Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, has promoted Afif Chebaro as Investment Manager, Sofia El Abadi as Investor Relations Associate, Arthur Quignon and Onur Yirik as Associate. The Argos team comprises 70 employees in its 7 European offices.
Karel Kroupa, Managing Partner at Argos Wityu, said, “The group’s DNA has always been to promote talent. Today, all the Partners are delighted with these four appointments. This evolution of our team supports our ambition which is to be one of the leading investment funds in Europe.”
Afif Chebaro, Investment Manager, joined Argos Wityu in 2021 as a member of the French investment team.
Holder of an MBA from INSEAD, Afif joined Argos Wityu after gaining experience in private equity and M&A, mainly at PwC.
Afif currently supports Coexya and Maison Berger where he also holds a position of board member. He has further been involved in several add-on acquisitions for Coexya: Siris Advisory (2022) and PI Services (2024).
Sofia El Abadi, IR Associate, joined Argos Wityu in 2022 as a member of the Investor Relations team.
Holder of a Master of science in Corporate Financial Management from Skema business school, Sofia gained prior experience in investment banking and Investor Relations before joining Argos Wityu.
Sofia has been involved in the closing of Argos Mid-Market fund (vintage 2022) and is currently involved the Argos Climate Action fundraising.
Arthur Quignon, Associate, joined Argos Wityu in 2022 as a member of the French investment team.
Holder of a Master in Managerial & Financial Economics from HEC Paris and a Master of Science from ENSAE Paris, Arthur first gained experience at the Argos Frankfurt office, then in M&A & private equity before joining the Paris investment team.
Arthur currently supports Coexya and Julhiet Sterwen and has been involved in the sale of La Compagnie des Desserts to PAI Partners in 2023. In 2024, he supported build-up operations for Coexya (PI Services) and Julhiet Sterwen (M618 Consulting).
Onur Yirik, Associate, joined Argos Wityu in 2023 as a member of the DACH investment team.
Graduated with a Master of Science in Management at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a Bachelor of Science in Banking at Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Onur gained experience working in his family company. Before joining Argos, Onur worked in M&A for two years.
Onur currently supports Wibit, where he also holds a position of board member.
Argos Wityu
Coralie Cornet
Communications Director
ccc@argos.fund
+33 6 14 38 33 37
About Argos Wityu / www.argos.wityu.fund
One firm, two strategies. Argos Wityu is an independent European private-equity group that supports the growth of mid-sized business and back their management teams.
With more that €1.7 billion assets under management, over 30 years of experience and more than 90 businesses supported, Argos Wityu operates from offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Luxembourg, Milan, and Paris. The group seeks to acquire majority stakes and invests between €10m and €100m in each investment of its two strategies:
- The Mid-Market fund helps companies implement ownership transitions to accelerate growth.
- The Argos Climate Action fund (SFDR 9) aims at shaping European sustainable leaders by making their ‘grey-to-green’ transition.
