- CEO
- Dominique Ceolin
- Full Time Employees
- 108
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- 18, rue du Quatre Septembre Paris IF France 75002
- IPO Date
- Feb 13, 2003
- Business
- ABC arbitrage S.A. (ABCA.PA) is a France-based investment firm that specializes in developing and executing arbitrage strategies on liquid financial assets across European, North American, Asian, and international markets. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at 18 Rue du Quatre Septembre in Paris, the company operates two principal categories of arbitrage: strategies without market risks that exploit opportunities independent of directional or event risks; and strategies with market risks where risks are systematically identified and hedged using appropriate instruments, including liquidity, statistical, risk, and derivatives arbitrage; it also provides proprietary asset management, third-party asset management via its wholly-owned subsidiary ABC Arbitrage Asset Management, and advisory services to institutional clients and qualified investors. The firm targets opportunities in equities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate actions, and digital assets such as Bitcoin, with assets under management totaling approximately €251 million as of early 2025.
Recent strategic developments include the resumption of digital assets trading in March 2024, which benefited from heightened volatility during the US presidential elections and contributed positively to 2024 results; ongoing advancements under the ABC 2022 and Springboard 2025 plans, featuring a new flagship multi-asset, multi-strategy ABCA Opportunities fund launched in 2024 with a rolling one-year return of +13.5% as of August 31, 2025; and extensions to its AMF license in February 2024 enabling expanded crypto activities amid the 2024 "Crypto Summer." In its final Springboard 2025 year, the group sustains R&D investments for strategy diversification, plans AI investments in core operations, and targets €6.5-7 million in 2025 capital expenditures excluding AI, up 15-30% from 2024, while preparing a new three-year strategic plan for unveiling in March 2026. Financially, ABC arbitrage reported HY 2025 net revenues of €36.5 million (up 60%) and net income of €17.7 million (up 99%), alongside full-year 2024 net income of €26.8 million (up 63% with ROE at 16.4%), supporting a €0.34 per share distribution representing a payout ratio near 80%.