Privately Held. Globally Active
Bluestone Asset Manager Ltd is the parent company of Bluestone Merchant Fund and Bluestone-AM Advisory, serving global clients through regulated entities in Mauritius and UAE.
Trade Finance Funding
Because of new regulations worldwide and growing risk aversion, the trade finance banks have in recent years adopted an increasingly conservative approach that translates into higher equity, profitability and compliance requirements to grant credit lines. As a consequence, small to mid-sized trading houses currently struggle to finance their business and need to find alternative financing solutions, thus creating a case for trade finance funds. Trade finance funds are to be considered, for small to mid-sized trading companies, as an alternative to banks and offer to finance all or part of a transaction.
To capitalize on what it considers a long-term liquidity shortage Bluestone Asset Manager Ltd has launched the Bluestone Merchant Fund Ltd, a Mauritius based trade finance fund for the purpose of providing:
- Flexible and responsive solutions to trading houses looking for non-bank financing
- Stable, decorrelated and above market financial returns to investors
Corporate Finance Advisory
At Bluestone-AM*, we deliver high-impact corporate finance advisory services, supporting growth-oriented companies and institutional stakeholders across the Middle East, Europe, and selected emerging markets. Our team brings deep transactional expertise and strategic insight to complex financial decisions, helping clients unlock value and secure capital through every stage of their corporate evolution.
We act as trusted advisors in strategic transactions, navigating our clients through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and fundraising processes with a sharp focus on execution, discretion, and long-term alignment. Whether you are looking to acquire, divest, raise capital, or enter new markets, we tailor our solutions to reflect your unique objectives and sector realities.
Bluestone-AM* – BLUESTONE AM FOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES CO LLC – Licence No 1404999 – Registered office at Insurance Building, Office no.202-201-16, Al Rega, Dubai, UAE
Key People
Maurice Taylor
Partner - Chief Investment Officer & Operations Committee
Maurice has 32 years of experience in advising small and medium sized commodity trading companies providing administrative, management and banking relationship support in trade, finance, credit, commercial activities and operations.
Pierre Iseux
Partner - Special Situations & New Investments
Pierre has 25 years of experience in Investment Banking – M&A and Equity/Debt fund raising. Most of the transactions ran by Pierre are related to Natural Resources – grains, metals, energy, logistic as well as technology and involve GCC & European institutional investors.
Yves Manfrini
Risks & Operations Committee
Yves has 21 years of managing expertise which he acquired during a 34 years career in the banking sector. Specialized in providing comprehensive solutions to international institutional clients, Yves is an expert in the field of asset management for both institutional clients and mutual funds.
Bernard Simonin
Operations & Investor Relations for Bluestone Merchant Fund Ltd
Bernard spent 3 years as senior Trade Finance manager for the Trade Finance Fund Horizon Capital RAIF SICAV SA, Luxembourg. He has more than 25 years of experience working in several Trade Finance banks, such as BNP PARIBAS, and COTECNA, a Surveillance company.
Chaher Zandaki
Chief Operating Officer for Bluestone-AM*- Dubai
Chaher has 21 years of experience as a professional with international qualifications in accounting, auditing and advisory services. He has developed a broad range of skills and proven expertise working with a wide array of organizations, mostly in the United Arab Emirates.
Louis Mathiesen
Execution Manager for Bluestone-AM*- Dubai
Louis has over 6 years of experience in financial services advising corporate and private equity clients on major capital market transactions across Europe. As an entrepreneur, he has also founded and developed an innovative food business – Wriggle.
Lucas Cornevin
Senior Advisor for Bluestone-AM* - Dubai
Lucas has 10 years of experience in logistic & real estate investments. He has ran special situations transactions, focusing on decarbonised assets, non-performing loan portfolios, and capital transition opportunities across Europe and the Middle East.
Why Bluestone Group
Regulated in multiple jurisdictions
Independent and privately owned
Sector-specialized team
Focus on long-term partnerships
Bluestone-AM* – BLUESTONE AM FOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES CO LLC – Licence No 1404999 – Registered office at Insurance Building, Office no.202-201-16, Al Rega, Dubai, UAE