Amadeus Capital Partners
Amadeus Capital Partners is one of Europe's leading technology venture capital firms. Since its inception in 1997, the firm has backed companies across the technology spectrum in industries that include communications and networking hardware and software, cleantech, medtech, computer hardware and software, media, and e-commerce. Amadeus has £460m under management, with active investments in around 40 companies at any time. Amadeus offers its investee companies more than just capital – it offers vision, imagination, experience and a network of contacts across the globe. Global businesses built by Amadeus include Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd, now CSR plc (LSE:CSR), the leading producer of single chip bluetooth radios for short range connections, and Solexa Ltd, the developer of next generation genetic analysis systems, merged into Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) to create the world-leader in gene-sequencing technology.
Apax Partners
Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups, operating across the United States , Europe and Israel. Apax Partners has raised or advised approximately $20 billion around the world. With more than 30 years of direct investing experience, Apax Partners' Funds provide long-term equity financing to build and strengthen world-class companies. It pursues a multi-stage equity investment strategy, investing in late venture, growth capital and buyouts. Apax Partners' Funds invest in companies across its global sectors of Tech Telecoms, Retail and Consumer, Media, Healthcare and Financial Business services. Apax Partners' Funds investments include Bezeq (Israel) and TIM (Greece).
Banc America Capital Partners
Through its focused U.S. and international units, Banc America Capital Partners ("BACP") provides direct equity and related investment capital to companies at all stages of the business cycle - from startup to buyout. BACP delivers specialized expertise to help portfolio companies across a spectrum of sectors realize competitive advantages and target superior returns. As the primary provider of private equity for Bank of America, BACP manages capital of $10.0 billion globally, making it one of the largest private equity portfolios in the banking industry. In addition to its Chicago headquarters, the group has offices in Charlotte, NC, Foster City, CA, London, Milan, Warsaw, Singapore, Mumbai (Bombay), Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires.
Infinity Venture Capital Fund
Infinity, founded by Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. from the IDB group, is one of the leading Israeli-related funds managing more than US$600 million and a portfolio of 45 companies. Since June 2005, Infinity has had 14 successful exits. The Infinity I-China Fund, the newest Infinity fund, is the largest fund that focuses on Israeli-Chinese related opportunities and serves as a bridge for Israeli-Chinese business initiatives and for other non-Chinese companies interested in doing business in China. The fund attracts high profile investors around the world, including IDB in Israel and the China Development Bank in China. The Infinity I-China Fund has a highly experienced international team spanning the globe with offices in Tel-Aviv, China mainland, Hong Kong and New York.
Partech International
Founded in 1982, VC firm Partech International has offices in San Francisco, Paris and Herzliyah, Israel. Partech manages approximately $850 million. The current active Fund 5 is focused on early stage, technology companies.
PolyTechnos
PolyTechnos Venture-Partners nurtures technological innovation and guides exceptional entrepreneurs in growing world class businesses for the benefit of its advised funds' investors and society. As a leading European venture capital firm based in Munich, Germany, PolyTechnos Venture-Partners focuses on early-stage companies in the fields of Information Technology and Life Science, and companies arising from the convergence of these fields.
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