# Kartesia France

> small advisory firm financing specialist

Company page on Leadbay: https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/kartesia.com · loaded 2026-10-31

## At a glance

- Website: https://kartesia.com
- Team based in: Paris (Leadbay's record; Sources disagree: Leudelange (kartesia.com, a company database))
- Incorporated: Paris, France (register)
- Registry: SIREN 985 173 061
- Founded: 2009 (vasgos.fr; Sources disagree: 2013 (kartesia.com, a company database))
- Founders: Jaime Prieto, Damien Sc Laillierez
- Industry: Financial Services
- Employees: 134 (employees and founders, investors not counted; kartesia.com and 1 more)
- Backed by: Andrea Ridler (Director of Investor Relations)
- Seen in its site's code: Google Tag Manager (googletagmanager.com/gtm.js), Google Analytics (googletagmanager.com/gtag/js), WordPress (/wp-includes/), Cloudflare (cdnjs.cloudflare.com), Mailchimp (TXT servers.mcsv.net) (read 2026-10-31)
- Phone: 01 89 19 95 20
- Email: contact@kartesia.com
- Address: 10 RUE LAMENNAIS, 75008, PARIS, fr

## What it sells, to whom

- small advisory firm financing specialist

## Why it stands out

- Kartesia says it has received 22 major European awards and describes itself as the European lower mid-market lender of the decade; specific award names were not identified in the available sources. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/our-expertise/))

## Products and services

- **Kartesia Credit Opportunities**: flexible opportunistic lending through primary and secondary transactions across the capital structure, including sponsorless deals. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-8-billion-for-second-generation-senior-debt-strategy/))
- **Kartesia Senior Opportunities**: first-lien secured direct lending to European lower-mid-market companies. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-8-billion-for-second-generation-senior-debt-strategy/))
- **Kartesia Impact Fund/Impact Strategy**: ESG- and impact-oriented direct lending aligned with SFDR Article 9 objectives. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-8-billion-for-second-generation-senior-debt-strategy/))
- **Kartesia Asset Finance / Flexam partnership**: asset-based financing and finance leases, including sale-and-leasebacks, for tangible assets in transportation, logistics and related sectors. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-8-billion-for-second-generation-senior-debt-strategy/))
- Private-debt ELTIF launched with Candriam. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-8-billion-for-second-generation-senior-debt-strategy/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/our-expertise/))

## Customers and markets

- **Customers**: European small and mid-market companies, including lower-mid-market borrowers and sponsorless or sponsored businesses., Named portfolio/transaction examples include FCDE and Exens Group, Clearway Group, Secontec, Cemedis Group, Tiama, Consolis, Ecore, Fine Sounds and Operi., Asset-finance users in transportation, logistics, aviation and maritime industries. ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-8-billion-for-second-generation-senior-debt-strategy/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/our-expertise/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/kartesia-asset-finance/))
- **Markets**: European lower mid-market companies ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-prices-first-clo-following-launch-of-klm-strategy/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-launches-european-clo-platform-klm/))
- **Markets**: Renewables, energy, and marine sectors ([kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-prices-first-clo-following-launch-of-klm-strategy/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-launches-european-clo-platform-klm/))

## Team

- Damien Scaillierez, Managing Partner · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-scaillierez-8a0435a7)
- Laurent Bouvier, Managing Partner · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bouvier-laurent-9257888)
- Matthieu Delamaire, Managing Partner · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieu-delamaire-7b24945)
- Charles Henri Clappier, Partner - Head of KSO France & Business Development France · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-henri-clappier-5676b63)
- Coralie De Maesschalck, Partner and Head of ESG · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/coralie-de-maesschalck/8b/411/121)
- Julien Rigon, Partner and Head of France · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-rigon-59933466)
- Guillermo Ferré Ibáñez, Partner and Head of Spain & Italy · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermo-ferre-ibanez-5800a525)
- Tomás Neuhaus, Partner and Head of Value Enhancement · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomás-neuhaus-75354827)
- Nicholas Holman, Partner and Head of UK & Ireland · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-holman-23317a)
- Charles-Henri Clappier, Partner et Head of KSO France & Business Development
- Jaime Prieto, Associé Fondateur
- Damien Sc Laillierez, co-fondateur de Kartesia

Backed by: Andrea Ridler

## Where to find more

- [This page in Markdown, for agents](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/kartesia.com.md)

