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Pierre-Marie D'Ornano

Pierre-Marie joined Arete in 2022 and is based in the firm's London office. He is part of the Telecommunications & Media team, working with Alex and Andrew. Prior to joining Arete, Pierre-Marie worked at Groupama Asset Management as an Equity Analyst. He graduated from UCL with a BSc in Economics & Geography and London Business School with an MSc in Management.

Email: p.dornano@arete.net

Phone: +44 (0)20 7959 1319

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Andrew Beale

Andrew joined Arete in 2003 and is based in the firm's London office. He focuses on telecoms/cable in US and EU. Prior to Arete, Andrew spent nine years as an analyst at several investment banks including Deutsche Bank and UBS, specialising in wireless and UK/EU telcos. Before this, he spent a year in corporate finance at Bankers Trust, and five years consulting at PA Consulting Group to telecoms and CATV operators, banks, regulators and customers.

Email: andrew.beale@arete.net

Phone: +44 (0)20 7959 1316

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Frederik Strauss

Frederik joined Arete in 2025 and is based in Cape Town. He is part of the Telecommunications & Media team working with Andrew, Alex and Pierre-Marie. He holds a bachelors degree in financial planning as well as a B.com Hons degree in Financial Management from the University of South Africa.

Email: frederik.strauss@arete.net

Phone: +44 (0)20 7959 1300

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