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-Cambridge-
Offices: Cambridge, England
Cambridge Capital Group offers development funding for early stage technology
based companies, primarily in Cambridge, the pre-eminent technology cluster
in the UK, they are a private equity syndicate of angel investors and have
been active since 2000. The backgrounds of their members include: semiconductors,
chemicals, accountancy, consumer products, agriculture, banking and finance,
specialist engineering, export marketing, healthcare, property development,
software and IT, specialist printing and packaging, venture capital, telecoms
and hedge fund management.
Offices: Cambridgeshire, England
The investment team at Cambridge Gateway draws on a wide range of experience
from the commercial, financial and technical sectors in both the US and
Europe. This enables them to provide critical assistance to their investment
portfolio on a full range of issues. They understand the hurdles that management
must overcome on the path to long-term commercial success.
Offices: Berlin-Stuttgart, Germany
Capiton has invested capital of more than Euro 610 million, Capiton AG ranks
among the leading companies in the European private equity business. Capiton
AG is a competent partner of many small and medium-sized enterprises and
invests in promising, future-proof markets. Many years of experience, entrepreneurial
thinking and a proactive approach characterize the highly qualified Capiton
team that responds quickly and prudently to questions and market developments.
Offices: Helsinki, Finland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden;
Oslo, Norway & Guernsey, Channel Islands
CapMan, one of the leading private equity investors in the Nordic countries,
was founded in 1989. Its core business is private equity fund management
and advisory services. The Group’s parent company, CapMan, has been on the
Main List of Helsinki Exchanges (OMHEX) since spring 2001. CapMan is specialized
in mid-market buyouts in various industry sectors, technology investments
in the ICT sector, and investments in life sciences. So far the funds managed/advised
by CapMan have invested in 146 companies and exited from 67 companies.
Offices: Zurich, Switzerland; Kirchheim, Germany & Shanghai, China
Capvis is the leading private equity firm in Switzerland and a top players
in german-speaking Europe Capvis invests in well-positioned midsize firms,
typically as part of succession solutions and corporate spin-offs. Capvis
funds currently total EURO 900m. At Capvis, their aim is to take substantial
ownership stakes in attractive firms, to support management teams in releasing
new entrepreneurial potential.-Cazenove-
Offices: London, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Paris, France; Jersey-Chester-Oxford-Salisbury,
England; Hong Kong-Beijing, China; Singapore, Johannesburg, South Africa
& New York, New York
Cazenove Private Equity was established in April 2000. Its first fund, the
Cazenove New Europe Access Fund (CNEAF), raised £234 / €388 million from
a combination of leading European institutional investors and Cazenove itself.
CPE operates as a separate division of Cazenove, with the sole objective
of producing superior returns for its investors, but has access to the resources
of Cazenove as a whole. Its average investment size is £3-4 / €5-7 million
and CPE will invest on its own or alongside other investors.
Offices: Milan, Italy & London, England
CBD Web Tech the leading Italian publicly traded investment company, is
exclusively focused on technologies, services and applications for next
generation communications and Internet. The sector includes wireless, optical
networking, IP telephony, next generation access, high speed switching,
broadband, communications components, e-commerce and e-business applications,
and security. Their goal is to develop a balanced portfolio of premiere
privately held companies and Technology Venture Capital funds, with appropriate
risk diversification across investment typologies, funds, companies, technology
sectors, and geographic regions.
Offices: Skokie, Illinois
Change Capital Partners is a private equity fund focused on buy-outs of
middle market consumer-related companies across Europe. Change Capital was
created in 2003 by Luc Vandevelde, former Chairman of Carrefour and Marks
& Spencer and current board member of Vodafone and Société Générale. Change
Capital leverages its unmatched expertise in all aspects of retail and consumer
operations to assist management teams in dramatically improving their companies.
Offices: Frankfurt, Germany, London, England & Paris, France
Established in 1977, Cinven is one of the most prominent and successful
investors in the European buyout market. Their reputation has been built
on their pioneering transactions, the quality of their people and the
exceptional success of their funds. Their achievements rest on proven
ability to apply effective investment strategies to their portfolio
of leading companies, thereby creating value and long term growth.
Offices: Munich, Germany; London, England & San Jose, California
Cipio Partners is a leading investment management firm in the secondary
direct market. Founded in mid-2003, Cipio Partners manages an international
portfolio of early and later-stage venture capital and mid-market investments.
Representative portfolio companies include Broadbus Technologies, Danger
and MontaVista Software in the US as well as Saifun Semiconductors and DiBcom
in Europe. 
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