Our Team
Fabrice Fraikin is Managing Partner of Kartesia Asset Finance, where he leads with Florian de Sigy the firm’s asset back lending strategy.
Before joining Kartesia, Fabrice founded Flexam Invest in 2011, building the firm over more than a decade. Prior to that, he was with Bain & Company, advising clients in the financial services sector on strategic and operational matters.
Fabrice’s career in finance began in 1995 in the financial department of Renault. From 2000 to 2006, he worked at JP Morgan in London as Vice President of EMEA Strategy and Business Development, before moving into strategy consulting.
Fabrice holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Université Paris Dauphine and a Master in Finance from EM Lyon Business School.
Florian de Sigy is Managing Partner at KAF / Flexam Invest, a Kartesia company. He is responsible, alongside co-founder Fabrice Fraikin, for the strategic development of the firm and plays an active role in investment activities across the platform. He is a member of the Investment Committee and contributes to the sourcing, structuring and execution of asset-backed financing transactions, as well as to investor and strategic partner relationships.
Florian has more than 30 years of experience in finance, structured finance and alternative investments. Before joining KAF / Flexam Invest in 2016, he founded Gamma Finance in 2009.
Earlier in his career, he held a number of senior positions at Deutsche Bank in London, where he was Managing Director and Head of European Structured Equity and Hedge Fund Sales, as well as at Société Générale and Thomson CSF Ventures.
Florian graduated from EMlyon Business School, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree from Technische Universität Berlin and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.
Olivier Fitoussi joined the firm in 2023. Founder of a placement agent specialised in non-listed assets, he has worked with several Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt funds, including Flexam Invest.
From 2010 to 2021, Olivier was Head of Sales of Roche Brune AM, Apicil Asset Management and State Street Global Advisors.
He began his career in 2003 as Sales Manager at Deutsche Asset Management / DWS (Deutsche Bank Group) in Paris. Olivier Fitoussi is a graduate of ESCP Business School, majoring in Finance.
Marc Harfouche is Business Development Director at Kartesia Asset Finance (KAF), where he also acts as Chief of Staff and serves on its Executive Committee. Working across Investment, Investor Relations and Finance & Operations, he drives KAF’s organic and external growth as well as its integration within Kartesia.
He structures, negotiates and launches funds and SMAs, builds origination and financing partnerships with banks, sponsors and reinsurers, and leads data-driven projects across functions to streamline the investment lifecycle while improving KAF’s scalability together with platform economics.
Marc brings over 20 years of professional experience, primarily in private equity and real assets across Europe, the US and emerging markets. At Quilvest, Trispan and Platina Partners, he combined investment and fundraising responsibilities, serving most recently as Investment Director and Head of Investor Relations. Alongside this dual-track career, he gained direct entrepreneurial and operating experience by co-founding and leading a food production and trading business in West Africa and the Middle East.
He graduated from ESCE’s Programme Grande École and holds an MSc in Supply Chain Management from KEDGE Business School (ISLI).
Louis Douady is the Investment Director – Aerospace of Kartesia Asset Finance. He leads the fund’s investment activities in sustainable tangible asset finance, with a particular focus on the aerospace sector. Prior to joining Kartesia, Louis was an Asset Allocation Strategist at Loomis Sayles, where he was responsible for private debt strategies.
Before that, Louis was Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility of Natixis banking group and a member of its Executive Committee. Previously, he spent 17 years in aviation finance at Natixis where he held senior origination roles in Europe, established and led the Asia-Pacific aviation team, and subsequently served as Head of Aviation for the Americas. In these roles, he provided debt and capital-markets solutions to aircraft manufacturers, airlines and leasing companies.
Louis began his career at BNP Paribas, where he held several positions in Risk, Audit and the General Inspection.
Louis holds an MSc in Management from ESCP Business School with a specialization in Finance.