Blackrock

BlackRock is a global investment management corporation headquartered in New York City, specializing in a diverse array of asset classes and investment strategies. The firm manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds, along with hedge funds and exchange-traded funds. BlackRock also provides investment advisory services and engages in private equity and venture capital through its subsidiaries, focusing on direct investments and fund of funds across various sectors, including natural resources. The firm caters to a wide range of clients, from large institutions to individual investors, aiming to help them achieve their financial goals. With a commitment to transparency and client service, BlackRock has become the largest asset manager in the world, overseeing trillions of dollars in assets. Its global presence is supported by offices in key financial hubs, allowing it to address the unique needs of clients across different regions.

Anne Valentine Andrews

Managing Director, Deputy Head of Real Assets

Elliot Asarnow

Director

Joseph Auriemma

MD

Jeetu Balchandani

Managing Director and Head of North American Infrastructure Debt

Dana Baldwin

Director, Product Strategy for Real Assets Debt

Lynn Baranski

MD and CIO

Jim Barry

Global Head of Real Assets

Steven Baumgarten

Director

Gregory Benhamou

Director, Global Real Assets

Benedikt Billmann

Associate, Real Assets Product Strategy

Matt Botein

Global Co-Head & Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock Alternative Investors

Justin Brown

Managing Director, Head of European Portfolio Management

Henri Chabadel

Investments Director France, Belgique and Luxembourg

Leo Chenette

Director

Frank Cooper III

Senior Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer

Jonathan Evans

Associate

Andrew Farris

Director - Private Equity Partners

Justin Ferrier

Managing Director, Asian Private Credit

Larry Fink

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mark Fitzgerald

MD of Global Market Strategies Group

Mark Florian

Managing Director, Head of Global Energy & Power Infrastructure

Rob Goldstein

Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of BlackRock Solutions

Sébastien Herzog

Operations Director France, Belgique and Luxembourg

Paul Horowitz

Chief Operating Officer Real Estate Debt

Corwin Huang

Director, Asian Credit Strategy

Raja Hussain

Director

Veena Isaac

Managing Director, Secondaries

Robert S. Kapito

President and Director

Bob Karnes

Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Debt

Robert Karnes

Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Debt

Jim Keenan

Chief Investment Officer and Global Co-Head of Credit

Stephen Kelly

MD

Martine Kerschenmeyer

Director

Derek Krouner

Director, Private Equity Secondaries

Stéphane Lapiquonne

MD BlackRock France, Belgique and Luxembourg

Serge-Alexandre Lauper

Managing Director, Real Assets and Head of Infrastructure Solutions

Juan Alberto Leautaud

Managing Director, Head of Mexico Infrastructure Investment Group

Even Leslie

Director, Product Strategy for Asia Real Assets Private Equity

Steve Lessar

Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Equity Secondaries

Jerome Leyvigne

Portfolio Manager / Director

Kamal Maruf

Associate

Tyler McConnell

Vice President, Infrastructure Investment Group

Samir Menon

Director

Arslan H. Mian

MD

Julian Neave

Vice President,

Timothy O'Hara

Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Credit, BlackRock Alternative Investors

Amy Park

Associate

Nikhil Patel

Associate

Craig Payne

Director

Alexander Pettinga

Investment Associate, Real Estate Private Equity

Sherry Rexroad

Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Americas

John Saunders

Managing Director and Head of APAC Real Estate

Erik Savi

Managing Director and Global Head of Infrastructure Debt

Leanne Schuessler

Director

Johnathan L. Seeg

Director

Neeraj Seth

Managing Director & Head of Asian Credit

Vignesh Shanmugasundaram

Associate, Real Assets Product Strategy

Gary Shedlin

Chief Financial Officer

Marcus Sperber

Head and Managing Director

Freek Spoorenberg

Director, Head of Product Strategy

Russell W. Steenberg

MD and Global Head

Andy Stewart

Managing Director and Global Co-Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors

