Blackfield
Overview
Blackfield is a boutique private investment office based in Rockville, Maryland, specializing in alternative investments. The firm advises executives, family offices, founders, and institutions through a disciplined, institutional investment approach spanning public and private markets, focusing on portfolio construction, risk awareness, and long-term investment objectives. Blackfield actively manages discretionary portfolios utilizing institutional investment managers and diversified global assets, seeking relative value opportunities across asset classes and capital structures. The firm's investment approach emphasizes risk awareness and downside analysis, looking for investments evaluated relative to underlying fundamentals and prevailing market conditions, and seeking investments based on potential risk-return characteristics. The team at Blackfield brings over 50 years of combined experience across public and private debt and equity, structured finance, leveraged buyouts and turnarounds, distressed assets, bankruptcy, restructuring, and digital asset markets. Their expertise spans private equity, private credit, and hedge funds, with experience allocating across the asset spectrum in both public and private markets. The firm's investment philosophy centers on capital preservation and compounding, focusing on disciplined portfolio construction and long-term capital stewardship to protect capital first, then compound it over time. Blackfield's clients include individual investors and families, leaders, entrepreneurs, legacy families, endowments, foundations, family offices, and registered investment advisors (RIAs). The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio construction services, both for full portfolio mandates, as well as alternative manager roles, catering to the unique demands and benchmarks geared for performance of institutional investors. The firm's name is inspired by generational wisdom and enduring values connected to legacy. Ted Lu, the founder's grandmother's maiden Japanese surname, Kuroda, translates to Blackfield, symbolizing sophisticated growth and abundance from a place that produces lasting value. Blackfield prides itself on acumen, work ethic, transparency, and compassion, all connected to its family namesake.
Investment Focus
- Accredited investors only
- Long-term investment horizon
Portfolio Companies
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Unlock full contacts →Frequently asked questions about Blackfield
What sectors does Blackfield invest in?
Blackfield invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Consumer Goods and Real Estate, and is based in Maryland, United States. Blackfield is listed as a private investment firm in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Blackfield invest at?
Blackfield backs companies at Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO, Buyout, Turnaround and Distressed, writing cheques of 1M - 50M.
Which regions does Blackfield invest in?
Blackfield invests across United States.
Who are the partners at Blackfield?
Team members listed for Blackfield include Chris Matthews (Managing Director).
What companies has Blackfield invested in?
Blackfield's portfolio includes Morgan Stanley, Cogent Communications, The Carlyle Group, AllianceBernstein and Atalaya Capital.
How do I contact Blackfield?
Blackfield's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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