Pioneer was formed in late 2008 to build a new market leading franchise in Europe. The founding partners have worked together for many years at their prior firms and have a combined private equity experience over 60 years and 50 deals led or supported across Europe. The partners have built an excellent track record and have invaluable experience in supporting entrepreneurs navigate issues and realise various forms of value.

Partners
Terrence Tehranian
Sam Abboud
Giuseppe Curatolo
Rupert Shaw
Investment Professionals
Edoardo Luciani
Sebastian Miller
Andreas Schuler
Julius McGillivray
Miguel Arbizu
Finance and Operations
Wendy Greenbury
Susie Woodford
Florence Jawo

Edoardo joined Pioneer Point in 2010.

Prior to Pioneer Point, Edoardo worked at L.E.K. Consulting, where he was a Senior Associate Consultant in the Melbourne and Milan offices. At L.E.K. he performed more than 20 due diligences for major Private Equity Funds in a variety of sectors, including energy, environmental, infrastructure, oil & gas, on-line media, travel, packaging, and pharmaceuticals.

Prior to L.E.K., Edoardo worked for Accenture Business Consulting and the B2B online portal 1city.biz.

Edoardo graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan and holds an MBA from the London Business School in London.

Edoardo has been an integral part of Pioneer's investments in Primrose Solar and Masotina.

Edoardo is Italian and speaks fluent English and Italian, and advanced Spanish.