BlackFin Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, BlackFin Capital Partners has acquired 1 company.

BlackFin Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arefinancial services (23%) and insurance (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and venture (30%). In total, BlackFin Capital Partners has invested in 7 different countries.

In the last 3 years, BlackFin Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (56%). BlackFin Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2020 when it sold Santiane Group SAS for $225M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity27
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 3

BlackFin Capital Partners

2 place Rio de Janeiro,
Paris, 75008
France
+33 (0)1 75 00 02 30
www.blackfincp.com
contact@blackfincp.com

BlackFin Capital Partners is a private equity firm focusing on financial services across continental Europe. The firm strategy focuses primarily on asset-light businesses in the financial services sector. BlackFin looks to invests €10 - €30 million in companies. BlackFin Capital Partners was formed in 2009 and is based in Paris, France additional office in Germany and France, Belgium.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Distribution, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Venture

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 30
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 24 2 - 1 - - 27
Sell (1.0/yr) # 4 2 1 1 1 - 9
vol $225M $225M
  36

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CED Group 2023-01-10 - Secondary Sale
Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands · www.ced.group
New Access SA 2022-07-20 - Trade Sale
Geneva, Switzerland · www.newaccess.ch
Groupe CIR 2022-03-28 - Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.groupecir.com
LSA Courtage 2021-01-04 - Secondary Sale
Rueil-Malmaison, France · www.lsa-courtage.com
Santiane Group SAS 2020-10-09 225M EUR Secondary Sale
Paris, France · www.groupe-santiane.com
Memo Bank 2020-06-23 - Venture
Paris, France · www.memo.bank
Cyrus Conseil 2020-03-31 - Stake Sale
Paris, France · www.cyrusconseil.fr
Akur8 2020-03-12 - Venture
Paris, France · www.akur8-tech.com
Consultim Groupe 2019-04-05 - Stake Purchase
Vertou, France · www.consultim.com
Bonnfinanz AG 2019-03-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Bonn, Germany · www.bonnfinanz.de
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 4 (25%) - 6 (22%) -
Insurance 1 (6%) - 5 (19%) -
Internet Software and Services 4 (25%) - 5 (19%) -
Software 3 (19%) - 5 (19%) -
Information Technology 3 (19%) - 3 (11%) -
Business Services - - 2 (7%) -
Real Estate 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 16 - 27 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 11 (69%) - 17 (63%) -
Netherlands 2 (13%) - 3 (11%) -
United Kingdom 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
Germany 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
Denmark 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Italy - - 1 (4%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 11 (69%) - 17 (63%) -
Cross-border 5 (31%) - 10 (37%) -
Total 16 - 27 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (25%) - 12 (44%) -
Venture 8 (50%) - 8 (30%) -
Growth Capital 1 (6%) - 3 (11%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
Consolidation 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 16 - 27 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (56%) 225M (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (22%) -
Stake Sale 1 (11%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (11%) -
Total 9 $225M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Kempen & Co.
1
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
1
Legal Deals
Loyens & Loeff N.V.
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $225M
TOTAL $225M
Largest Santiane Group SAS
$225M (2020-10-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
67%
6 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
3 (33%)

FAQ

When was BlackFin Capital Partners founded?

BlackFin Capital Partners was founded in 2009.

What type of investor is BlackFin Capital Partners?

BlackFin Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is BlackFin Capital Partners headquartered?

BlackFin Capital Partners is headquartered in Paris, France.

How much capital does BlackFin Capital Partners have under management?

BlackFin Capital Partners has 620M EUR under management.

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