Hicham Bennis
InvestorCo-Founder at OakNorth · Principal at SPE Capital Partners
Casablanca Metropolitan Area
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About
Joined SPE in 2022 from Ares Management, where he was a Vice President in the private debt team covering France and Southern Europe. Began his career as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild. Holds a Master's in Management from HEC Paris.
Experience
- SPE CapitalPrincipal - Private Equitycurrent2025 — presentCasablanca Metropolitan Area
- SPE CapitalVice President - Private Equity2022 — 2025Casablanca Metropolitan Area
- Ares Management CorporationVice President - Private Debt2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Ares Management CorporationSenior Associate - Private Debt2020 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Ares Management CorporationAssociate - Private Debt2018 — 2020Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Rothschild & CoInvestment Banking2016 — 2018Région de Paris, France
- EurazeoPrivate Equity2015Région de Paris, France
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking2014Région de Paris, France
Skills & more
Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel1AnalysesFusions et acquisitions4Finance d'entreprise3Français1Analyse financière1Anglais2Capital-investissementStratégie commerciale
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Colleagues at OakNorth
Adam Ehrenreich
Associate Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Alex Gursky
Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Ben Barbanel
Chief Lending Officer / Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth
Ben Schenkman
Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Casey DeFluri
Associate Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Christopher Stephens
Associate, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Connor Bieling
Director, Debt Finance (C&I) at OakNorth
Dylan Jagjivan
Director, Debt Finance (CRE) at OakNorth
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hicham Bennis?
- Joined SPE in 2022 from Ares Management, where he was a Vice President in the private debt team covering France and Southern Europe. Began his career as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild. Holds a Master's in Management from HEC Paris.
- Where does Hicham Bennis work?
- Hicham Bennis is Co-Founder at OakNorth.
- Where did Hicham Bennis go to school?
- Hicham Bennis studied at HEC Paris (Master of Science in Management); University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master 1 in Tax and Business Law); IPESUP (Classes Préparatoires, Option scientifique (ECS)).
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