December 18, 2019
Paris office represents BlackFin Capital Partners on the fundraising of BlackFin Financial Services Fund III.
Willkie client BlackFin Capital Partners announced that it reached €985 million for its final closing of its third buyout fund, BlackFin Financial Services Fund III, a fund dedicated to the financial sector. Fund III is approximately150% larger than Fund II raised in 2015 (€410M), and received strong support from institutional investors, including a range of new global investors, with 40% of commitments coming from France, 30% from the rest of Europe and 30% from the United States.
The deal was handled by partner Nathalie Duguay with the assistance of associates Raphaël Bloch, Tatyana Lozé and Clémentine Chaboisson.