Ryan Stork

Deputy Global Chief Operating Officer

Lisa Sun

Co-Head Secondary Team

Alan Synnott

Managing Director, Head of Real Assets Product Strategy

Chris Thorne

Director

Samantha Tortora

Global Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Sustainability

Philip Vasan

Global Head of Lending and Liquidity

Yan Yang

Director, Asia Investments

Ben Young

Head of US Real Estate Equity

Michael Zugay

Managing Director, Head of BlackRock US Private Capital and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Cap

Past deals in England

SumUp

Venture Round in 2022
SumUp is a financial technology company focused on facilitating mobile payments for businesses. It offers a mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solution that allows businesses to accept card payments easily, securely, and affordably. The company's unique end-to-end EMV card acceptance solution is built on proprietary hardware and mobile applications, enabling it to operate in 16 markets, including the United States, Brazil, and Germany. SumUp's card readers support various payment methods, including magstripe, chip, and contactless transactions, making them suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Additionally, the company provides a comprehensive suite of software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs) for third-party integrations. In 2016, SumUp merged with payleven, enhancing its position as a leader in the mobile payment sector. The company has gained support from notable investors such as American Express and BBVA Ventures.

AlphaSense

Debt Financing in 2022
AlphaSense, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an AI-powered search engine for market intelligence. Founded in 2007, AlphaSense provides a platform that enables research professionals to efficiently search, navigate, and analyze various data sources, including filings, research, news, and other disclosures. This technology utilizes artificial intelligence and natural language processing to identify relevant insights from diverse and fragmented data sets, helping users gain critical business insights quickly. The company serves over 1,000 enterprise clients across multiple industries and geographies. With a workforce exceeding 240 employees, a significant portion of whom are dedicated to product development, AlphaSense also has offices in London, Helsinki, Pune, and other locations in the United States.

Wagestream

Series C in 2022
Wagestream allows your employees to have complete control over when they get paid. It effectively ends the need for employee advances, loans and employee stress suffered from short term, unplanned financial obligations. Mission 1#: Provide Financial Freedom to UK workers. Mission 2#: Destroy the Pay Day Loan industry. Ahmee.

Circle

Private Equity Round in 2022
Circle is a financial technology company that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate the sending, receiving, and investing of cryptocurrency assets globally. Founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, Circle offers a user-friendly online platform that simplifies money transfers and includes services such as Circle Pay for peer-to-peer payments. In addition, the company provides Circle Invest, allowing users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, and Circle Trade, which operates a trading desk with a substantial liquidity pool for digital assets, averaging $2 billion in monthly trading volume. With significant backing from investors, including notable firms such as Goldman Sachs and Accel Partners, Circle has established a presence in major cities, including Boston, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong. The company is dedicated to accelerating global crypto innovation and adoption through its various financial services.

AnyRoad

Series B in 2022
AnyRoad Inc. operates a platform that connects tourism customers with professional tour guides, allowing users to find, book, and experience tours in various global locations, including Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Israel. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company also provides an experience relationship management (ERM) platform designed to help brands measure, scale, and implement their experiential marketing campaigns. This software integrates with customer relationship management, loyalty, enterprise resource planning, and point-of-sale systems, enabling companies to develop brand loyalty, influence consumer behavior, and gain insights into brand associations. AnyRoad's clients include well-known brands such as Budweiser, Honda, Michaels, and Tabasco.

GoCardless

Series G in 2022
GoCardless Limited is a leading provider of online payment processing services, specializing in recurring payments. The company offers various products, including GoCardless for one-off and recurring payments, GoCardless Pro for building a recurring payments ecosystem, and Success+, a software solution designed to predict and manage payment failures. With its technology platform and global payments network, GoCardless simplifies the payment process for businesses with recurring revenue. It serves over 40,000 businesses worldwide, ranging from multinational corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises, processing approximately $10 billion in payments annually. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in London, GoCardless also operates offices in Paris, Munich, and Melbourne.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI, Inc. offers a technology platform designed to measure and optimize the social impact of investment portfolios. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in Madrid and London, the company utilizes big data and machine learning to analyze the societal effects of investments and organizations. Its SaaS-based solution provides extensive coverage of social and environmental impact data, enabling asset managers to make informed decisions and allocate capital more efficiently. Clarity AI's platform aggregates multiple data sources to enhance the reliability of insights, supporting end-to-end sustainability analysis for various stakeholders, including investors and corporate entities. By equipping decision-makers with the necessary tools to understand and optimize their social and environmental impacts, Clarity AI aims to promote socially efficient capital allocation across the market.

