Mr. Larsen is a London-based Chief Technology Officer for Europe in Marlin Operations Group, focused on product and technology due diligence and supporting related initiatives at portfolio companies. He has over 15 years of experience in commercializing and developing software products. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Larsen worked as Chief Technology Officer at Visma Group, one of Europe’s largest B2B SaaS companies. During his tenure, he created a product and technology practice to enable it to effectively acquire and integrate over 120 SaaS companies whilst significantly accelerating organic growth. Prior to Visma, he held managerial, commercial and technical roles at SLB and Emerson Electric, and he is also the inventor of two U.S. patents related to software algorithms and graphics. Mr. Larsen earned an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, where he was awarded the Henry Ford II Prize, and a M.Sc. in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, information technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, financial planning and analysis, human resources, acquisition integration, data analytics, procurement and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors. Subject to limited exceptions, Operations Group members are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC and are compensated by portfolio companies and/or investment funds sponsored and managed by Marlin and its affiliates (including the Fund and other investment funds that may be formed in the future) (collectively referred to herein as the “Marlin Funds”), and such compensation is not covered by the management fee paid by a Marlin Fund.