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Pecten Capital
Pecten Capital focuses on mid-market companies, primarily in the oil and gas energy sector. The firm has made one investment. Its most recent investment was in...
Pecten Capital
Pecten Capital focuses on mid-market companies, primarily in the oil and gas energy sector. The firm has made one investment. Its most recent investment was in Bloom & Wild as part of their Series D - II on July 28, 2021.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2018
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Corporate office
6th Floor, 30 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4AJ, United Kingdom
Additional offices
Senningerberg, Luxembourg
Principals
Francesco Fredella
Founder
Alexandre Trinel
Managing Director, Pecten Capital Sàrl
Geert Kruizinga
Managing Director, Pecten Capital Sàrl
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Pecten Capital?
Investment authority appears concentrated with Founder Francesco Fredella, who acts as a Designated Member of Pecten Capital LLP. Fredella previously served as a portfolio manager at Marshall Wace and Odey Asset Management before founding the firm. The Luxembourg Sàrl entity, while managed by Alexandre Trinel and Geert Kruizinga, is structured to support the fund vehicle rather than house separate investment committees.
How is Pecten Capital related to Angel Capital Management and the Moratti family?
Pecten Capital was launched in partnership with Angel Capital Management, the private investment firm of the Italian Moratti family. Angelo Moratti, a principal of Angel Capital Management, is a key backer of the firm. This arrangement effectively provides Pecten with permanent capital tied to a single major European industrial family rather than open-market fundraising.
Is Pecten Capital structured as a single family office or does it operate more like a venture firm?
Pecten Capital is structured as an investment firm, not a family office. It operates an expansion-stage and late-stage strategy through a Luxembourg-domiciled SCA-RAIF fund and is authorized by the UK's FCA. While anchored by the Moratti family's Angel Capital Management, the firm uses an institutional fund vehicle rather than a segregated account or family office administration model.
What investment stages does Pecten Capital target?
The firm focuses on expansion-stage and late-stage investments. Specific sector concentrations have not been publicly disclosed, and the firm does not publish a list of portfolio companies.
Does Pecten Capital maintain a philanthropic structure?
There is no public record of a separate philanthropic foundation or charitable vehicle directly associated with Pecten Capital. Philanthropic activity connected to the Moratti family through Angel Capital Management would fall outside the firm's disclosed investment mandate.
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