Previous Success Stories
- Alphamosaic
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Biotie Therapies
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Biotie Therapies
Encore I Fund’s investment in Biotie was sold in a market placing in December 2009, generating a strong return on investment.
- Blackspider
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Bookham Technology
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Bookham Technology
Bookham Technology was listed on the LSE and NASDAQ (BKHM) in April 2000 at a £1.2bn capitalisation.
(Investment made by a DFJ Esprit partner in a previous fund)
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Buy At
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Buy At
Buy.at is a leading UK online marketing network providing a wide range of brand name clients with high quality affiliate marketing solutions. The buy.at technology platform allows merchants to access thousands of affiliates who generate sales or leads for them on a pay for performance basis.
Buy.at is the preferred affiliate network for many companies because of the features and flexibility of its technology platform, the superior levels of customer service it provides and its reputation for integrity and quality.
Leading clients include Marks & Spencer, Sky, BT, Barclays Bank and Play.com. - Cambridge Positioning Systems
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Cambridge Silicon Radio
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Cambridge Silicon Radio
Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) listed on the LSE in March 2004 at a capitalisation of £240m.
(Investment made by a DFJ Esprit partner in a previous fund)
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DRI
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DRI
DNA Research Innovations (DRI) was sucessfully sold to Invitrogen Corporation in October 2004 for $65m.
- ETT
- FillFactory
- KVS
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Microcosm
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Microcosm
Microcosm was acquired by Conexant (Nasdaq: CNXT) in January 2000 for $128m in cash.
(Investment made by a DFJ Esprit partner in a previous fund)
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NetEconomy
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NetEconomy
Neteconomy was sucessfully sold to Fiserv Inc for an undislcosed sum in January 2007.
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Powerlase
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Powerlase
Powerlase was acquired by Korean, EO Technics Co.,Ltd.(KOSDAQ: A039030), one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of laser-based equipments in the fields of semiconductor, microelectronics, PCB, FPD, PV and general industries.
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Virata
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Virata
Virata was acquired by Globespan in October 2001 in a $1.3bn transaction.
(Investment made by a DFJ Esprit partner in a previous fund)
- Xaar
