Our team

Frans Tieleman
Partner

Frans has 20+ years of PE experience.
Before creating Leto, Frans was a Managing Partner at Eurazeo. He led investments in sectors that include building materials, electricals, consumer goods and infrastructure contracting.
Frans has served as Chair of the Board at Invest Europe, the world’s largest private capital association.

Mélodie de Pimodan
Partner

Mélodie has 20 years of experience in SME financing and investment.
Mélodie led Otium Capital, a family office with €1bn AuM, over the past five years. Previously, she was a director at Capza small & midcap buyouts.
Mélodie is a board member of Solvac, a listed investment company.

Hugo Urwicz
Associate

Before joining Leto Partners, Hugo worked at Credit Suisse in their M&A France Coverage team and at Sagard in their NewGen – Tech & Healthcare team.

Grégoire Aladjidi
Operating Partner

Grégoire has 20+ years of VC and industrial experience with a focus on tech and decarbonation.
Grégoire led corporate venture, strategy/M&A, and innovation at Safran. He previously led venture investments at Demeter.
Grégoire is a member of the board at IFPEN-Investissement.

Mathieu Le Bigot
Operating Partner

Mathieu is a serial entrepreneur with experience across consumer goods and industrial recycling.
He worked at Danone for 10 years before founding Machaon (industrial recycling) and Azure Alpin (water carbonation and filtration).
Mathieu brings a unique combination of entrepreneurial, operational and industrial expertise, with a particular focus on building businesses, scaling operations and developing circular-economy solutions.

Vincent Marchal
Senior Advisor

Vincent has 20+ years of experience in international industrial operations, with a focus on business development and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Vincent leads the European M&A program of Eaton, having previously led EU M&A activities of Amphenol (20 acquisitions from family, corporate and private equity owners).
Vincent brings his expertise in the adoption of electric technologies, a crucial step towards decarbonization.

Jean Sentenac
Senior Advisor

Jean has led the development of Axens as CEO over 22+ years. Under his leadership, Axens became a key supplier in the hydrocarbon processing industries, offering solutions for cleaner fuel production, petrochemical intermediates, and gas treatment through its range of technologies, equipment, heaters, modular units, catalysts, adsorbents and associated services.
His previous experience includes working with industry leaders Air Liquide, Rhone-Poulenc and Rhodia.
His contribution to the chemicals industry was recognized by the Prix Chaptal des Arts Chimiques (2022).

Hubert de Roquefeuil
Senior Advisor

Hubert has over 20 years of international leadership in agribusiness and industrial sectors, with deep expertise in fine chemicals, fertilizers, biostimulants, and animal nutrition.
As CEO of InVivo’s Neovia, he drove the company’s transformation through strategic vision and the successful execution and integration of 50+ acquisitions. He also led the merger of Gold Coin (Singapore) and Aboitiz Food Group, establishing a leading platform in the Asian market.