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Fasanara Capital Appoints Sebastian Maciocia as Director of Capital Formation, UK

11 September 2025

London, 11 September 2025 - Fasanara Capital (“Fasanara”), a $5.0 bn1 technology-driven global asset manager, is pleased to announce that Sebastian Maciocia has joined the firm as Director of Capital Formation, UK.

Mr Maciocia joins from Mercer, one of the world’s leading investment consulting firms, where he was a Commercial Segment Leader within the Financial Institutions Group, and a member of the Global Wealth Management Leadership Team. He was responsible for Wealth Managers, Family Offices, and Not-for-Profits.

Francesco Filia, CEO and Founder of Fasanara Capital said: “We’re pleased to welcome Sebastian to our London team. With his experience in the UK market, he will support Fasanara’s integration into the local landscape and help guide the rollout of our technology-enabled, asset-backed finance strategies across the region.”

Mr. Maciocia said: “I am excited to join Fasanara. This is a moment to broaden toolkits beyond the traditional. Fasanara’s blend of technology, real-economy credit and systematic research is a strong base to help UK institutions navigate what’s next.”

Mr Maciocia brings over 18 years of distribution and capital formation experience. He spent nearly a decade at BlackRock in its UK Strategic Alliances team, building distribution partnerships. He later held senior distribution roles at Winton Capital, where he launched and scaled the firm’s UCITS offering, and at GAM, where he drove AUM growth. He holds an MBA from IE Business School.

Fasanara Capital is recognised for its innovative approach across Asset-Based Finance (ABF), Digital Assets, and Quantitative Strategies, underpinned by a strong track record in its flagship fintech-originated asset-based private credit strategies. Mr. Maciocia’s appointment reflect the firm’s continued commitment to expanding its institutional footprint across the UK.

For more information, please visit http://www.fasanara.com.

1Data as of July 2025


About Fasanara

Founded in 2011, Fasanara is a London headquartered, FCA authorised global asset manager and technology-driven investment platform.

Fasanara currently manages $5.0 billion in Fintech-focused strategies on behalf of some of the largest pension funds and insurance companies in Europe and North America. With a team of over 110 professionals, Fasanara is one of the pioneers in Fintech-originated Asset-Based Lending – focusing on semi-liquid private credit strategies that seek to drive improvements in real-world economic conditions. The firm’s proprietary technology platform integrates with 141 fintech lenders across more than 60 countries, powering one of the largest and longest standing Fintech Lending strategies in Europe. Fasanara also backs the next generation of transformative fintechs, leveraging our central role in the ecosystem to identify and support early-stage innovators.

Investor contact: ir@fasanara.com

Media contact: fasanara@peregrinecommunications.com (+44 203 178 6868)