Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, has promoted Pierre Cassignol and Tobias Kappis to the position of Investment Manager, and Skyler van Wezel to the position of 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 three appointments. This evolution of our team supports our ambition which is to be one of the leading investment funds in Europe.”
Pierre Cassignol, Investment Manager, joined Argos Wityu in 2019 as a member of the French investment team.
Graduated from ESSEC Business School and INP EI-Purpan engineering school, Pierre came to Argos Wityu after gaining previous M&A experience.
Pierre currently supports Zodiac Milpro, Agôn Electronics and TKH France where he also holds a position of board member. He has further been involved in the following operations:
- The acquisition of TKH France (2023)
- The divestments of Juratoys (2022) and La Compagnie des Desserts (2023)
- Supported portfolio companies in acquiring 2 build-ups.
Tobias Kappis, Investment Manager, joined Argos Wityu in 2019 as a member of the DACH investment team.
Graduated from Technical University in Munich and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Tobias gained prior experience in strategy consultancy and private equity.
Tobias currently supports LoQu and Norline, where he also sits in the board. He has further been involved in the following operations:
- The acquisition of Norline (2023)
- Supported portfolio companies in acquiring 5 build-ups.
Skyler van Wezel, Associate, joined Argos Wityu in 2022 as a member of the Benelux investment team.
Holding a master’s in business economics from the University of Antwerp, Skyler gained experience in sales & trading and M&A at banks in Paris and Brussels. Before joining Argos, he worked for BNP Paribas in their private equity department.
Skyler currently supports Schenk and Lineas and has been involved in the acquisition of Ijssel technology in December 2022.
Argos Wityu
Coralie Cornet
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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 than €1.4bn assets under management, over 30 years of experience, and more than 90 businesses assisted, Argos Wityu operates from offices in 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 Climate Action fund aims at shaping European sustainable leaders by making their ‘grey-to-green’ transition.
