# Rothschild & Co.: portfolio, investments and team

> Rothschild & Co. is an investment bank based in France. 12 investments on record, latest Sept 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothschild-merchant-banking (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Rothschild & Co.

Last cheque observed Sep 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $215M, Apr 2018 Investment bank

Growth Buyout Debt Internet Telecommunications Banking

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **6984** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.6M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 30%**

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## Rothschild & Co. highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.0M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Five Arrows Our alternative assets arm, managing funds dedicated to private equity and private debt. From their own website

- **Type:** Investment bank
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Buyout Debt
- **Sectors:** Internet Telecommunications Banking
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[LDR Holding](https://millionrounds.com/company/ldr-holding)** Series C · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Exclusive Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclusive-networks)** Venture · FR · exclusive-networks.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[aveni](https://millionrounds.com/company/aveni)** Series C · FR **$5.3M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[ip.access](https://millionrounds.com/company/ip-access)** Series B · GB **$10M** With 5 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Eve.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/eve-com)** Series B · IS **$6.6M** With 3 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Aug** **[aveni](https://millionrounds.com/company/aveni)** Series B · FR **$15M** With 4 others
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Emulation and Verification Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/emulation-and-verification-engineering)** Series B · US **$7.2M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Eve.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/eve-com)** Series A · IS **$7.2M** With 4 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Esmertec AG](https://millionrounds.com/company/esmertec-ag)** Series C · CH **$27M** With 7 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Solsoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/solsoft)** Venture **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Presence Online](https://millionrounds.com/company/presence-online)** Series B **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Drug Abuse Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/drug-abuse-sciences)** Series A · US **$46M** With 6 others

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 **24 named**

AL **Adam Lehrhoff** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

AD **Aldo Di Rienzo** Director of Rothschild & Co Credit Management Limited i Form ADV

AA **Alexander Arnold Macphee** Director i Form ADV

AJ **Ari Jacob Benacerraf** Executive Officer i Form ADV

CL **Christian Louis Rene Bouet** Director i Form ADV

CS **Christian Samuel James Lowe** Director i Form ADV

CL **Christopher Lewis Coleman** Director i Form ADV

CL **Cynthia Lopez** Senior Compliance Officer i Form ADV

DR **David Robert Devlin** CCO i Form ADV

DN **Dominic Nadeau** Executive Officer i Form ADV

FB **Fiona Baker** Executive Officer i Form ADV

FC **Francis Carpenter** Executive Director i Form ADV

GA **Gary Alan Powell** Director i Form ADV

HE **Heidimarie Eleonore Skor** Director i Form ADV

HJ **Helen Janet Watson** Director, CEO i Form ADV

JA **Javed Ahmad Khan** Member of the Management Board i Form ADV

JC **Jean Courreges** Executive Director i Form ADV

JK **Joerg Kopp** Executive Director i Form ADV

JA **John Andrew King** Director i Form ADV

JM **John Murray Carroll** Executive Officer i Form ADV

JW **Jonathan Westcott** Director of Rothschild & Co Credit Management Limited i Form ADV

KM **Kelly M Henry** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

ML **Marc-Olivier Laurent** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

MD **Michael Dale Hatley** Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director i Form ADV

We also hold **121** 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

**$55B** assets it manages, 5 advisers combined Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** ROTHSCHILD &amp; CO INVESTMENT MANAGERS (FKA PO PARTICIPATIONS)
- **SEC number:** CRD 136191

Funds on its Form ADV

**24** private funds, **$7.5B** in gross assets · filed Dec 2023

Securitised assets **22** Private equity **2**

- Contego CLO IX DAC *Securitised assets* 15 investors $478M
- Contego CLO VII DAC *Securitised assets* 32 investors $477M
- Contego CLO VIII DAC *Securitised assets* 28 investors $442M
- Contego CLO VI DAC *Securitised assets* 28 investors $424M
- Contego CLO V DAC *Securitised assets* 20 investors $422M
- Ocean Trails CLO XIV *Securitised assets* 1 investor $405M
- Contego CLO XI DAC *Securitised assets* 25 investors $399M
- Ocean Trails CLO XI *Securitised assets* 1 investor $397M
- Ocean Trails CLO 8 *Securitised assets* 1 investor $378M
- Ocean Trails CLO V *Securitised assets* 3 investors $375M

And 14 more on the filing.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[LDR Holding](https://millionrounds.com/company/ldr-holding)** Listed **$75M** Oct 2013

**[Emulation and Verification Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/emulation-and-verification-engineering)** Bought by [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Solsoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/solsoft)** Bought by Exaprotect **Undisclosed** Jan 2006

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$215M**

raised in Apr 2018

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth Buyout Debt

Median round joined **$7.6M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2007
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *5*
- Series C *3*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Growth said *-*
- Buyout said *-*
- Debt said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2007

Often in the room with

- [Auriga Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auriga-partners) 6
- [Groupe Siparex](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupe-siparex) 3
- [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) 3
- [Credit Lyonnais Securities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-lyonnais-securities) 2
- [Crédit Lyonnais Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-lyonnais-private-equity) 2
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Auriga Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auriga-partners)[**Groupe Siparex** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupe-siparex)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Credit Lyonnais Securities** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-lyonnais-securities)[**Crédit Lyonnais Private Equity** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-lyonnais-private-equity)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)

## Quick answers about Rothschild & Co.

### What does Rothschild & Co. invest in?

Rothschild & Co. invests most often at Series B and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet, Telecommunications and Banking.

### How active is Rothschild & Co.?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2007.

### How big are Rothschild & Co.'s cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.6M.

### Does Rothschild & Co. lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rothschild & Co. invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (30%), France (30%) and Iceland (20%).

### Is Rothschild & Co. investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2007.

### Who does Rothschild & Co. invest alongside?

Most often Auriga Partners (6 rounds together), Groupe Siparex (3 rounds together) and Partech Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Rothschild & Co.?

Rothschild & Co. is an investment bank based in Paris, France.

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