Natixis Expands US Reach with Advisory Combination

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has announced that its affiliate Fenchurch Advisory Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Broadhaven Capital Partners, a prominent US-based advisory firm focusing on the financial services and financial technology sectors.

The strategic transaction reflects the ambition of Natixis CIB – the corporate and investment banking arm of Groupe BPCE – to strengthen its US market franchise and expand its M&A advisory expertise. 

The move aligns with the group's strategic project, Vision 2030.

Enhancing sector connectivity

For Natixis CIB, the transaction reinforces its international advisory offering for financial institutions, which is one of its core industry sectors, and improves its connectivity with the fintech market.

It also expands the bank's M&A advisory capabilities in North America during a period of heightened cross-border activity, regulatory change and technological evolution.

Mohamed Kallala, CEO of Natixis, in charge of Corporate & Investment Banking, comments: “This combination is an important step in the continued expansion of our strategic advisory franchise, and further demonstrates our commitment to developing these capabilities internationally. 

“By supporting Fenchurch in its growth strategy and presence in the US, we will be able to offer our financial services clients independent world-class M&A expertise.”

Strengthening global M&A

This combination represents a significant step in Natixis CIB’s strategy to enhance its global M&A advisory offering, deepen its financial services expertise and expand its presence in the US, which remains the largest financial services market globally.

Fenchurch has been a part of the Natixis CIB M&A network since 2018. 

Operating from offices in London, New York and Paris, the firm provides independent advice to corporate and financial sponsor clients across insurance, asset and wealth management, banking and specialty finance. 

In 2025, Fenchurch advised on 27 transactions, ranking as the top adviser to the financial services sector in the UK and Europe.

Transatlantic scale

Broadhaven, founded in 2009, operates at the intersection of financial services and technology. 

The firm brings a complementary North American franchise, alongside sector expertise in fintech, asset and wealth management, market infrastructure and private capital raising. 

Broadhaven has a team of 40 professionals and has advised on 125 completed transactions with a total value exceeding US$100bn.

The combination will accelerate Fenchurch’s expansion in the United States while enhancing Natixis CIB’s ability to support clients on both sides of the Atlantic. 

The combined entity will feature more than 110 investment bankers dedicated to the financial services sector, including 30 Senior Managing Directors and Managing Directors across offices in London, New York, Chicago and Paris.

Clients are expected to benefit from deeper expertise, broader geographic coverage and enhanced transatlantic execution capabilities, whilst continuing to receive senior-led advice.

Malik Karim, Founder and CEO of Fenchurch says: “We have admired our future partners at Broadhaven for many years, sharing similar values centered around client focus and we are delighted to have persuaded them to join us. 

“Together, we will strengthen several of our most important sub-sector franchises and create a truly international advisory firm dedicated exclusively to financial services and fintech. 

“Building our presence in the US has been a strategic priority for 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 US”.