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BCII GROUP

BCII Group is a private equity holdings and investment group, which is active through the combined resources of the group itself and its principals in a number of key sectors internationally:

  • Hospitality
  • Real Estate
  • Energy
  • Data Centers
  • Hosting
  • Advanced Technologies and Software:
    Big Data and AI, Security, Email & Communications, and Fintech and Digital Payment Platforms (including blockchain technology enablement).

The Group’s principals and advisors have tens of years of international business development, across the Group’s target sectors, with contacts and experience in all major geographic venues, including Wall St and other world financial centers.

They have expertise and are well positioned to help develop new projects, through investment, advisory, and strategic financial and business model engineering services and consultancy. In other words, to provide what is needed to prepare solid-foundation or fast developing enterprises and business opportunities for next level milestones, including big-level funding or M&A exit, as appropriate.

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Merakia Group (Greek: doing something with soul, creativity, and love), is a restaurant group that celebrates the Greek meat-centric rustic style of cooking. Together wit Kerna's Mykonos Kalafati Beach Project the group is expanding its hospitality focus.


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Vendome Realty Group is involved in all facets of real estate activities to support the management of the property portfolio and services, including investments, brokerage, acquisition consulting and development, as well as property and construction management.


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Petra is an energy company focused on natural gas, located in Ukraine’s best gas basin, Dnieper-Donets Basin, that has 82% of Ukraine’s reserves, i.e. 900 billion cubic meters (bcm). Our field is best-in class, with 18 km2 and reserves over 10 bcm.



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Customers of Scalix, our messaging platform, come from virtually every industry, and range in size from Fortune 1000 enterprises to SMB. Over 1,500 corporations have deployed our solutions, across more than 65 countries.


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Through MadeIT Inc., our managed hosting and IT consulting companies we offer hosting solutions to individuals, SME and Fortune 500 companies.
 


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Through DedicatedSolutions.com and CPG Ventures LLC we provide physical and cloud data center services and solutions.
 


icon AI & BIG DATA

Cogia Intelligence GmbH is a world class, leading provider of AI-based security, brand management, real time online news, information management and social media monitoring services.


icon CRYPTO MANAGEMENT

With CoinAnalyst UG, we offer an AI-based Big Data analytics platform for traders of cryptocurrencies and ICOs.
 



MEET OUR TEAM
Andreas Typaldos

Andreas Typaldos
CEO & Founder – General Management

Andreas Typaldos is a 45-year veteran and pioneer software and technology entrepreneur, and a private equity investor and principal, across a number of asset categories and US and international venues. He has deep and broad management and enterprise development experience, with expertise and international and financial contacts, over a wide range of industries. He is founder, CEO, and venture partner of the BCII Group, and Chairman or CEO of a number of Group companies. A native of Greece, and with a Bachelors Degree in Mathematical Methods for Engineering and Operations from Columbia University and a Masters in Computer Science, he lives in New York City, is married and the father of four, and pursues a wide range of intellectual interests.

Gennaro Vendome

Gennaro Vendome
Managing Director – Real Estate

Gennaro Vendome’s background is in the private equity space, and principally as an investor, principal, and entrepreneur in the real estate and hospitality market in the New York City metropolitan area. He has been active in real estate development and holdings through projects that count tens of buildings and hundreds of hundreds of apartments in New York. Born in 1946, he is married, has two children, and lives in New York City.

James Paloumbis

James Paloumbis
Managing Director – Hospitality

James Paloumbis has been in the New York City and Greek hospitality markets for more than twenty years as an investor, principal, entrepreneur, managing director, and consulting expert, in both the high-end restaurant and club spaces. Born in 1974 and a professional track and field athlete, with participation in the Greek National Team’s Decathlon, Pole Vaulting and 4x100 events, he is married, lives in New York City, has two children and continues to be actively involved in sports.

Angelo Gatzonis

Angelo Gatzonis
Managing Director – Hospitality & Real Estate, Energy

Angelo Gatzonis is active in two continents, North America and Europe, as investor, principal, entrepreneur, project opportunity developer and project execution managing director, in the real estate, hospitality, and energy sectors. Educated as an engineer in the US, and currently living in the metropolitan New York City area, Mr. Gatzonis is energetic and available to be the executive on the ground in any of the venues that the various projects may dictate at a given time.

Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire
Managing Director – Energy

Michael Maguire has over thirty years experience in the oil and gas business. Supplementing his deep educational credentials, which include a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, a Masters Degree in Engineering, and an MBA, he has developed hands-on experience in a broad range of critical subject matter areas, including the civil, mechanical, and environmental engineering disciplines. This broad educational and hands-on expertise is critically important and provides key leverage in the energy development space, especially when it extends to both US and international venues, since he has been active as executive and consultant, as well as investor, principal, and owner/operator in many full service oil and gas companies.

Christoph Schmolmueller

Christoph Schmolmueller
Managing Director – Data Centers, Hosting, Messaging Platforms & Transactions

Christoph Schmolmueller is the driving force at DedicatedSolutions.com. His aim is to deliver outstanding dedicated server solutions at an affordable price. He is also the founder of MadeIT, Inc. and has been working as CTO of Scalix, Inc. for the past 5+ years.

Pascal Lauria

Pascal Lauria
Managing Director – AI, Big Data & Crypto

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology, SaaS sector. Visionary with strong business development focus. Professional skilled in Business Alliances, Sales, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Business Development, and Marketing Strategy. VP Marketing and Sales EMEA of Scalix, Inc.

Rafael Peregrino da Silva

Rafael Peregrino da Silva
Managing Director – Communications & Messaging, Advanced Software

Rafael Peregrino da Silva is a hardcore Software and Electrical Engineer, a senior Sales and Marketing Professional and a seasoned Information Technology Journalist, who has been working as hardware and software development manager and ultimately as CTO/CEO in companies around the globe for the past 20 years.


OUR CORE VALUES

Our investments and holdings, our relationships, and our strategic alliances cannot develop without a long-term view and commitment.

At the same time, “long-term” cannot exist without a proven track record of integrity, honesty, and delivering on promises.

Furthermore, the range of our activities and asset classes indicate the need and ability to having and sustaining a strong vision.


CONTACT US
You can find us on 666 Greenwich St., Suite 915, New York, NY 10014.

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