Aaron ILLOUZ

• Prepared Investment Committee pitch-decks assessing new acquisition opportunities across the European mid and upper-mid markets conducting industry research, expert calls, LBO modelling, company profiling and analysis of due diligence materials • Built a dynamic pricing model on Excel for a portfolio company in the consumer sector, benchmarking competitor price evolution and promotional trends to highlight margin improvement levers and inform strategic pricing actions • Conducted in-depth market and pricing analysis for portfolio company Interflora, assessing cut-flower market trends in Europe and using cohort-based segmentation to evaluate the cannibalisation and sales impact of entry-price bouquets

Aerospace & Cybersecurity Ace Investment Team • Supported portfolio monitoring (quarterly reporting and valuation) and analysed new investment and build-up opportunities by producing market and financial presentations and summarizing key insights from received financials • Drafted financial, legal and strategic due diligence comments for Chapsvision build-up targets and presented the conclusions to internal teams, company management and other GPs during board meetings • Designed a new KPI reporting model on Excel for portfolio company Brown Europe to enhance performance tracking • Built a comprehensive portfolio performance review pitch-deck for Mecachrome, consolidating financial performance, operational KPIs, and strategic roadmap analysis, and presented key sections during an Investment Committee meeting

• Designed and marketed collections of non-fungible tokens (NFT) and managed a team of 15 employees • Generated over $2.5M in revenue and built a community of 200K+ followers across social media platforms

• Conducted financial, ESG, and risk analyses to produce investment memoranda on ODDO BHF funds • Contributed to the preparation and presentation of financial and macroeconomic analyses during client meetings