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| KTB Technologie Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG |
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KTB is a venture capital company focused on growth and turn around investments in small and mid sized companies. KTB is engaged in listed and non listed companies and has successfully financed in the fields of software, spectrometers, tools and other industries. KTB has a fund volume of 28 Mio. Euro, it's largest investor is tbg a daughter of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW). KTB invests between 1 and 5 Mio. Euro per project as lead investor and has successfully led financing rounds with a capital raised of up to 20 Mio. Euro. KTB has invested in 10 projects since 1999. KTB is a financial investor with an long term approach. |
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DVC Deutsche Venture Capital |
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| DVC Deutsche Venture Capital , a leading venture capitalist based in Munich, focuses primarily on European growth companies in the areas of information, telecommunication, semiconductor and industrial technologies as well as life sciences. In the field of life sciences DVC invests in the development of therapeutic and diagnostic products as well as in platform and medical technologies. DVC's total administrated fund volume amounts to 300 million Euro. For investments in private companies, DVC invests approximately 1 - 10 million Euro as lead investor or, in the case of larger financing rounds, as co-lead investor. DVC is a "value-added" financial investor. Each sector team consists of experienced investment managers with relevant backgrounds. Since its formation in 1998, DVC has invested in approximately 70 companies.
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| Earlybird Venture Capital GmbH & Co. KG |
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Earlybird Venture Capital, established in 1997, is one of Europe's leading technology investors. Earlybird seeks to invest in companies led by outstanding people who are building technology enabled scalable companies for fast growing international markets. Earlybird invests primarily in early stage technology companies with a large business perspective, sourced from German speaking countries as well as the Nordics, France, Benelux and selectively the UK. The current investment focus includes software, semiconductor, communication, internet services, cleantech and medtech. The Earlybird team creates value by understanding their target investment sectors well and strongly supports the development of each company .
Six of Earlybird's high-tech investee companies have floated on various European stock exchanges: Interhyp, Tipp24 and Wilex (all Prime Standard, Frankfurt), Esmertec (Swiss Exchange, Zurich), Entelos (London Stock Exchange) and NoemaLife (Borsa Italiana, Milan). In addition, Earlybird supported element 5 in its acquisition by Digital River, Identify in its acquisition by BMC Software, Alantos in its sale to Amgen for $300 million, AbaXX in its sale to Cordys, amaxa in its acquisition by Lonza and dooyoo.de in its sale to LeGuide.com. |
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| Target Partners GmbH |
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| Munich-based Target Partners is a venture capital partnership focused primarily on investments in the IT and communications industries. With many years of experience as managers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, the team at Target Partners supports entrepreneurs in developing and marketing products and services, building organizations, raising funds and taking companies public in Europe and the United States. Target Partners' fund capital of € 112 million is intended for investment in young start-ups, primarily during the first or second rounds of funding. Target Partners has an extensive network of contacts in the technology and venture capital industries in Europe and the United States.
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| Hoffmann Liebs Fritsch & Partner |
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Hoffmann Liebs Fritsch & Partner specialises in advising commercial clients with high expectations. Our expertise ranges from the provision of a comprehensive commercial law service to business, to advising on complex transactions and one-off specialist issues. Corporate law (including M&A and capital markets law), environmental and technology law, employment law, banking law and banking supervisory law together form the mainstay of our practice.
We advise small and medium-sized businesses just as equally as DAX 30 and MDAX companies as well as companies that are listed on international stock exchanges. With the office in Düsseldorf we cover the whole of the Federal Republic. On the international front, we enjoy Best Friends relationships for a number of years with a number of leading firms throughout the whole of Europe, America and Australia.
An innovative legal approach and extensive technical knowledge are the hallmarks of our service. A dedicated contact partner also guarantees our clients personal and individual advice from lawyers who know their business. Our reputation is based on the acknowledged quality of our work. |
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