London, 5th April: ECI Partners, the leading growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, today announces that it has further expanded its Origination Team, welcoming Tsvetelina Delcheva who joins as an Origination Manager.
Tsvetelina joins ECI from working in Origination within FTI Consulting’s Transaction Services team, where she was responsible for tracking deal pipelines, identifying relevant investments for private equity funds, and shortlisting suitable acquisition targets. Prior to FTI Consulting, Tsvetelina was a Manager at Gerson Lehrman Group, where she managed a portfolio of private equity and investment firms, with a focus on mid-market private equity firms based in the DACH region.
Tsvetelina who is a fluent German speaker having studied Business Administration in Austria, will be working with the ECI investment team to originate investment opportunities with a particular focus on the European market.
Tsvetelina is ECI’s second hire into the Origination Team in the last two months, with Victoria Gustavsson having joined the team as an Analyst in February.
David Ewing, Managing Partner at ECI, said:
“We are delighted to have further expanded our Origination Team with the appointment of Tsvetelina, who will add to our existing capabilities here at ECI. The Origination Team play an integral role within our firm through generating new deal flow, maintaining relationships with key corporate finance advisers and meeting businesses. Tsvetelina’s appointment will be essential in helping ECI invest in fast growth businesses across the European market and to continue to deliver exceptional results as we grow.”