Interpath has announced eight new Managing Directors as part of the firm’s largest ever round of promotions across the firm and its continued investment in market-leading talent.
Ataé El Ghouali (Debt Advisory, France), Isabelle Alvernhe (Value Creation, France), Kirstie O’Flanagan (Transaction Services, Ireland), Lauren Goodenough (Deals Advisory, France), Noah Ojetola (Valuations, UK), Sarah Balsom (Restructuring, UK), Stéphanie Durand (Debt Advisory, France), and Thomas Swiers (Restructuring, UK) have been promoted to Managing Director, joining the leadership team of the international advisory firm:
- Ataé El Ghouali leads the Asset-Backed Financing team at Interpath in France, supporting corporates, banks, and investment funds daily in conducting financial and operational due diligence, as well as in the execution and rollout of securitisation programs.
- Isabelle Alvernhe has more than fifteen years of experience in corporate treasury‑related activities. At Interpath, she leads the Treasury & Cash Management practice and supports companies in structuring and optimising their treasury function, as well as in their digital transformation, notably through the implementation of dedicated systems.
- Kirstie O’Flanagan is an established M&A execution specialist leading Interpath’s Transaction Services practice in Ireland. With more than 15 years of experience, she has played a key role in delivering complex, high‑value buy‑side and sell‑side transactions for private equity and corporate clients across multiple sectors and geographies.
- Lauren Goodenough leads Interpath’s Tech & Growth offering in France advising venture capital and private equity funds on buy-side and sell-side due diligence transactions involving technology and high-growth assets with recognised expertise in SaaS business models, GenAI-related topics, fintech and digital services.
- Noah Ojetola is a valuation specialist with over 17 years of experience. He has worked on various contentious and non-contentious engagements and has been involved in high-profile restructuring projects including acting as the valuation expert on Southern Water’s Scheme of Arrangement, and Chaptre Finance’s Part 26A Restructuring Plan.
- Sarah Balsom is a restructuring professional with more than two decade’s experience in consultancy, industry – notably in the TMT sector - and banking, and has led the development of Interpath’s New Borrower Business Review offering.
- Stéphanie Durand leads Interpath’s Back-Up Servicing offering in France, intervening in complex asset-backed securitisation programmes. Stephanie also has experience in complex amicable and judicial liquidation situations, including those involving cross‑border considerations.
- Tom Swiers is a restructuring advisor and Interpath’s Head of the Food & Drink sector. He has worked extensively with a wide range of food and drink businesses on projects involving financial underperformance, stress, and distress, and as strategic M&A, refinancing, and value‑creation initiatives.
The announcement comes as part of Interpath’s latest round of promotions which has supported the advancement of colleagues right across its business. Further strengthening the senior leadership of the business, there have been 21 Director promotions. The firm has has also made 94 promotions across its Associate Director, Manager, and Assistant Manager grades, and celebrated progression for 59 colleagues across its Associate cohort. Together, 182 staff have been promoted.
Mark Raddan, CEO of Interpath, said: “We’ve had our most successful year to date, and it’s only right that we recognise the exceptional efforts of our people who have made it possible. This record promotion round reflects both the depth of talent across our firm and our commitment to investing in our people at pace, with a significant proportion of colleagues progressing this year. The promotions are a real sign of our maturity and continued success that so many of our future leaders are growing from within. This is an incredibly talented group with the skill, ambition and potential to deliver on our strategy and help drive the next phase of our growth.”
In January 2026, Interpath announced that Bridgepoint, one of the world’s leading investors, had entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in the business to accelerate its global growth.
