Empresas y finanzas

VPSA Sells V2 FCPR Venture Capital Portfolio to TempoVest Fund II LP



    V2 FCPR acting through its management company VPSA has
    completed the sale of its portfolio of companies to TempoVest Fund II
    LP; a Delaware limited partnership, advised by Tempo Capital Partners
    ("Tempo"), and capitalized by HarbourVest Partners. The complex sale
    for an undisclosed price included a portfolio of 14 companies,
    situated in nine different countries, including OneAccess Networks,
    TES Electronic Solutions (formerly Thales Electronic Solutions),
    Webify, Neophotonics, and Infusio.
    Philippe Charquet, former President of VPSA, has joined Tempo as a
    Managing Partner and will play a leading role in managing the assets
    of TempoVest Fund II LP.
    Tempo is a London-based specialist investment advisory firm which
    acquires manages and realizes portfolios of venture capital
    investments. Tempo is investment adviser currently to a number of
    funds established in conjunction with leading fund-of-funds firms to
    acquire venture portfolios in the secondary market. With aggregate
    capital commitments to these funds amounting to some EUR 200MM and
    some 50 investments overall, Tempo is now a leader in its field in
    Europe.

    VPSA (formerly Viventures Partners SA) was previously the venture
    capital and private equity division of Vivendi Universal. Based in
    Paris, France and Palo Alto, California, VPSA has managed committed
    capital exceeding USD 500MM and investments in over 50 technology,
    media, and telecom companies.

    VPSA was advised by SJ Berwin, Morrison & Foerster, and Campbell
    Lutyens, and Tempo Capital Partners was advised by CMS Cameron
    McKenna.