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BlackFin Capital Partners
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BlackFin Capital Partners is Europe's leading independent PE and VC firm investing exclusively in financial services and fintech. Its Buyout strategy targets asset-light, profitable mid-market companies in subsectors such as asset management, wealth management, brokerage, insurance distribution, payments, processing, and financial software — executing primary transactions with majority control stakes and driving value through operational transformation and buy-and-build strategies across Western Europe. Its Venture strategy (BlackFin Tech) focuses on early-stage B2B FinTech, InsurTech, and RegTech companies that have demonstrated clear product-market fit and exceptional growth, with initial investment checks ranging from €3m to €30m and ambitions to build international category leaders. Founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold Fortuneo (France's second-largest online bank), BlackFin brings deep sector expertise, regulatory insight, and a multilocal presence across Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and London.
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“The BlackFin team is thrilled to see Akur8 continue to spread its wings and deploy its next generation pricing platform across insurance carriers worldwide. We have built a great relationship with the Akur8 management team and it's a pleasure to welcome new investors and continue this journey with them.”
“BlackFin Capital Partners is on track to reach its hard-cap amount of €400 million before the end of 2015. Current commitments stand at an aggregate amount in excess of €300 million, both from investors in BlackFin's first fund, but also from new institutional relationships.”
“BlackFin manages more than $600m in its venture strategy, and has invested in about 20 fast-growing fintechs and insurtechs to date.”
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Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Picus Capital | 2 |
| Serena | 2 |
| Cathay Innovation | 2 |
| Partech | 2 |
| Highland Europe | 1 |
| Eurazeo | 1 |
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