## Decision makers

- [Damien Scaillierez](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/damien-scaillierez--kartesia.com.md), Managing Partner · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-scaillierez-8a0435a7)
- [Laurent Bouvier](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/laurent-bouvier--kartesia.com.md), Managing Partner · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bouvier-laurent-9257888)
- [Matthieu Delamaire](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/matthieu-delamaire--kartesia.com.md), Managing Partner · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieu-delamaire-7b24945)
- [Charles Henri Clappier](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/charles-henri-clappier--kartesia.com.md), Partner - Head of KSO France & Business Development France · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-henri-clappier-5676b63)
- [Coralie De Maesschalck](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/coralie-de-maesschalck--kartesia.com.md), Partner and Head of ESG · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/coralie-de-maesschalck/8b/411/121)
- [Julien Rigon](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/julien-rigon--kartesia.com.md), Partner and Head of France · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-rigon-59933466)
- [Guillermo Ferré Ibáñez](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/guillermo-ferre-ibanez--kartesia.com.md), Partner and Head of Spain & Italy · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermo-ferre-ibanez-5800a525)
- [Tomás Neuhaus](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/tomas-neuhaus--kartesia.com.md), Partner and Head of Value Enhancement · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomás-neuhaus-75354827)
- [Nicholas Holman](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/nicholas-holman--kartesia.com.md), Partner and Head of UK & Ireland · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-holman-23317a)
- [Charles-Henri Clappier](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/charles-henri-clappier--kartesia.com.md), Partner et Head of KSO France & Business Development

Work emails and direct phones come with a Leadbay account: https://wow.leadbay.ai/?register=true

Where it comes from: 16 sites read (kartesia.com, en-gb.thebigword.com, siat.com, sas-agri.com, nylim.com, gbl.com, unquote.com, candriam.com, …), the French register and the BODACC.

## Best angle

2026-10-31 · Headcount: Headcount up 23% in a year (1 source)

## Best way in

- LinkedIn message to Damien Scaillierez: Managing Partner · profile linked from the company's record
- LinkedIn message to Laurent Bouvier: Managing Partner · profile linked from the company's record
- Call the front desk, 01 89 19 95 20: The front desk, in Leadbay's record, verified 2026-08-28
- Write to contact@kartesia.com (generic): A shared mailbox, in Leadbay's record, verified 2026-08-17

## Signals: what happened

- 2026-10-31 · Headcount: Headcount up 23% in a year (1 source: [A company database](https://kartesia.com/))
- 2026-09-08 · News: Kartesia France has once again been recognised as “Incontournable” (Leading) by Leaders League in no less than two different 2026 Décideurs Corporate Finance rankings. (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kartesia_kartesia-privatecapital-activity-7503011651827200004-WD7Y))
- 2026-03-03 · Fundraising: Candriam and New York Life Investment Management completed the increase of their Kartesia stake to approximately 80%; Kartesia retains investment autonomy and its partners retain approximately 20% (3 sources: [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-and-candriam-deepen-strategic-partnership/), [nylim.com](https://www.nylim.com/who-we-are/news/nylim-and-candriam-acquire-majority-stake-in-kartesia), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-3-billion-for-latest-credit-opportunities-fund/))
- 2025-07-04 · Product: Kartesia announced the €1.3bn final close of KCO VI; 50% had already been deployed (3 sources: [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-and-candriam-deepen-strategic-partnership/), [nylim.com](https://www.nylim.com/who-we-are/news/nylim-and-candriam-acquire-majority-stake-in-kartesia), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-3-billion-for-latest-credit-opportunities-fund/))
- 2024-06-05 · Product: Kartesia announced the €1.8bn final close of KSO II, with 60% deployed across 30 portfolio companies at announcement (3 sources: [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-and-candriam-deepen-strategic-partnership/), [nylim.com](https://www.nylim.com/who-we-are/news/nylim-and-candriam-acquire-majority-stake-in-kartesia), [kartesia.com](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-raises-e1-3-billion-for-latest-credit-opportunities-fund/))
- 2020-12-09 · News: Venture (1 source: [A company database](https://kartesia.com/))

## Solvency

From the national register (INSEE, INPI) and the BODACC, read 2026-10-31. SIREN 985173061.

