Driss Benabdeslam

Driss joined Vantage in 2017 and is an Associate Partner responsible for originating and assessing transactions in Maghreb and West African francophone markets.
He oversees the Fund’s investment in Petro Ivoire, Equity Invest and CIM Santé.
He began his career in the private equity department of BNP Paribas Wealth Management, participating in the launch and marketing campaign of a US$ 1.9bn European Fund and US$ 1.5bn Chinese Fund.
Driss moved on to Idinvest Partners, a European leader in private equity, contributing to private equity fund investment analysis in diverse mezzanine transactions in Europe.
Driss then worked as an Investment Analyst within the French team of Equistone Partners, operating across France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.
Thereafter, Driss worked as an Investment Analyst at Amethis Finance, a Pan-African private equity firm investing in equity and debt across various sectors including consumer, financial services and infrastructure.
He then moved across to an Investment Associate role in the Paris office of InfraMed Management, a private equity infrastructure and project finance platform focused on the south and east of the Mediterranean region.
Driss holds a French ‘Grande Ecole’ degree in Business and a M.Sc in Risk and Investment Management from EDHEC Business School.