European investment firm Capza has appointed Christophe Vulliez as co-head of private debt to expand its international presence.
Capza’s private debt teams are part of the private credit business line of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alternatives (BNPP AM Alts), with Vulliez overseeing the international growth of the business, the firm said.
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Vulliez has assumed co-leadership of Capza’s €7bn (£6.1bn) private debt team, which currently comprises 29 professionals across France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Benelux region. The alternative credit business line of BNPP AM Alts, together with its real assets and private debt expertise, manages more than €135bn in assets.
Prior to joining Capza, Vulliez was at Diagonal Capital, where he joined as a partner in 2020, overseeing debt investments.
Alongside Vulliez’s appointment, Capza has also promoted Oriane Mizrahi, a partner since 2022, to head of France private debt.
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Capza stated that both appointments reflect the firm’s ambition to develop its mid-market private debt franchise in Europe and international presence.
“We are delighted to welcome Christophe Vulliez to Capza’s private debt business and, more broadly, to the alternative credit activity of BNPP AM Alts,” said Christophe Fritsch, global head of alternative credit at BNPP AM Alts. “His arrival, combined with the promotion of Oriane Mizrahi, strengthens our origination and execution capabilities within a fast-growing business at the core of our value proposition.”
