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Side Letter: PEI Awards 2019 shortlists, hot co-investments, BlackFin, Arroyo, DBAG
It's time to vote in the PEI 2019 Awards; co-investments continue to be hot; and fundraise news on BlackFin, Arroyo and DBAG. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackfin raises €985m
The European manager closes its third financial services buyout fund above target.
Ravelin nabs Series B funding
London-based Ravelin, a fraud and risk prediction company, has raised 8 million pounds in Series B funding. BlackFin Capital Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Amadeus Capital Partners, Passion Capital and Playfair Capital.
FRISS nabs Series A
FRISS, a European provider of analytics software for fraud, risk and compliance to P&C insurers, has raised 15 million euros in Series A funding. Aquiline Technology Growth and Blackfin Capital Partners led the round.
BlackFin Capital pulls in about $117 mln for debut tech fund
Paris-based BlackFin Capital Partners has raised approximately $117 million for its inaugural tech fund. The target is about $175 million. The investors of BlackFin Tech Fund 1 include Bpifrance. Groupama Group, Société Générale Insurance, Natixis Assurances and Swiss Life.
BlackFin plans team expansion
The promotion of Sabine Mathis from chief financial officer to partner follows the financial specialist firm’s close of its second fund in February.
BlackFin Capital Partners contact information
Offices
2 place Rio de Janeiro, Paris, 75008, FranceContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Ms. Pauline Brunel | Job titleInvestment Director | LocationParis, France | Email  -------- |
| Key ContactMr. Marc Kaadi | Job titleSenior Director, Investor Relations | LocationParis, France | Email -------- |
| Mr. Jean-Philippe Latour | Job titleChief Financial Officer | LocationParis, France | Email -------- |
| Mr. Laurent Bouyoux | Job titleCo-Founder and Managing Partner | LocationParis, France | Email ------- |
BlackFin Capital Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size -------- | Open dateJan 2026 | Strategy ------ | |
Closed funds: 6
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Fund size ----- | Close dateOct 2024 | Strategy --------- | |
Fund size ------ | Close dateDec 2019 | Strategy ------ | |
Fund size ----- | Close dateJul 2018 | Strategy -------- | |
Stories that mention BlackFin Capital Partners
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MassPRIM reaps fee savings from $2bn co-invest programme
The $105bn system's co-investment programme now makes up just over 10% of its private equity portfolio.
Contra Costa announces four PE fund investments
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association revealed its latest commitments at its August board meeting.
Side Letter: Co-investment conviction
An LP statement on the appeal of co-investments highlights the increasing importance of no-fee no-carry direct deals. Plus: Financial advisers want more private equity, but there's a catch. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
MassPRIM adds new co-investment manager
The pension fund has approved a new co-investment manager and made commitments to two private equity funds.
Bpifrance turns innovation into growth
The sovereign investor, which ranked 13th in this year’s list, is well known for encouraging its GPs to innovate sustainably and expand into new areas of investment.
Descartes Underwriting scores $18.5m Series A
Paris-based Descartes Underwriting, an insurtech company, has secured $18.5 million in Series A funding.