3TS is currently the exclusive advisor to three funds totaling approximately € 200 million.

FUND I - Technologieholding Central and Eastern European Funds

3TS was originally set up in 1999 by the Finnish Sitra and the German Technologieholding to advise two new Netherlands based TCEE Funds: Technologieholding Central and Eastern European Fund NV and Technologieholding Central and Eastern European parallel Fund BV.
These venture capital funds totaling € 66 million have been fully invested into 15 companies, out of which 11 have been exited and 4 are in active portfolio.

FUND II - 3TS Central European Fund II

Building on the success of Fund I, in 2005 3TS raised 3TS Central European Fund II totaling € 130 million from one of its´ existing investors: 3i Group plc, Europe’s leading private equity and venture capital firm. This private equity fund is currently actively investing and primarily targets growth capital investments between € 5-15 million. Its’ active portfolio contains 6 companies.

3TS Cisco Growth Fund

3TS in partnership with Cisco Systems Inc, the worldwide leader in networking technologies launched In November 2007 a new venture capital fund, the Technology in Central and Eastern Europe S.C.A. SICAR (marketed as the “3TS Cisco Growth Fund”), primarily targeting € 1-4 million growth capital investments in small and medium-sized companies in technology, media and communications sectors.


INVESTORS

3i Group Plc

www.3i.com
3i is Europe's leading venture capital and private equity company, which is active across all stages of funding, from early-stage venture capital to growth capital and buyouts. 3i invests €1.5bn a year. 3i's international relationship network is unique. A team of over 300 investment professionals spans three continents, linking it to a wealth of corporate contacts and industry experts. This gives 3i both a local and global view of industry trends.

Cisco

www.cisco.com
Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco equipment in Europe is supplied by Cisco Systems International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Sitra

www.sitra.fi
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, is an independent public foundation under the supervision of the Finnish Parliament. The Fund aims to promote Finland's economic prosperity by encouraging research and providing venture capital. Sitra was set up in 1967.

EBRD - European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development

www.ebrd.com
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was established in 1991. Today the EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 27 countries from central Europe to central Asia. The EBRD is the largest single investor in the region and mobilises significant foreign direct investment beyond its own financing. It is owned by 60 countries and two intergovernmental institutions. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. It also works with publicly owned companies, to support privatisation, restructuring state-owned firms and improvement of municipal services.

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
Germany (KFW)

www.kfw.de
KfW Bankengruppe (KfW banking group) gives impulses for the economy, society and ecology in Germany, Europe and the world over. It supports change and promotes promising ideas. What we do we do as professionally as possible and at the lowest possible cost: in the promotion of SMEs, in home finance or housing modernization, in the protection of the environment and the climate, in Export and Project Finance or in the promotion of the developing and transition countries.

MPC Global Equity Funds

www.globalvision-ag.de
www.mpc-capital.de
GLOBAL VISION AG Private Equity Partners is an independent fund-of-fund management company with expertise in both private equity and venture capital. The company has two offices located in Frankfurt/Main and Hamburg. MPC Capital AG, Germany's leading non-bank issuing house, develops and markets innovative capital investment products for affluent private clients. The company has operated with growing success for several years.

5E Holding AG

www.5eh.ch
The name of 5E Holding AG stands for Excellence in Eastern European Emerging Equity. The company was founded July 8, 1998 and has its headquarters in Zug. Together with its subsidiaries it comprises 5E Group. 5E Holding AG offers institutional and private investors the opportunity to invest within a simple legal and tax optimized structure in a broadly diversified and professionally managed Private Equity portfolio. 5E Holding AG invests in selected Private Equity funds and makes direct investments in unlisted companies as well as in listed Small Cap Companies in middle eastern Europe. This way, it opens a not easily accessible investment alternative

Alpha Associates

www.alpha-associates.ch
ALPHA Associates offers tailored private equity solutions to institutional and private clients. ALPHA advises and manages private equity fund-of-funds programs deployed in various stages, regions and industry sectors. ALPHA creates value for its clients through an active management style and its extensive industry network.

Print Page