Private Equity News released its list of 50 Most Influential in Private Equity 2024 featuring Karim Tabet and Andrew Tisdale, Co-heads of Europe.
The full list can be found here.
Karim Tabet and Andrew Tisdale
Co-heads of Europe
Providence Equity Partners
NEW ENTRY - As co-heads of Europe at Providence Equity Partners Karim Tabet (left) and Andrew Tisdale lead a team of 31 based in London, the Rhode Island-based firm’s only office outside the US.
The team has worked on several significant deals over the last 12 months, including the creation of MasOrange through the merger of MasMovil and Orange Spain, valued at €18.6bn. They also sold live entertainment group Superstruct Entertainment to KKR and exited Baltic telecommunications company Bite to a continuation vehicle.
Tabet and Tisdale took on their co-head roles and became senior managing directors as part of the firm’s leadership transition announced in September 2020, succeeding Providence’s founder Jonathan Nelson alongside three other colleagues in North America. They both serve on the firm’s investment and executive committees.
Tisdale, who is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and conversational German, joined Providence in 2008 after serving as co-head of the global media and communications group at Morgan Stanley. He is a director of several portfolio companies, including ATG Entertainment, CloserStill Media and Node4.
Tabet joined Providence in 2002 from Goldman Sachs, where he worked as an associate in the principal investment area.
Private Equity News’ Fifty Most Influential in Private Equity (awarded on December 2, 2024). Private Equity News’ Fifty Most Influential in Private Equity is awarded by Private Equity News, an independent, third party that is not affiliated with Providence. According to Private Equity News, nominees applied and were independently assessed based on their team’s size and standing in the market, track record over the prior twelve months through September 27, 2024 and their wider influence through industry groups and regulatory committees. Nominees must be based in Europe. The number of nominees reviewed for this recognition was not disclosed to Providence, and therefore, it and the percentage of nominees receiving the recognition, cannot be disclosed herein. Private Equity News’ recognition is not indicative of Providence’s future performance and was not based on the evaluations of clients or investors of Providence. Providence applied to receive the award with assistance from FGS Global. Providence did not pay an application fee to participate in this process. Nominees were not required to be subscribe to Private Equity News to be considered.
