the country following the departure of Colas.

Carlyle declined to comment further on the upcoming departures. Falézan and Colas will look to launch their own fund following the move, according to reports in the local press.

Carlyle is currently in the process of raising its next European fund, with a target of around €3.5bn – down on the €5.4bn raised in 2006 for Carlyle Europe Partners III. Four out of the 16 business acquired through Fund III are based in France.