BlueFlame AI Appoints Matt Steinhilber as General Counsel to Support Rapid Growth and Innovation
January 7, 2025
New York, NY and London, January 7, 2025 – BlueFlame AI ("BlueFlame"), a leading provider of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) solutions for alternative investment managers, today announced the appointment of Matt Steinhilber as General Counsel. This strategic hire comes as BlueFlame continues its rapid growth trajectory and expansion of its client base.
Raj Bakhru, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of BlueFlame AI, commented: "Matt's appointment represents a crucial milestone in BlueFlame's evolution. Having collaborated with him extensively over the years, I've witnessed firsthand his exceptional ability to navigate complex legal landscapes and M&A processes while maintaining an innovative mindset. As we scale internally and expand our global footprint, Matt's deep expertise in supporting both SaaS product offerings and alternative investments will be instrumental in accelerating our growth."
Steinhilber has over 15 years of legal and operational experience in the GRC and financial technology sector. He joins BlueFlame from US AI, an AI-powered cybersecurity and digital transformation company. Previously, he served as Partner and General Counsel at ACA Group for over 12 years, where he developed and led a global legal team of more than 18 people. Under his direction, ACA’s legal team handled over 20 M&A transactions, including the acquisition of Cordium and merger with Foreside Financial Group, as well as the private equity sponsor investments made by Starr Investment Holdings and Genstar Capital. During his tenure at ACA, he played a pivotal role in the company's expansion to a global leader in GRC technology. Prior to ACA, Steinhilber was a transactional attorney with Ballard Spahr LLP, an AmLaw 100 law firm.
"The alternative investment industry is at an inflection point, and BlueFlame AI is at the forefront of this transformation," said Matt Steinhilber, General Counsel at BlueFlame AI. "Having participated in numerous M&A transactions throughout my career, I've experienced firsthand the critical need for efficient, accurate knowledge management and analysis. BlueFlame's AI-powered platform revolutionizes how investment and legal professionals interact with complex documents, dramatically reducing time-to-insight while enhancing accuracy. I'm thrilled to join a team that's not just building technology but fundamentally reimagining how professionals in alternative investments work."
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About BlueFlame AI
Founded in 2023, BlueFlame AI offers an AI-native, purpose-built, LLM-agnostic platform for Alternative Investment Managers. Our team, with deep roots in alternative investments, combines expertise in deal-making, development, cybersecurity, and financial services. BlueFlame AI offers comprehensive enterprise search, intelligent document processing, and no-code automation. We excel in semantic search, structuring unstructured data, interfacing with third-party systems, and automating data aggregation and document generation through our Blueprints feature. Uniquely positioned to address AI adoption challenges in financial services, BlueFlame AI transforms how alternative investment managers handle data and automate processes.
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