Thierry Panafieu
Managing Partner @ Hera Capital
Singapore, Singapore
Thierry Panafieu is a funding round investor at Hera Capital in Singapore focused on TV and TV Production. Thierry is co-founder and Managing Director of Hera Capital. He has over 15 years of investment experience across a range of industries, having invested over €300 million in 14 investments, spanning 8 countries.Before starting Hera Capital Partners in 2009, he was a partner with Vision Capital, a private equity fund with €1.8 billion undermanagement. At Vision Capital, he completed a number of investments in food manufacturing (buy-out of 4 divisions with combined revenues of c. £350 million from Northern Foods in 2007), and in oil & gas equipment (buy-out of JDR in 2007, the world’s leading manufacturer of thermoplastic umbilical cables and tow-array cables).Before joining Vision Capital in 2005, he was with Lion Capital (previously known as Hicks Muse Tate & Furst), a €800 million private equity specialist in consumer businesses (where he participated in the buy-out of Materne (a French leading compotes dessert manufacturer).Between 1998 and 2003, he was with GMT Communications Partners, a €365 million pan-European fund dedicated to media and telecom services, where he participated to 7 transactions.He started his career with Banque Indosuez, Singapore, in 1995 and holds a postgraduate diploma (with honors) from Essec Business School. He currently resides in Singapore.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Industries Thierry Panafieu invests in
Stages Thierry Panafieu invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- TV 1 (100%)
- TV Production 1 (100%)
- Media and Entertainment 1 (100%)
Investments
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Bomanbridge Media is a leading Singapore-based distribution agency and production company, exclusively representing renowned programming from around the world. The company’s team earned a stellar reputation in the region as the go-to people to get deals done. Its diverse catalogue currently holds over 4,000 hours of top quality programmingconsisting of Formats, Lifestyle, Factual, Drama, Kids and Educational. Serving as both brand strategist and program distributor for entry into the Asia Pacific markets, the acquisition team continually handpicks select products for multi-territory acquisition and distribution.Following significant investment in 2014, Bomanbridge has expanded into original production and format development as well as opened offices in Mongolia and Korea to strengthen its Asian roots. Bomanbridge offers compelling, ratings-driving content for the international market; presents sophisticated market solutions to build brand awareness; fosters understanding between cultures in the entertainment industry; and delivers successful revenue returns. Bomanbridge makes a complicated market profitable for its clients in the region, offering guidance and providing confidence to producers who want to enter the lucrative, emerging Asian market. | Nov 13, 2014 |
About Hera Capital
Hera Capital is focusing on small-cap companies in South East Asia. Our portfolio companies enjoy high growth potential, are either established in South East Asia or willing to accelerate in that part of the world. We provide our portfolio companies with capital and a combination of strategic advice, hands-on business development services, as wellas access to our extended network of partners.
Hera Capital Contacts
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Sebastien Guillaud
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
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Thierry Panafieu
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What does Thierry Panafieu invest in?
Thierry Panafieu invests primarily in TV, TV Production and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Thierry Panafieu last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Thierry Panafieu closed in Nov 2014. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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