SiteMinder

Venture Round in 2021
SiteMinder is a leading technology provider for the hotel industry, offering an online platform that enhances guest acquisition and streamlines operations. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, the company provides a range of services, including channel management, online booking engines, and hotel website design. SiteMinder's solutions are designed to be cost-effective and efficient, helping hoteliers save time and money while maximizing their visibility and reach. With a presence in over 160 countries, SiteMinder supports more than 35,000 hotels, enabling them to generate over 100 million reservations annually, contributing to substantial revenue growth within the hospitality sector.

Elvie

Series C in 2021
Elvie is a health and lifestyle brand developing smarter technology for women. We are committed to building extraordinary products that improve the health and lives of women everywhere and at all stages of life. Our first product, Elvie Trainer, is an award-winning app-connected Kegel trainer that helps women strengthen the pelvic floor via fun, five-minute workouts. Launched in October 2015 to great acclaim, we took the wellness industry by storm! Our street cred includes more than 12 awards for innovation and design, including the prestigious CES Innovation Award, IDA Design Award and Red Dot Award. As a business, Elvie has been recognized as one of Wired’s ‘hottest start-ups’, named as one of the 15 start-ups “To Watch” by The Sunday Times and both products have been featured in the Oscar Nominee Gift Bags. We recently launched our second innovation: Elvie Pump, the world’s first silent wearable breast pump, which is making it possible for new mothers to pump anytime, anywhere. Elvie Pump received international praise following its unveiling on the catwalk at London Fashion Week and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. In April 2019, Elvie announced a $42 million Series B led by IPGL and supported by Octopus Ventures and Impact Ventures. This represented the largest ever fundraise in femtech. This new round of financing will accelerate Elvie’s research and development efforts, as well as help grow brand awareness and distribution for Elvie Pump and Elvie Trainer across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in London, UK with offices also in New York City, the company has received numerous awards and raised more than $52m in investment.

Taboola

Post in 2021
Taboola is a content discovery platform that connects users with relevant online content they may not have encountered otherwise. The company serves over 360 billion recommendations to more than 1 billion unique visitors each month on prominent publisher sites, including USA TODAY and Business Insider. Headquartered in New York City, with research and development based in Israel, Taboola also maintains offices in Pasadena, London, and Bangkok. The platform uses an artificial intelligence-driven algorithm to deliver personalized recommendations for news stories, articles, videos, and advertisements across the Open Web. By partnering with various digital properties, Taboola helps publishers, marketers, and agencies enhance user engagement, monetize their traffic, and distribute content to attract high-quality audiences, primarily generating revenue from the United States while also serving markets in Europe and beyond.

10X Banking

Series C in 2021
10x Future Technologies, founded by former Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins, will transform the way financial services providers operate with its new core digital banking platform. At the heart of the platform will be a full suite of enterprise-grade capabilities covering banking process automation, compliance reporting, security and analytics, all enabled by leading technology. 10x Future Technologies will offer banks a secure, cloud-based operating system with advanced database design and data modelling services with a modular construction and open APIs. Its technology will enable a single point of entry for other financial technology providers to engage with banks through a secure connection.

Scalable Capital

Series E in 2021
Scalable Capital Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, is a digital investment service that specializes in portfolio management. The company utilizes proprietary software to create dynamically optimized investment portfolios, emphasizing risk management. By leveraging advanced technology, Scalable Capital aims to provide high-quality investment services that were traditionally accessible only to large institutional investors, making them available to individual investors at a lower cost. The firm has expanded its presence to London and has received funding from notable venture capital firms and angel investors.