- Status: active, registered 2024-02-29 · SAS
- Procédures collectives: none in the BODACC (no sauvegarde, redressement or liquidation judiciaire)
- Revenue (chiffre d'affaires) 2025: €8,843,977
- Net income (résultat net) 2025: €742,086
- Accounts filed (comptes déposés): 2025-12-31, 2024-12-31
- Legal officers: Julien Rigon, Président de SAS; ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT, Commissaire aux comptes titulaire
- Grade (Jev): C, moderate risk
- Risk of failure within 12 months (Jev, read 2026-10-25): 10%
- Risk of paying 90 days late within 12 months (Jev): 16%
- Pays its invoices (Jev): In 30 to 60 days
- Cash on hand (Jev): Over 24 months of spending
- Debt (Jev): No financial debt
- What Jev read: Active, created 2024-02-29; Profitable in 2025 (résultat net); No procédure collective in the BODACC; Accounts filed for the year closed 2025-12-31 (comptes déposés)

## Working on now

- Pricing of its first European BSL CLO vehicle (Kartesia CLO I) following the launch of the Kartesia Loan Management (KLM) strategy
- Deepening strategic partnership with Candriam (majority shareholder) and New York Life Investment Management
- Investing in mid-market companies like Engineered Fire Piping (October 2026)
- Expanding capabilities toward the upper mid-market and structured credit
- Active participation at industry events like IPEM Paris (September 2026)

From: [Kartesia prices first CLO following launch of KLM strategy - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-prices-first-clo-following-launch-of-klm-strategy/), [Kartesia and Candriam Deepen Strategic Partnership - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-and-candriam-deepen-strategic-partnership/), [Kartesia invests in Engineered Fire Piping to support its next phase of growth - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-invests-in-engineered-fire-piping-to-support-its-next-phase-of-growth/), [News - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/), [Kartesia launches European CLO platform KLM - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-launches-european-clo-platform-klm/), [Kartesia partners with Avedon in acquiring global workforce solutions platform Atlas NextWave together with its management team - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-partners-with-avedon-in-acquiring-global-workforce-solutions-platform-atlas-nextwave-together-with-its-management-team/)

## Summary

Kartesia is a European asset manager specializing in private corporate lending and financing solutions for lower mid-market companies [1][2]. It provides bespoke liquidity and credit, ranging from senior debt to minority equity, to help businesses accelerate growth or manage complex situations [2][3]. In March 2026, New York Life Investment Management and its affiliate, Candriam, acquired a majority stake (approximately 80%) in the firm [2][6]. Kartesia serves institutional investors and provides financing to sponsors, management teams, and mid-sized European corporates [2][4][5]. It differentiates itself through a dual-track primary and secondary investment model [4][3]. While it operates as a specialized, relationship-driven manager, it faces competition from other alternative lenders and traditional banking institutions in the private credit market [4][3].

[1]: https://kartesia.com/ "HomePage - Kartesia"
[2]: https://www.nylim.com/who-we-are/news/nylim-and-candriam-acquire-majority-stake-in-kartesia "New York Life Investment Management and its European Affiliate, Candriam, Acquire Majority Stake in Kartesia | New York Life Investment Management"
[3]: https://www.candriam.com/en-us/professional/investment-solutions/our-expertise/private-assets/private-debt/ "Partnership Expertise - Private Debt by Kartesia | Candriam"
[4]: https://www.unquote.com/unquote/analysis/74811/in-profile-kartesia-advisor "In Profile: Kartesia Advisor | Unquote"
[5]: https://www.gbl.com/sites/default/files/portfolio_files/kartesia_en.pdf "Kartesia"
[6]: https://www.candriam.com/siteassets/presspage/press/pressrelease/2026/03-2026/2026025---press-release---kartesia-acquisition-final---for-website.pdf?v=496937 "New York Life Investment Management and its European Affiliate, Candriam, Acquire Majority Stake in Kartesia"
[7]: https://www.deedz.fr/entreprise/kartesia-france-985173061 "Société KARTESIA FRANCE à Paris (985173061) : CA, dirigeants, SIRET"
[8]: https://rubypayeur.com/societe/kartesia-france-985173061 "Société KARTESIA FRANCE à PARIS - SIREN : 985173061"

## Sources

- [Kartesia France's website](https://kartesia.com)
- [Kartesia prices first CLO following launch of KLM strategy - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-prices-first-clo-following-launch-of-klm-strategy/)
- [Kartesia and Candriam Deepen Strategic Partnership - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-and-candriam-deepen-strategic-partnership/)
- [Kartesia invests in Engineered Fire Piping to support its next phase of growth - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-invests-in-engineered-fire-piping-to-support-its-next-phase-of-growth/)
- [News - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/)
- [Kartesia launches European CLO platform KLM - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-launches-european-clo-platform-klm/)
- [Kartesia partners with Avedon in acquiring global workforce solutions platform Atlas NextWave together with its management team - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/news/kartesia-partners-with-avedon-in-acquiring-global-workforce-solutions-platform-atlas-nextwave-together-with-its-management-team/)
- [Team - Kartesia](https://kartesia.com/our-team/)