Key People
CLAUDE BOVET
Owner, Managing Director & Amateur Racing Driver
Founder
As the owner of investment management firm Lionscrest and the Blackthorn group of companies, Claude launched Blackthorn Performance Cars as a specialist trader in collectible performance cars
JULIEN DRAPER
Director, Manager & Amateur Racing Driver
With a professional career spanning private equity, venture capital and the motorsport sector, Julien has built an extensive network and gained broad commercial experience that uniquely positions him to advise on investments in rare and exceptional racing cars. The son of a highly successful car collector, Julien has spent a lifetime around exotic machinery and motorsport. He started his career in the motorsport industry as a semi-professional driver and sponsorship broker. Racing during the 2000s Julien competed in high-profile series and events including the Blancpain Endurance Series, British GT, the Spa 24hrs and Goodwood Revival. Pausing racing in 2014, Julien went on to pursue a career in private equity and venture capital and was a partner at a leading South African VC fund manager, Knife Capital, before joining Blackthorn.