Butler hires distress veteran

French private equity firm Butler Capital Partners has hired Lise Nobre as partner to strengthen its distress and special situations team.

With extensive experience in the French and European market, Nobre was a member of the founding team at PAI Partners for 22 years.

Most recently she was a partner and head of the Capital Goods Group and member of the investment committee, focusing on mid-market and large-sized buyouts of industrial companies in Europe.

Based in Paris, BCP is a turnaround-focused private equity firm that specialises in control investments in underperforming companies, complex situations, distressed leveraged buyouts and turnarounds.