Niccolò Frigieri

Managing Director at Partners Capital | ex-McKinsey | INSEAD

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Managing Director with a demonstrated experience of working in the financial services industry. Started my career at McKinsey and Company, becoming Associate Partner in the Paris Office. Currently Managing Director at Partners Capital, Continental Europe office. Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD (with honors) and Master of Science in Finance (with honors) from Bocconi University.

Experience

  • Partners Capital (7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • Managed portfolio construction for sophisticated institutional and professional clients, developing tailored investment strategies and evaluating portfolios and risk profiles. • Helped oversee investment strategy implementations, monitoring performance and proposing ongoing improvements to the Clients’ investment portfolio. • Co-led our Business Development activities in continental Europe. • Led strategic projects for the Company, such as the redomiciliation of our flagship multi-asset class fund from the Cayman Islands to Luxembourg. • Supported the set-up and management of our European entity, which grew from 2 to 10 employees.

    • Senior Principal
      Jan 2021 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Principal
      Mar 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • McKinsey & Company (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Associate Principal
      May 2018 - Feb 2019 · 10 mos

    • Engagement Manager
      Dec 2015 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • Led a strategic review for Credit insurance business for a leading European bankassurance group • Accompanied a Banking player in Italy in developing a long-term plan of Non-Performing Loans management • Accompanied an institutional investor in its entering the Private Equity European market, driving an investment of $2 bln in selected Private Equity funds • Participated to several Due Diligences, in particular in the Financial Brokerage and Consumer Goods segment • Led several strategic reviews and growth plans for portfolio companies of Private Equity funds, in particular on Basic material and electrical appliances

    • Junior Engagement Manager
      Feb 2015 - Dec 2015 · 11 mos

  • MBA Candidate at INSEAD
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr

  • McKinsey & Company ()
    • Junior Associate
      Dec 2012 - Dec 2012 · 1 mo

      • Promoted to Junior Associate ahead of peers, having ranked within the top 5% of Business Analysts, based on continuous performance assessments • Led a client team in developing new credit renegotiation products for a leading banking group. Improved regularization process for non-performing-loans • Developed detailed diagnostic and strategic analysis of a leading insurance group, performing gap analyses on property and casualty lines of business. Identified quick wins and profitability improvement levers

    • Business Analyst
      Nov 2010 - Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Analyzed potential acquisition targets by performing strategic due diligence on energy, packaged goods and confectionery, in Italy and Europe, building valuation models and coordinating industry experts to define strategic underlying hypotheses • Identified and tested performance improvement levers to reduce credit provisions for the Serbian and Croatian subsidiary of a leading banking group in Europe. Working side-by-side with local Chief Risk Officer, achieved initial results showing up to 10% decrease in provisions • Developed a sales-performance dashboard with hourly updates for a leading telecommunication company while co-leading a team of 50+ inbound sales telephone operators, resulting in a 10-fold increase in sales of mobile and fixed-line bundles

  • Intern at McKinsey & Company
    Mar 2010 - May 2010 · 3 mos

    • Implemented a new global procurement process for 3 product categories for a worldwide leading food service company, reducing costs by 15% • Developed a predictive model to estimate employees’ expected workloads for a major retailer in Europe, leading to rationalization and increased efficiency in the use of part-time work-force