Finance Monthly CEO Awards 2017 Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY CEO AWARDS 2017 www.finance-monthly.com 53 UNITED KINGDOM JOSEPH PACINI CEO & Founding Partner at XIO Group Tel: +44 203 608 0000 | Email: info@xiogroup.com | Web: www.xiogroup.com FIRM PROFILE XIO Group (XIO) is a global multi-billion dollar alternative investments firm headquartered in London, with investment offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Founded in 2014, it is amongst the largest first time private equity funds in history, with over USD 3.2 billion in committed capital for global private equity transactions. XIO Group seeks to leverage its unique global access and network to enable target companies access to high growth global markets, especially those in Asia. XIO Group has been amongst the leaders in the private equity industry in deal activity since its inception, having closed two deals in each of its first two years of operations. As a thematic investment house, the Firm focuses on long term trends and has acquired the following portfolio companies: - May 2015 the Firm acquired Compo Expert, the No. 1 specialty fertiliser business across Central and Southern Europe. - October 2015 the Firm acquired Lumenis Ltd, a global leader in the field of minimally-invasive clinical laser solutions for the Surgical, Ophthalmology and Aesthetic market. - September 2016 the Firm successfully completed the acquisition of J.D. Power, the leader in global consumer and data & analytics. - December 2016 the Firm signed a definitive agreement to acquire Meitav Dash, the 2nd largest asset manager in Israel. (close pending regulatory approval.) ABOUT JOSEPH PACINI Joseph Pacini is the Chief Executive Officer and a Founding Partner of XIO Group. As an industry expert in alternative investments, Mr. Pacini’s career has spanned three continents, having led and grown successful businesses in New York, Hong Kong and London. Prior to XIO Group, Joseph was Managing Director and Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI) for Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Pacini was responsible for developing client-focused alternative investment strategies as well as the continued growth of BlackRock’s US$24bn alternatives platform and product offering in Asia. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, Joseph was the Head of the US$10bn Alternative Investments Group for J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Asia. In that capacity, Mr. Pacini’s responsibilities included the business development, origination, due diligence and structuring of hedge fund, private equity, real estate and direct deal opportunities. Mr. Pacini attended Harvard Business School’s OPM Program and was an Honors Graduate of Brigham Young University.