BlackFin Capital Partners

Founded in 2009, BlackFin Capital Partners is a Paris-based investment firm focused exclusively on financial services. It operates across Europe and is regulated in France as a private-equity fund management company.

BlackFin runs two strategies: buyout investing in asset-light financial-services businesses and venture capital for fintech companies. Its stated focus includes areas such as banking, insurance, payments, asset management, brokerage, fund administration and financial software.

The firm’s distinguishing feature is its sector specialization: it combines financial-services investing with a European, multi-office platform and an operating-value approach aimed at helping portfolio companies scale and reach their next stage.