Luke De

Luke De is a Partner at BlueSpruce Investments in Chicago, Illinois, where he has served since 2013. At BlueSpruce, he is responsible for originating, evaluating, and overseeing investments, with a primary focus on sectors including business services, consumer, financial technology/asset management, healthcare, and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). His expertise lies in identifying equities trading at meaningful discounts to fair value using a value-oriented, private equity research approach supported by rigorous due diligence.

Prior to joining BlueSpruce Investments, Luke De held investment roles at Quadrangle Group as an Associate and at Merrill Lynch as an Analyst, gaining foundational experience in private equity and financial services. His background encompasses both venture capital and public equities, equipping him with a versatile skill set in the investment industry.

Luke holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a disciplined investment philosophy, contributing to BlueSpruce’s reputation for delivering high risk-adjusted absolute returns in the equity markets, particularly across the sectors he specializes in.