Nicolas Thomas joined Pictet in 2018 as Private Equity Investment Manager. His responsibilities include contributing to the analysis, selection and monitoring of private equity funds and co-investment opportunities. Prior to joining Pictet, Nicolas worked for five years in the Private Equity in-vestment team of Emerging Capital Partners where he was responsible for the analysis and execution of direct investments in Africa. He was also involved in the portfolio management of controlled companies in the financial and consumer sectors. Nicolas started his career in the Private Equity department of Rothschild & Cie in Paris in 2013. Nicolas graduated with a MSc in Management specialised in Corporate Finance & Strategy from EMLyon Business School with semesters abroad at Ludwig Maximilians Universität in Munich and at East China Normal University in Shanghai.