Arrival

Post in 2021
Arrival Limited is a technology company based in London that specializes in manufacturing electric vehicles. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on developing software, materials, components, and scalable skateboard platforms, which serve as the foundation for its electric vehicles. Arrival's innovative approach includes the use of micro-factories, enabling efficient production and adaptation to various mobility ecosystems while minimizing capital expenditure. This model allows the company to produce zero-emission vehicles tailored to the needs of urban environments and aims to enhance public transportation through intelligent design. In addition to its headquarters in the United Kingdom, Arrival operates offices in Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, Russia, and the United States.

Snyk

Series E in 2021
Snyk Ltd. is a software as a service company that assists organizations in identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies and container images. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, Snyk offers a developer-first security platform that includes Snyk Code, which provides static application security testing to enhance security visibility and remediation across various components of modern applications. The platform empowers developers to scan their code for vulnerabilities, offering alerts and guidance on remediation within their existing code editors. Snyk also provides tools for container vulnerability management, application security management, licensing compliance, and infrastructure as code security. By leveraging an internal database of software security flaws, Snyk helps organizations secure their applications throughout the development lifecycle. The company has established a strategic partnership with Rapid7 and operates additional offices in Tel Aviv, Boston, and Ontario.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI, Inc. offers a technology platform designed to measure and optimize the social impact of investment portfolios. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in Madrid and London, the company utilizes big data and machine learning to analyze the societal effects of investments and organizations. Its SaaS-based solution provides extensive coverage of social and environmental impact data, enabling asset managers to make informed decisions and allocate capital more efficiently. Clarity AI's platform aggregates multiple data sources to enhance the reliability of insights, supporting end-to-end sustainability analysis for various stakeholders, including investors and corporate entities. By equipping decision-makers with the necessary tools to understand and optimize their social and environmental impacts, Clarity AI aims to promote socially efficient capital allocation across the market.

DataRobot

Series F in 2020
DataRobot, Inc. develops an automated machine learning platform designed to help enterprises build predictive models efficiently. The company's offerings include DataRobot Cloud, a predictive analytics platform available on-site or via the cloud, and DataRobot MLOps, which focuses on the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models within organizations. Additionally, DataRobot Enterprise provides features such as flexible deployment, governance, and support, along with packages aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence projects and education services. The platform is suitable for a diverse range of professionals, including business analysts, data scientists, and IT specialists across various industries like banking, healthcare, and marketing. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot also maintains operations in several international locations, including London, Paris, Kyiv, Tokyo, and Singapore. The company has established strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings in the competitive AI landscape.

Cazoo

Venture Round in 2020
Cazoo Limited operates an online platform that allows customers to buy, rent, or finance used cars. Founded in 2018 by Alexander Edward Chesterman and based in London, the company aims to transform the automotive retail experience. Cazoo's marketplace enables users to purchase vehicles online with the convenience of home delivery. The service includes a free 90-day warranty and roadside assistance, as well as a 7-day money-back guarantee, enhancing customer confidence and satisfaction. By focusing on simplicity and convenience, Cazoo seeks to modernize the way consumers engage with the used car market.

Scalable Capital

Series D in 2020
Scalable Capital Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, is a digital investment service that specializes in portfolio management. The company utilizes proprietary software to create dynamically optimized investment portfolios, emphasizing risk management. By leveraging advanced technology, Scalable Capital aims to provide high-quality investment services that were traditionally accessible only to large institutional investors, making them available to individual investors at a lower cost. The firm has expanded its presence to London and has received funding from notable venture capital firms and angel investors.

Everyman Cinemas

Post in 2020
Everyman Media Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, owns and manages cinemas in the United Kingdom. As of April 6, 2020, it operated 33 venues with 110 screens under the Everyman brand. The company was formerly known as Finlaw Two Plc and changed its name to Everyman Media Group Plc in October 2013. Everyman Media Group PLC was founded in 1933 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

SiteMinder

Venture Round in 2020
SiteMinder is a leading technology provider for the hotel industry, offering an online platform that enhances guest acquisition and streamlines operations. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, the company provides a range of services, including channel management, online booking engines, and hotel website design. SiteMinder's solutions are designed to be cost-effective and efficient, helping hoteliers save time and money while maximizing their visibility and reach. With a presence in over 160 countries, SiteMinder supports more than 35,000 hotels, enabling them to generate over 100 million reservations annually, contributing to substantial revenue growth within the hospitality sector.

