LogisticsLBO case study
Regional cold-chain platform
Mock buyout of a Southeast Asian cold-chain operator: buy-and-build thesis, add-on pipeline and a five-year returns bridge.
Where future private equity investors learn the craft.
A student-run investment club at ESSEC Asia-Pacific in Singapore, building the judgement, models and network that a career in private markets demands.
7-stepDeal process, from sourcing to exit
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Est. 2026ESSEC Asia-Pacific, Singapore
A club that works like an investment team
EPE runs like a small investment team. Members source companies, build the models, write the memo and defend it in front of an investment committee, with practitioners in the room to push back.
0Teams
0Steps in every deal
2026Founded
LBO modellingCommercial due diligenceValue creationInvestment memosGrowth equitySecondariesVenture capitalInfrastructureSoutheast AsiaFund structures
Learn the job
by doing the job.
Four divisions, one goal: graduate members who can take a company from first screen to final recommendation.
01
Investments
Screen companies, build the deal pipeline and run due diligence exercises.
02
Research & Strategy
Follow APAC private-market trends, study real funds and run the club's virtual Fund I.
03
Financial Analysis
LBO models and valuation, applied to real and simulated deals.
04
Partnerships & Events
Speaker series, IC Night, collaboration with PE clubs across APAC, network and communications.
Cases our members have worked
Every cycle ends with a full investment case. A selection from the club’s deal book.
Explore Our CasesHealthcareBuy-and-build
Specialty clinic roll-up
Consolidation case across fragmented outpatient clinics, stress-testing pricing power and clinician retention.
SoftwareCarve-out
Vertical SaaS carve-out
Carve-out of a non-core software unit: standalone cost base, transition services and a margin expansion plan.
ConsumerGrowth equity
Founder-led F&B brand
Minority growth investment in a founder-owned brand, structuring governance rights and an exit path.
Student training cases. Not investment advice; EPE does not manage or deploy capital.
What we stand for
The habits we expect from every member, whatever their background.
Rigour over polish
Every number in a memo must survive a question from the committee.
Learning by doing
Members work live cases from week one, not just lectures.
An open door
No finance background required. Curiosity and work ethic are.
Meet the founders
The founding team leading EPE this year.
Gaspard Moulinier
Managing Partner · Co-President- —Overall leadership, operations and project execution
- —Co-founder
MP
Malone Pageaud
Managing Partner · Co-President- —Strategy and partnerships: industry firms, alumni and sponsors
- —Co-founder
GF
Gabriel Fortun
Managing Partner · Head of Partnerships- —Growth and community: members, events and the EPE brand
- —Co-founder
AC
Adrien Cellai
Partner · Head of Investments- —Investments: deal sourcing, screening and case selection
VD
Vishnuvardhan Dharmendra
Partner
Do you have what it takes?
Applications open each term. Tell us why private markets, and we will take it from there.
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