Edouard Pillot

Private Equity Investor

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated October 2026💼 7 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2017
Angel investor🌍 United Kingdom
7
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1
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19y
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Board Member
Jun 2017
Travelopia is the home for brands that create extraordinary travel experiences. We are at the forefront of global travel for those wanting something distinctive. Each of our customers demands a different experience. We give them this through real understanding and expertise. It’s at the heart of all we do at Travelopia. Specialist travel is all we do. Passions such as yachting, trekking, cycling, safaris, Arctic expeditions, sports, boating, culture and luxury travel - our brands are as diverse as they are exciting, creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world. We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them out with our eyes open. It’s time to inspire!
Board Member
Mar 2017
We are a global leader in life science tools, partnering with customers to find solutions that diagnose, treat, feed and protect our growing population. Working collaboratively with our partners in the scientific community, our products and services help to solve some of the most complex challenges facing society and the planet. Together we respond to global pandemics, pioneer innovative precision medicine, and improve the safety of our food, medicines and environment.
Board Member
Jun 2013
SMCP is worldwide and cosmopolitan. With four Brands, 6 500 passionate and responsible entrpreneurs, and over 1 683 points of sale in 47 countries, our ambition is to become the global leader in accessible luxury. Made of passion and high standards, we dedicate our creations to free spirits, agents of a world in motion. Our four Brands, Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot & Fursac offer their own vision of elegance to their collections and invite each of us to reveal our uniqueness. SMCP has a singular history. In 1984 and 1998 respectively, Evelyne Chetrite and Judith Milgrom wanted to empower women in all facets of their everyday lives. Sandro, then Maje were created in Paris and continue to be directed by their founders. In 2008, Sandro also dresses men with the creative touch of Ilan Chetrite. In 2019, the Group acquired Fursac. The eponymous brand Claudie Pierlot was founded in 1984 and acquired by SMCP in 2009. The Group embodies the stories of bold and passionate women, driven by the same ambition: to create luxury products, no-frills fashion, for everybody.
Board Member
Jan 2007
Are looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of supply chain solutions is our home. KION is shaping world trade – globally, regionally, locally. We ensure that supply chains reach their full potential: fast, efficient, smart, sustainable and reliable. Our 42,000 employees make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: The Supply Chain Solutions Company. Our people’s passion is innovating, automating, and orchestrating solutions for our customers’ supply chains. Would you like to be part of our international team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a global group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. Regardless of which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape how we act and how we work with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both at home and abroad. KION is the architect of global, regional and local supply chains. Our brands are well established: Dematic is the global leader in intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. The Linde Material Handling and STILL brands serve the premium and higher value segments of the industrial truck market. Baoli focuses on industrial trucks in the lower value and economy segments. As a provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions with a worldwide service network, KION has a global presence and a regional focus on the needs of its customers. KION brands keep the world moving. You can access our Legal Notice via the link https://www.kiongroup.com/en/Service/Legal-Notice/ and our Privacy Statement here: https://www.kiongroup.com/en/Service/Privacy-Statement/
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2020
Managing Partner, Mid-Cap
Nov 2020
Astorg is a leading pan-European private equity firm with over €24 billion of assets under management. Astorg works with entrepreneurs and management teams to acquire market leading global companies headquartered in Europe or the US, providing them with the strategic guidance, governance and capital they need to achieve their growth goals. Enjoying a distinct entrepreneurial culture, a long-term shareholder perspective and a lean decision-making body, Astorg has valuable industry expertise in healthcare, software, technology, business services and technology-based industrial companies. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Astorg has offices in London, Paris, New York, Frankfurt, and Milan. Astorg employs over 170 people, half of whom are members of the investment team.
2017
Board Member
Aug 2017
A‑Gas is the world leader in the supply and lifecycle management of refrigerants and associated products and services. Through our first-class recovery, reclamation, and repurposing processes, we capture refrigerants and fire protection gases for future re-use or safe destruction, preventing their harmful release into the atmosphere. For over 30 years, A-Gas has supported our clients and partners on their environmental journey by supplying lower global warming gases and actively increasing the circularity of the industries we serve, building a more sustainable future. The climate is changing, and we all have a part to play in protecting our planet. Achieving net-zero is an incredibly ambitious target that we cannot achieve alone, but together, we can.
Board Member
Jun 2017
Travelopia is the home for brands that create extraordinary travel experiences. We are at the forefront of global travel for those wanting something distinctive. Each of our customers demands a different experience. We give them this through real understanding and expertise. It’s at the heart of all we do at Travelopia. Specialist travel is all we do. Passions such as yachting, trekking, cycling, safaris, Arctic expeditions, sports, boating, culture and luxury travel - our brands are as diverse as they are exciting, creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world. We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them out with our eyes open. It’s time to inspire!
Board Member
Mar 2017
We are a global leader in life science tools, partnering with customers to find solutions that diagnose, treat, feed and protect our growing population. Working collaboratively with our partners in the scientific community, our products and services help to solve some of the most complex challenges facing society and the planet. Together we respond to global pandemics, pioneer innovative precision medicine, and improve the safety of our food, medicines and environment.
2016
Board Member
Apr 2016
Välinge Innovation provides flooring products, furniture, and surface technologies to manufacturers all over the world. We have a comprehensive IP portfolio comprising over 3,200 patents. The head office is located in Viken, Sweden, and is the most advanced R&D center in the world related to laminate, wood and resilient flooring technology.
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