Fenchurch, Broadhaven Merge to Create Global Financial Services Firm

Fenchurch Advisory Partners and Broadhaven Capital Partners have merged to create an international advisory firm focused exclusively on financial services, bolstering their reach across banking, insurance, wealth management and financial technology.

The transaction pairs London-based Fenchurch, an investment banking advisory firm with offices in London, New York and Paris, with Broadhaven, a North American advisory boutique specializing in financial technology and strategic transactions. The combined firm will employ more than 110 investment bankers, including 30 senior managing directors and managing directors, across offices in London, New York, Chicago and Paris.

Founded in 2009, Broadhaven has advised on more than 125 completed transactions with a combined value exceeding $100 billion. The firm employs 40 professionals and has built expertise across mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and strategic advisory assignments at the intersection of financial services and technology.

The combination marks a major step in Fenchurch’s expansion strategy and is supported by its strategic partner, Natixis CIB. Broadhaven’s senior leadership team will join the combined organization as partners, while co-founder Gerard von Dohlen will join the board of directors.

“Building up our presence in the United States has been a strategic priority for Fenchurch,” said Malik Karim, founder and CEO of Fenchurch. “Broadhaven is a rare fit, geographically, culturally and in terms of sub sector coverage, materially enhancing our ability to support clients in Europe and the U.S.”

Von Dohlen said the firms share a common entrepreneurial culture and client-first approach.

“In Fenchurch, we have found a partner that both shares those values and a similar heritage of having founded leading financial services investment banks,” he said.