# BlackFin Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> BlackFin Capital Partners is a private equity based in France. 6 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# BlackFin Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record.

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Private equity Deploying now

Buyout Financial Services Fintech

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**67%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **50** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $30M** Rounds led **3 of 6** Sole investor **2 rounds**

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## BlackFin Capital Partners highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $23M

## What they do

> Europe’s leading PE and VC firm focusing exclusively on financial services buyouts and FinTechs From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $30M as they say
- **Stages:** Buyout
- **Sectors:** Financial Services Fintech
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[ETFBOOK](https://millionrounds.com/company/etfbook)** Series A · Expedition Growth Capital **$13M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Cryptio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptio)** Series B · FR · Ventureburn **$45M** *Led*
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Formalize](https://millionrounds.com/company/formalize)** Series B · DK · Silicon Canals **$35M** *Led*
- **May** **[Aufinity Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/aufinity-group)** Series C · Firms' own news pages **$26M** *Led*
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Bioscale](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioscale)** Venture · US · xconomy.com **$21M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Balihoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/balihoo)** Series A · US · news.speeple.com **$1.5M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

BL **Bruno Laurent Rostain** Co-CEO, CCO, Co-Founding Partner, Managing Partner & Shareholder i Form ADV

EJ **Eric Jean-Claude May** Co-CEO, Co-Founding Partner, Managing Partner & Shareholder i Form ADV

LB **Laurent Bouyoux** President, Co-Founding Partner, Managing Partner & Shareholder i Form ADV

PM **Paul Mizrahi** Co-CEO, Co-Founding Partner, Managing Partner & Shareholder i Form ADV

We also hold **42** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$67M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Blackfin Capital Partners SAS
- **SEC number:** CRD 305916

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Santiane.fr** **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

## The cheque

Buyout

Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$23M**

Led 3 of 6 rounds **50%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $30M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Series B *2*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*
- Buyout said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BlackFin Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Fin Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BlackFin Capital Partners put money into.

[**ETFBOOK** $13M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/etfbook)[**Cryptio** $45M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptio)[**Formalize** $35M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/formalize)

## Quick answers about BlackFin Capital Partners

### What does BlackFin Capital Partners invest in?

BlackFin Capital Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services and Fintech.

### How active is BlackFin Capital Partners?

6 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has BlackFin Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ETFBOOK (Series A, Sept 2026), Cryptio (Series B, Mar 2026) and Formalize (Series B, Oct 2025).

### How big are BlackFin Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $30M.

### Does BlackFin Capital Partners lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 6 investments on record (50%).

### Is BlackFin Capital Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does BlackFin Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Fin Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is BlackFin Capital Partners?

BlackFin Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Paris, France.

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