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Ilona Pecqueur

Associate

Bio

Ilona is an Associate on the Digital team. She joined Apax in 2025 and is currently based in New York.

Prior to joining Apax, Ilona was an associate at AVALT, a mid-market private equity firm, where she focused on investments across industrials and services.

Ilona holds an MSc in Applied Mathematics from CentraleSupelec and a Master of Finance from MIT. 

Learn, adapt and grow

‘“Learn, adapt and grow” is the Apax value that most resonates with me. My path has been shaped by repeatedly stepping into the unknown, transitioning from mathematics into finance and later from industrials investing into tech investing, often learning along the way. The same mindset led me to move from France to the US without having ever been there before. Each change required me to learn quickly, adapt constantly, and grow through uncertainty, a mindset that continues to guide me at Apax.”

Office

New York

Ilona's Story

Ilona grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, where conversations about business were part of everyday life. From the age of 12, she spent weekends in her father’s warehouses, observing how operations ran and imaging ways they could be improved. That early exposure sparked a passion for problem-solving, leading her to study mathematics. She was later drawn to Apax for its analytical culture and the opportunity to work alongside talented founders tackling complex challenges.