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About Partech International
Founded in 1982, Partech International is a leading global venture capital firm with $850M under active management and offices in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Partech invests exclusively in Information Technology and the firm’s internationally integrated team of investing partners work together closely to find the most innovative companies demonstrating high return potential and disruptive technologies in the Software & Internet, Communications & Components and Healthcare IT sectors. Partech has a unique 20+ year track record assisting its portfolio companies to become global market leaders. Some of Partech’s successful investments include: Ascend Communications, Alvarion, Business Objects, Cadence, CSG Systems, Digital Island, Informatica, Pentasafe and Vignette. |
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About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, focuses on making equity investments and acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. Intel Capital invests in hardware, software and services companies in several market segments, including computing, networking, and wireless communications.
For more information, visit www.intel.com/capital
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About WI Harper
WI Harper is one of the first U.S.-based venture capital firms to create a value-adding bridge between the West and Greater China. For nearly a decade, WI Harper has been building companies internationally by facilitating the flow of capital, technology and management across both sides of the Pacific. Through the unique cross-border platform and proactive management style, WI Harper strives to add value to portfolio companies with the ultimate objective of maximizing returns for our shareholders.
WI Harper currently manages five funds totaling US$225 million from its headquarters in San Francisco and branch offices in Beijing, Taipei, and Singapore. WI Harper’s portfolio includes over 90 companies in high-growth areas of information technology and life sciences.
http://www.wiharper.com
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About UMC
UMC (NYSE: UMC, TSE: 2303) is a leading global semiconductor foundry that manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every major sector of the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge foundry technologies that enable sophisticated system-on-chip (SoC) designs, including 90nm copper, 0.13um copper, and mixed signal/RFCMOS. UMC is also a leader in 300mm manufacturing; Fab 12A in Taiwan and Singapore-based Fab 12i are both in volume production for a variety of customer products. UMC employs approximately 10,500 people worldwide and has offices in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United States.
UMC can be found on the web at http://www.umc.com
UMC Capital was created in February of 2001 and is the direct investment arm of world leading semiconductor foundry UMC. By leveraging the resources of UMC and its affiliates, UMC Capital is well positioned to provide significant strategic values to startup companies. The mission objectives of UMC Capital are to identify innovative technologies, form mutually productive relationships with entrepreneurs, explore and expand emerging markets and applications. |
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About Amundi
Amundi was formed by combining the asset management expertise of two major banking groups: Crédit Agricole and Société Générale. This partnership reflects the two groups' shared vision of asset management responding to the new challenges facing the industry and allowing them to serve their clients more effectively.With around €670 billion in assets under management(1), Amundi is one of the world market leaders in asset management. Amundi has management teams operating in the major financial centres in Europe (Paris, London, Milan), in Asia (Japan, Hong-Kong, Singapore), Australia and the US. www.amundi.com Operation Contacts:
Pierre Gillet |
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About Crédit Agricole Private Equity
Crédit Agricole Private Equity is the asset management company of Crédit Agricole S.A., dedicated to private equity investments in unlisted companies. 35 professionals specialising in four activity segments (Expansion Capital & LBO, Venture Capital, Secondary Market, Mezzanine) manage €1,050 billion under French private equity mutual funds (FCPR and FCPI) and private equity companies (SCR). Crédit Agricole Private Equity advises business managers on their growth plans.
Transaction Contacts:
Michel de Lempdes, Investment Manager |
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About Vertex Venture Capital - Israel
Vertex Venture Capital, a top-tier Israeli VC with $600 million under management, has an experienced multi-disciplinary team of professionals, an impressive track record of exits through M&A and IPO and a strong international investor base. The Vertex team excels at identifying and investing in winners and works closely with management in company building, generating business opportunities and leveraging synergies through its extensive global network of financial and industrial leaders. As the Israeli VC with the largest number of strategic and financial investors from Asia, Vertex opens doors in this territory for its portfolio companies to penetrate markets and find partners and customers. Vertex was founded in 1997 and invests in high technology companies throughout their early stages of development in the areas of information networking and communications systems, software and components, digital media, enterprise software and greentech. For more information, please visit: http://www.VertexVC.com
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About Convergent Technologies
Convergent Technologies is a European Venture Capital Fund, created in 2001 and managed by Convergent Capital. The Management Company is led by a team of 3 partners with 50 years of cumulated experience in managing technology companies. It’s focus is on early stage (seed and first round) investments in the high growth segments of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, including core components and equipment as well as infrastructure and enabling software and related technologies. The regional focus is in France, Europe, and opportunistically in Israel.
For more information, visit www.convergent-capital.com
Contact : Philippe de Bellefonds tel +33(0)1.30.08.81.00 |
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About Cipio Partners
Cipio Partners is a leading investment management firm in the secondary direct market. With offices in London, Munich and Silicon Valley, Cipio Partners manages a global portfolio of early and later-stage venture capital and mid-market investments. Representative portfolio companies include Danger, MontaVista Software, Saifun Semiconductors, Broadbus Technologies and Jungo. For more information, visit www.cipiopartners.com.
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About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.Freescale Semiconductor became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale Semiconductor, a member of the S&P 500®, is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion.
www.freescale.com
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About Encore Ventures
Encore Venture 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 |
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