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EVE is currently privately funded.
Encore Ventures is a leading European secondary team that acquires and manages portfolios of investments or limited partner interests in growth and venture-stage companies. Encore Ventures is a division of DFJ Esprit, a leading European primary VC investor. Encore looks to acquire positions in assets where owners are seeking liquidity. These situations range from corporations intent on monetising illiquid non-core assets or funding early-stage adjacent businesses to banks, hedge funds or limited partners who wish to rebalance their investment portfolios. In October 2009 Encore acquired the European venture portfolio of 3i in a fund sized at up to £170m and backed by Coller Capital and HarbourVest Partners. This portfolio includes a significant number of leading European technology and healthcare companies. www.dfjesprit.com/encore.
Encore Ventures
Jean-David Chamboredon
Auriga Partners is an independent venture capital firm. Based in Paris, it invests in information technologies and life sciences, in innovative high potential ventures, in seed or early development stages, in Europe, North America and Israel. Auriga Partners manages three funds for a total of more than 180 millions euros. Along with investing the necessary capital, Auriga Partners brings also its savoir-faire in developing and solidifying executive teams, organizing companies, broadening their networks and forming strategic and corporate partnerships.
For more information, see www.aurigapartners.com.
Auriga Partners
Sigefi Private Equity is one of the leading independent private equity management companies in France. The venture capital activity accounts for 22% of Sigefi Private Equity / Siparex Group assets under management (€ 940 m). The "group" first entered the venture capital business in the United States, where it has been present for 18 years through its San Francisco office and has listed 11 companies on the Nasdaq. In France, specialized funds finance start-ups, operating in the areas of information technology, security, telecommunications, microelectronics, and the life sciences. Siparex Ventures is also a fund manager for outside investors in France and manages 9 "FCPI" innovation funds for well-known financial institutions. Siparex Ventures' team is composed of 11 professionals based in Paris, Lyon, and San Mateo (California). Some of them have a double Franco-American culture and more than 18 years experience in venture capital.
For more information, see www.siparex.com.
Siparex Ventures
+33 4 7283 2323
Crédit Agricole Private Equity is an asset management company belonging to Crédit Agricole S.A. Approved by the French securities regulator, the AMF, the company makes private equity investments in unlisted companies. A team of 30 experts in four business segments (Later-Stage Financing & LBO, Venture Capital, Secondary Market, Mezzanine) manages € 1.4 billion through private equity funds (FCPRs and FCPIs) and private equity companies (SCRs). Crédit Agricole Private Equity enables company managers to implement their growth plans.
For more information, see www.ca-privateequity.com.
Crédit Agricole Private Equity
The Rothschild Group has been at the center of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. Its Paris-based Venture Capital team manages funds backed by leading European institutional investors. The team invests in first-class international projects led by exceptional entrepreneurs, in the Telecom, Semiconductor/EDA, Software and MedTech sectors. It invests between $1 million and $10 million to support companies through all phases of their growth. The team provides insights and expertise through its entrepreneurial and operational background and its access to the worldwide Rothschild network.
For more information, contact:
The Rothschild Group
Jean-Michel Beghin
+33 (0)1 40 74 88 11