Colmar Capital
Boutique private-capital adviser supporting European mid-market managers across primary fundraising, co-investments and GP-led secondary transactions.
colmarcapital.comColmar Capital is a boutique private-capital advisory firm founded in 2020. Its partners operate from Zurich, Paris, London and Tel Aviv and advise private-equity managers across Europe, the Middle East and selected United States investor relationships.
The firm focuses on primary fundraising, co-investments and GP-led secondary transactions. It deliberately limits the number of live engagements to provide senior-level involvement through positioning, materials, investor outreach and closing.
Principal activities
Capital raising and investor targeting for established and emerging private-equity managers.
Institutional and family-office capital sourcing for direct co-investment opportunities.
Advice and investor engagement for continuation and other manager-led liquidity transactions.
- EMEA expansion: Investor access for U.S. managers seeking to diversify their LP base in Europe and the Middle East.
- Independent sponsors: Capital introductions for deal-by-deal sponsors and entrepreneurial investment teams.
Colmar Capital operates primarily as a specialist adviser to private-market managers, sponsors and institutional investors. Its work centers on the design, positioning and execution of private-capital mandates rather than balance-sheet underwriting. View the firm’s website ↗
Investment and transaction coverage
- European mid-market private equity
- Emerging managers
- Established managers
- Independent sponsors
- U.S. managers entering EMEA
- Buyout strategies
- Primary fund placements
- Co-investments
- GP-led secondaries
- Continuation vehicles
- Independent-sponsor deals
- Cross-border LP development
The firm’s coverage reflects the private-capital market’s division between primary fundraising, direct capital formation and liquidity-oriented transactions. The exact scope of an engagement depends on manager strategy, target investors, jurisdiction and transaction structure.
Market position
Colmar occupies the boutique end of the European placement market. Its multi-city partner network and selective mandate model focus on qualified introductions and senior execution rather than the scale of a large institutional distribution platform.
Distinctive focus: Senior partner coverage across Europe and the Middle East for primary funds, co-investments and GP-led transactions.
Competitive context
Colmar Capital competes with independent placement agents and private-capital advisers whose mandates overlap in asset class, client segment, geography and transaction type. The most relevant peer set consists of firms that provide institutional capital-raising advice rather than general asset management, accounting or balance-sheet financing.
Colmar is smaller and newer than established global placement platforms, but its concentrated partner network provides cross-border European and Middle Eastern coverage for targeted mid-market mandates.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply an exhaustive competitor set or an equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent de Boursetty | Partner | Investment banking, private-equity fundraising and secondary advisory; DACH and Nordic coverage |
| Alexandre de Sagazan | Partner | Private-equity and hedge-fund fundraising; France, Benelux, Spain and GCC coverage |
| Rhett Hendrix | Partner | Private equity, entrepreneurship and UK–U.S. coverage |
Colmar is led by a partner group distributed across its principal markets. Vincent de Boursetty, Alexandre de Sagazan, Rhett Hendrix and Raphael Cwajgenbaum combine fundraising, investment-banking, private-equity and entrepreneurial backgrounds. View the current team ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Colmar states that its activities are directed to professional or qualified investors and conducted through jurisdiction-specific arrangements. In the United Kingdom, services are provided through River Oak Holdings Ltd., an appointed representative of an FCA-authorised firm; the business also identifies French and Swiss registrations.
View registered-entity details
| Operating name | Colmar Capital |
| United Kingdom platform | River Oak Holdings Ltd. |
| FCA principal | Schmidt Research Partners Ltd. |
| French ORIAS number | 24001727 |
| Swiss status | Client adviser register under FINSA |
Principal offices
- Zurich
- Paris
- London
- Tel Aviv
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The following sources were accessed on 20 August 2026:
- Colmar Capital — firm overview, services, team and regulatory arrangements.
- Colmar Capital Company Information — market focus and jurisdictional disclosures.
- Advisory Ranking — 2026 ranking inclusion and tier classification.
