Flexstone Partners overview
Stories about Flexstone Partners
Natixis’ Flexstone: Some clients are putting US investments on hold
Tariff uncertainty may cause some GPs to exit 'at a much lower price', managing partner and CEO Eric Deram tells PEI.
Do NAV loans really destroy the raison d'être of limited partnerships?
NAV loans for LP distributions were a hot topic – some might say even a spicy one – at an industry gathering in Paris this week.
Natixis' Flexstone: European investors want more Asia-Pacific, less China
Some of Flexstone’s clients are expected to raise their Asia-Pacific allocations from 10% to 15-20%, Eric Deram, managing partner at Flexstone Partners, told PEI.
Flexstone Partners wraps up fourth co-investment fund at $790m
Flexstone Partners is an affiliate of Paris and Boston-based Natixis Investment Managers, which has more than $1.1 trillion of assets under management.
A failed deal or rocky vintage isn't a write off for Natixis' Flexstone
The funds, secondaries and co-investment unit of the $1.4trn asset manager wants to see evidence of private equity professionals going into companies to 'do the work', managing partner Nitin Gupta tells PEI.
Natixis eyes co-investments, secondaries through $6.7bn FoF merger
Flexstone Partners is set to launch its debut global co-investment fund next year.
Flexstone Partners contact information
Offices
5-7 rue de Monttessuy, Paris, 75007, FranceContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. David Arcauz | Job titleCo-Chief Investment Officer | LocationGeneva, Switzerland | Email  -------- |
| Key ContactMr. Nitin Gupta | Job titleCo-Chief Investment Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email ------- |
| Key ContactMr. Benoît Jacquin | Job titleHead of Investor Relations | LocationNew York, United States | Email ------ |
| Key ContactMr. Nicholas Keches | Job titleManaging Director | LocationNew York, United States | Email -------- |
Flexstone Partners fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 72
| Fund | Manager | Commitment date | Commitment size |
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Manager ---------- | Commitment date- | Commitment size- | |
Manager ----------- | Commitment dateAug 2026 | Commitment size ------ | |
Manager ---------- | Commitment dateJun 2025 | Commitment size --------- | |
Flexstone Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 3
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ----- | Open dateSep 2026 | Strategy ----- | |
Fund size ---------- | Open dateMar 2026 | Strategy -------- | |
Fund size --------- | Open dateJul 2024 | Strategy ----------- | |
Closed funds: 27
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size ------ | Close dateDec 2024 | Strategy -------- | |
Fund size -------- | Close dateDec 2024 | Strategy ------- | |
Fund size ------- | Close dateMar 2023 | Strategy ---------- | |
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