Databricks

Series F in 2019
Databricks Inc. offers a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to streamline data engineering and collaborative data science. The company provides a cloud-based platform that enables developers and data scientists to integrate data seamlessly, conduct real-time experimentation, and deploy production applications efficiently. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the scalability of a data warehouse with the low latency of streaming data ingestion, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake, an open-source technology for handling both batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, among others. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has a presence in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru, and maintains strategic partnerships with several organizations to enhance its offerings.

Scalable Capital

Series C in 2019
Scalable Capital Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, is a digital investment service that specializes in portfolio management. The company utilizes proprietary software to create dynamically optimized investment portfolios, emphasizing risk management. By leveraging advanced technology, Scalable Capital aims to provide high-quality investment services that were traditionally accessible only to large institutional investors, making them available to individual investors at a lower cost. The firm has expanded its presence to London and has received funding from notable venture capital firms and angel investors.

Wise

Secondary Market in 2019
Wise is a company that specializes in international money transfer services, facilitating easy and low-cost transactions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in London, Wise offers a core money transfer product and a borderless account designed for expats, freelancers, and travelers, which currently holds over £2 billion in deposits. The company also provides a mobile application that allows users to track their transfers and initiate new transactions conveniently. With additional offices in Tallinn and New York, Wise aims to simplify the process of sending money abroad swiftly and affordably.

Scalable Capital

Series B in 2017
Scalable Capital Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, is a digital investment service that specializes in portfolio management. The company utilizes proprietary software to create dynamically optimized investment portfolios, emphasizing risk management. By leveraging advanced technology, Scalable Capital aims to provide high-quality investment services that were traditionally accessible only to large institutional investors, making them available to individual investors at a lower cost. The firm has expanded its presence to London and has received funding from notable venture capital firms and angel investors.

Apigee

Venture Round in 2014
Apigee is a provider of API technology and services tailored for enterprises and developers. Its platform enables organizations to manage and gain visibility into the APIs that connect applications and data across various environments, including on-premises and cloud-based systems. Numerous companies, such as Walgreens, Bechtel, eBay, and Pearson, rely on Apigee to facilitate the delivery, management, and analysis of their APIs and applications. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Apigee also maintains offices in Bangalore, India; London; and Austin, Texas.

Dropbox

Series C in 2014
Dropbox provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions. It aims to unleash the world’s creative energy by designing a more enlightened way of working. 500 million registered users around the world use Dropbox to work the way they want, on any device, wherever they go. Founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, Dropbox is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Moreover, the company has more than 12 offices around the world, with locations in San Francisco, Austin, Dublin, Herzliya, London, New York, Paris, Seattle, Sydney, Hamburg, Washington DC, and Tokyo.

Apigee

Series F in 2013
Apigee is a provider of API technology and services tailored for enterprises and developers. Its platform enables organizations to manage and gain visibility into the APIs that connect applications and data across various environments, including on-premises and cloud-based systems. Numerous companies, such as Walgreens, Bechtel, eBay, and Pearson, rely on Apigee to facilitate the delivery, management, and analysis of their APIs and applications. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Apigee also maintains offices in Bangalore, India; London; and Austin, Texas.

Barclays Global Investors

Acquisition in 2009
Barclays Global Investors was an investment management subsidiary of Barclays Bank, based in the United Kingdom. It was recognized as the largest corporate money manager globally, overseeing over £1.04 trillion in assets as of October 2007. The firm was headquartered in San Francisco and maintained research and portfolio management teams in key cities, including London, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. Additionally, it had client service offices in various major financial centers across Europe, North America, and Asia. In a significant industry shift, Barclays Global Investors was acquired by BlackRock, marking a notable consolidation in the investment management sector.