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-Ferd-
Offices: Colibria, Norway
Ferd Venture is one of Norway's leading venture capital investment companies.
Ferd Venture invests in technology-based companies that offer significant
potential, and focuses mainly on Nordic companies. Ferd Venture has significant
capital reserves available for new investments. Ferd Venture invests in
technology-based companies that are looking for capital for further commercialization
and growth, and that has the potential to create lasting competitive market
advantage.
Offices: Oslo, Norway
The Four Seasons Venture Group is one of the oldest and largest alternative
asset management houses in Norway. Established in 1985 by Birger Nergaard,
later joined in 1986 by Gunnar Rydning, Four Seasons today manages funds
of NOK 1,42 billion (Euro 175 million). The company offers its investors
a broad deal flow in Europe and in the US through the partnership with Advent
International and in the Nordic market through the partnerships with IT
Provider in Sweden and Eqvitec in Finland.-GEIF-
Offices: Cambridge, England
GEIF Ventures helps angels to amplify their investing power, allowing them
to spread their capital and management skills to a greater number of companies
and ensure that such companies have sufficient funds to achieve profitability
or the next key milestone. Combined with business angels’ finance, GEIFV
investment will help to bridge the equity gap faced by many early stage
companies.
Offices: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Paris, France & Zurich, Switzerland
Gilde IT is a leading Continental European venture capital fund with a truly
international reach. Known for its inspiring approach, Gilde’s team of managers
has built a rock-solid, 20 year-long, track record of Information & Communication
Technology (ICT) investments. It has earned a reputation for professionalism,
involvement, decisiveness and above all integrity. With 90 investments in
the ICT sector, Gilde utilizes its multi-disciplined global network and
in-depth experience to support entrepreneurs in their quest to turn their
businesses into growing and profitable international companies.
Offices: Antwerp, Belgium; The Netherlands, Frankfurt, Germany & London,
England
Founded in 1980, GIMV is one of the oldest venture capital firms in the
Benelux. They look back on a long history of building companies and creating
a network of technology entrepreneurs, industry experts and other international
venture capitalists. Prestigious companies like Barco, Mobistar, Telenet,
FICS, Filepool, LMS and more have gone from a smart idea to a leading company
with active support of GIMV ICT. At present, their team manages a portfolio
of approximately Euro 250 Million spread over 40 companies mainly in the
Benelux, UK, France and US.
Offices: London, England
GMT Communications Partners III is an independent investment firm focused
exclusively on the Communications sector in Europe. The GMT team is Europe’s
longest-established private equity specialist in the Communications arena,
and has been active from its base in London across the entire Continent
more than a decade.
Offices: London-Manchester, England
Granville Baird Capital Partners is a European private equity investor with
over 30 years experience of driving performance in mid-market companies.
Since 1971, their team has worked extensively with growing companies in
the business services, healthcare, industrial products & services and technology
sectors. With €650m under management and a thorough appreciation of local
business cultures and contacts, their European investment team proactively
sources, manages and realizes investments through offices in the UK and
Germany.
Offices: London, England
Graphite Capital is a leading player in mid-market private equity in the
UK. Graphite Capital was formed in March 2001 when F&C Ventures was acquired
by its management team from the Foreign & Colonial Group. They now have
funds under management of £750 million. Three of the funds are private and
one is publicly quoted. With £375 million available for investment they
are always looking for new opportunities.
Offices: Stuttgart, Germany
Thanks to the entrepreneurial backgrounds of their investment team members,
Grazia Equity understand the problems and challenges of a high growth company.
Limiting their activities to selected sectors allows them to apply their
substantial know-how and make use of their extensive network of industry
contacts. 
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