Volpi Capital (“Volpi”), a specialist European lower mid-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Elizabeth Griskova to its investment team. Elizabeth’s appointment takes Volpi’s total headcount to 19, including 13 investment professionals.

Working as part of Volpi’s investment team, Elizabeth will help source and execute deals across Europe. In addition, she will work with current and prospective portfolio company management teams to help them realise their growth objectives through product and market expansion.

Prior to joining Volpi Capital, Elizabeth spent 8 years in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs in London and New York, where she advised public company management teams and private equity funds on M&A transactions. She also worked at Livonia Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in the SME space across Baltic states.

Elizabeth holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business from University College London. Elizabeth was born in Lithuania and has lived across the UK, USA and France over the past 15 years.

Commenting on the appointment, Marco Sodi from Volpi Capital said: “We are delighted that Elizabeth has joined Volpi. Her skillset and expertise, particularly in the industrial technology space, align well with Volpi’s thesis-driven approach to origination and our targeting of businesses that use technology to disrupt traditional business models and processes.”

Elizabeth added: “Volpi presented a unique opportunity to join a firm that has a strong entrepreneurial culture, deep technology industry expertise and a differentiated investment approach. I look forward to being a trusted partner to our current and future portfolio companies and bringing value-add insights and acquisition support to drive long-term growth and value creation.”

About Volpi Capital

Volpi Capital is a specialist European lower mid-market private equity firm seeking ambitious businesses that use technology to disrupt traditional B2B value chains. Volpi typically invests €25-75 million of equity in businesses with enterprise values between €50 million and €200 million and seeks to drive transformative growth through international expansion and consolidation. The firm, which was founded in 2016 by Crevan O’Grady and Marco Sodi, closed its second fund (Volpi Capital Fund II) in December 2020 with €323 million of commitments.

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