Blackfin Technology

Blackfin Technology is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2008 and based in Paris, France, with additional offices in Frankfurt and Brussels. The firm specializes in investing in the financial services and technology sectors across Europe, targeting asset-light businesses in areas such as fintech, insurtech, regtech, and various financial services. Blackfin typically invests between €1 million and €30 million in companies with enterprise values of up to €100 million and revenues of up to €150 million. The firm aims to take a majority or influential minority stake in its portfolio companies, employing an active investment strategy that focuses on organic growth and operational improvements, as well as a buy-and-build approach. By supporting management teams, Blackfin seeks to enhance the performance and market reach of its investments, thereby driving significant value creation.

Pauline Ammeux

Investment Director

Laurent Bouyoux

Founding Partner

Pauline Brunel

Investment Manager

Evan Castiglia

Venture Partner

Sophie Catala

Investment Director

Alexandre Chanteur

Investment Manager

Daniel Cohen-Sabban

Partner

Guillaume Cornet

Investment Associate

Julien Creuze

Partner

Antoine Druais

Investment Director

Loic Fonteneau

Investment Director

Michele Foradori

Investment Director

Kai Franzmeyer

Partner

Jouke Garretsen

Investment Director

Romain Grimal

Investment Manager

Maciej Kozlowski

Investment Manager

Jean-Philippe Latour

Deputy CFO

Damien Lestang

Partner

Julie Lesueur

Investment Associate

Maxime Mandin

Senior Investment Director

Sabine Mathis

Equity Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Eric May

Founding Partner

Aloysius Von Mitschke-Collande

Investment Director

Paul Mizrahi

Founding Partner

Oliver Monath

Investment Manager

Julien Renaud

Investment Manager

Bruno Rostain

Founding Partner

François-Xavier Tanaka

Senior Associate

Gabrielle Thomas

Investment Director

Edouard Verhoustraeten

Investment Associate

Anne Wu

Investment Manager

Océane Zbinden

Investment Associate

Arnaud de Cartier d'Yves

Senior Investment Director

Past deals in Luxembourg

Fundrock

Acquisition in 2015
FundRock is a leading independent third party UCITS Management Company and AIFM, providing services for Luxembourg, Ireland and UK based funds. FundRock provides substance through solid risk management, oversight, compliance and through the comprehensive knowledge of its over 90 strong team. FundRock’s multinational team speaks more 20 languages and is well placed to support asset managers across borders with local market insight and global connectivity. FundRock has developed an independent fund management model that integrates seamlessly with its clients’ in-house approach, giving them full control of making the investment decisions.

Neoxam

Private Equity Round in 2014
NeoXam provides asset management and capital market firms with cost-efficient, proven, and mission-critical solutions. NeoXam is a financial software company, delivering solutions and services for 150+ customers in 25 countries worldwide. NeoXam is committed to its clients’ success, delivering reliable and scalable solutions, processing more than $14 trillion worth of assets per day and serving over 10,000 users. Through its combined talents and transparent approach, NeoXam helps buy- and sell-side players address the continuous changes in the financial market industry, to grow and better serve their clients. NeoXam relies on 450+ staff with offices in Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Zurich, Geneva, Milan, New York, Boston, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tunis and Cape Town.