We are a tech-enabled credit investor.
Our team
Credo Capital Partners is built on a team with a unique established and diversified track record. Our senior team has 150+ years of relevant experience across equity and debt investments, risk and technology, and building and running successful financial services businesses.
Team

Ludvig Åberg Aas
Ludvig is an Analyst in Credo’s Investment team.
As an Investment Analyst Ludvig analyzes and prepares potential investment opportunities. Ludvig has an MSc in Industrial engineering and management from Linköping University.

Patrik Blomdahl
Patrik is Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Credo Capital Partners.
Patrik has over 15 years of experience in risk and asset management. Previous roles span across credit risk and client relationship management at SEB’s Investment Bank and most recently senior investment strategist at the macro hedge fund IPM, stationed in both Stockholm and New York.

Mark Bulmer
Mark is Partner and Head of Fundraising at Credo.
Mark has 30 years of experience from investment banking and private equity. Previous roles include Head of Fundraising and Funding at Nordic Capital, as well as various senior roles within leveraged finance at SEB and Bank of Scotland.

Chris Dailey
Chris is Co-managing Partner and co-founder at Credo Capital Partners. He acts as the firm’s Chief Investment Officer.
Chris has 20 years of experience as CEO of OakNorth Bank and CEO and founder of the fintech DF Capital and Aldermore. He led a $12bn GE Capital platform in EMEA and has advised and worked with various PE and hedge funds, including Arrowgrass, on executing fintech investment strategies. Chris currently sits on the board of the Nordic fintech DBT.

Jason Davies
Jason is Partner and co-founder at Credo Capital Partners. He acts as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer.
Jason has 20 years of CXO experience across OakNorth, Aldermore and other new-start fintechs. He has in-depth experience from building new-start banks, as well as FIG M&A due diligence processes, securitizations and loan portfolio acquisitions.

Marcos Gomes
Marcos is the Chief Credit Officer at Credo.
Marcos has 25 years of professional experience of which 16 years as CCO of US-based credit investor Credigy with AUM of up to $5b. As CCO he was responsible for running the firm’s investment and valuation teams. Marcos is a former tech founder and management consultant. Marcos is currently engaged part-time with Credo.

Susanna Hroncheck
Susanna is the Executive Assistant and Administrator at Credo.
Susanna has held previous administrative roles within investment banking, private equity and IR and communication.

Henrik Lagercrantz
Henrik is Partner and co-founder at Credo Capital Partners. Henrik acts as the firm’s Chief Technology Officer.
Henrik has 20 years of experience in system design, architecture and development, where he has held various senior roles across industries such as gaming, traveltech and fintech. He has previous experience from tech leadership roles at companies such as bwin, Skyscanner and Clearscore.

Carlos-Adrian Lopez
Carlos is Co-managing Partner, co-founder and Board Member at Credo Capital Partners. He acts as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer.
Carlos has 20 years of experience in investment banking, venture capital and private equity, as well as from various founder and management roles. Previous roles include COO of SEB’s Investment Bank as well as CFO/COO roles in various PE/VC settings. Carlos has also held roles at Deutsche Bank and Booz Allen Hamilton in both London and New York.

Petri Pennanen
Petri is a Senior Software Developer at Credo Capital Partners.
Petri has over 10 years experience in software development and DevOps within traveltech, agriculture, classifieds, gaming and micro-mobility.

Anna-Sofia Prevell
Anna-Sofia is General Counsel at Credo Capital Partners.
Anna-Sofia has close to 15 years of legal experience in the areas of M&A, corporate governance, IT and banking law. Previous experience includes roles at Klarna, Swedbank and leading Swedish law firm Vinge.

David Sjöblom
David is Partner and co-founder at Credo Capital Partners. He acts as the firm’s Chief Risk and Data Officer.
David has more than 15 years of experience in risk management, quantitative modelling and analytics from various roles at Nasdaq across Europe and the United States. He has in-depth experience from building markets for asset classes ranging from commodities, fixed income and FX to equity derivatives.

Paula Blazquez Solano
Paula is Investment Partner and co-founder at Credo Capital Partners.
Paula has 10 years of experience as Head of Investments at InnoCells (by Banco Sabadell), and in venture capital and venture debt investment in both Silicon Valley and Europe. She has led investments in 50+ companies and supported 100+ VC deals, with investments of over $200m.

Medjit Yalmaz
Medjit is an Investment Director at Credo Capital Partners.
Before joining Credo, he was leading Swedbank’s Corporate Venture Capital team focusing on Northern European fintech investments. Medjit has comprehensive experience from early stage investments and startup value creation within the fintech space. He has a background as a strategy consultant at Strategy& advising European PE clients in various M&A transactions, go-to-market strategies and market expansion projects.
Board of Directors

Ron Gould
Ron serves as Chair of the Board and Special Advisor to Credo.
Ron has 40 years of experience in international asset management, investment banking and financial regulation. Previous roles include CEO of ABG Sundal Collier and Vice Chairman of Barclays Asset Management. Ron has also held various roles at AXA, Chi-X, Promontory and JP Morgan.

Casper von Koskull
Casper serves as a Board Member and Special Advisor to Credo.
Casper has 35 years of experience from leading financial institutions. Previous roles include CEO of Nordea and Managing Director and Partner at Goldman Sachs. Casper has also held various roles at UBS and Citigroup in London, New York, Frankfurt and in the Nordics.

Carlos-Adrian Lopez
Carlos is Co-managing Partner, co-founder and Board Member at Credo Capital Partners. He acts as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer.
Carlos has 20 years of experience in investment banking, venture capital and private equity, as well as from various founder and management roles. Previous roles include COO of SEB’s Investment Bank as well as CFO/COO roles in various PE/VC settings. Carlos has also held roles at Deutsche Bank and Booz Allen Hamilton in both London and New York.
Special Advisors

Julie Galbo
Julie serves as a Special Advisor to Credo.
Julie is a board member in DNB Bank ASA and Velliv A/S as well as Chairperson of the Boards of Trifork AG and Fundamental Fondsmæglerselskab A/S. Julie has 20+ years of experience in finance. She held senior positions in Nordea (2014-2019) where she served as Group Chief Risk Officer and part of Group Executive Management from 2017-2019. Previously Julie served as Deputy Director General of the Danish Supervisory Authority (2010-2015) and as Head of State Capital Injections in 2009.

James Hickson
James serves as a Special Advisor to Credo.
James has over 20 years of experience in finance and technology. He spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley where he ran Fintech Strategy across the firm. He was the CEO of one the largest European consumer lenders transforming it from a payday lender to the fastest growing pay-later company in Northern Europe. Today he is the founder and CEO of Bloom, a revenue funding business with offices in London, Luxembourg and Australia.