Humatica opens Paris Office and appoints Jan Löning

We are pleased to announce the continued expansion of Humatica’s footprint in Europe with the opening of an office in Paris to serve clients in France and Belgium. The office will be headed by Jan Löning, an experienced Partner that Humatica has worked with since 2014.

Humatica has been active in France since 2005, supporting investors and local portfolio company executive teams from offices in Zurich and London. The establishment of a permanent presence in Paris promises to better serve national and international fund clients in the important French market.

Following on successful collaboration with Jan Löning on diverse client projects during 2023, he has been appointed Managing Partner France. This will enhance local delivery of Humatica’s unique services in French-speaking markets.

As a French-German bi-national, Jan has extensive international consulting and executive management experience. Following an initial career in international consulting with Oliver Wyman, he held senior executive positions in Germany, the US and France. Jan has had transformational leadership roles over 20 years with renown firms in France including Fnac, Yves Rocher, Oscaro, Avis Budget Group, Europcar and Mobile Planet. His in-depth expertise with organizational change in retail sales, e-commerce, mobility services is a perfect addition to Humatica’s traditional strength in B2B markets.

Andros Payne, Managing Partner of Humatica commented:
“As one of the most active private equity markets in Europe, France has been an important market for Humatica over many years. It demands a local presence to serve properly. We are therefore thrilled to make a long-term commitment to our French clients with the establishment of a Paris office headed by Jan Löning ”.

Jan Löning, Managing Partner France noted:
“I am pleased to build on Humatica’s nearly 20 year track record of serving French clients by leading the development of our team and service offer in France. I have known Humatica very early on and am impressed by the development of its capabilities, and its strong and clear focus on the PE environment”.