Alexis de Dietrich joined Palamon Capital Partners in December 2007. He is an Associate Principal and a French and Swiss national fluent in French, German, English, Italian and Spanish. Prior to joining Palamon, Mr de Dietrich ran a family investment office in Switzerland for three years.  He was previously with Merrill Lynch International in London working in the Global Markets and Investment Banking divisions and prior to that with Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking in Milan.  Mr de Dietrich graduated from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) with an MA in Finance and Accounting and holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.