ABOUT US
Strategy and Corporate Development
deCAR Partners works with business owners and senior management to effect transformational change and drive growth, organically and through strategic M&A. With a focus on digitalization, international expansion, business restructuring, and product development, we help companies acquire the talent and capital resources required to become market leaders. Leveraging an international network and industry expertise, deCAR Partners has advised on off-market, strategic investments by companies, and private equity, venture capital, and family office investors on a variety of businesses including classic cars, online marketplaces, Ecommerce, and SaaS data and analytics businesses.
Asset Management and Advisory
deCAR Partners offers and end-to-end asset management service for art and collectibles. Leveraging proprietary data and analytics and an international network of experts, we help collectors, family offices and other fiduciaries manage these assets with the same transparency, rigor, and professionalism they demand for their financial assets. The primary focus is on value preservation and growth, ensuring the collection is properly cataloged and secured, and is appropriately integrated with tax, philanthropy, wealth, and estate plans. deCAR offers data-driven transaction advisory, optimizing for financial and other objectives in buying and selling works, and will facilitate top-tier financing or other professional art services as required.
Managing Partner
Eric de Cavaignac founded deCAR Partners in 2015, as an independent sponsor and management advisory firm in digital, media, and art/luxury markets. He is an entrepreneurial executive and investor with a track record of helping companies effect transformational change and accelerate growth, organically as well as through strategic M&A. Formerly a consultant with McKinsey & Company, he left to join Rodale, and then Christie's, as a senior executive helping to engineer periods of record expansion and profitability. He led efforts to restructure the businesses, develop and integrate digital capabilities, and expand in international markets. A strategic dealmaker, he has facilitated $300+ million in equity investments and corporate transactions, working with companies at all stages of development, from start-up to multi-billion in revenue, in the US, UK, and Asia.