Paris, 21st November 2011 – Truffle Capital (www.truffle.com), a leading independent European private equity firm, announced that the top three FCPI[1] of Morningstar’s ranking are managed by Truffle Capital. You can access the ranking on Morningstar’s website (www.morningstar.com).
Morningstar’s ranking counts 327 French FCPI and 257 French FIP funds managed by 54 management companies.
The top three performers are all managed by Truffle Capital [2 with:
- Europe Innovation 2006 in first place, with a valuation increase of 22.46% per year.
- Fortune FCPI in second position, with a valuation increase of 19.53% per year.
- UFF Innovation 5 in third position, with a valuation increase of 17.50% per year.
In addition, according to the half-yearly Chausson Finance index, Truffle Capital was the second most active investor in the first half of 2011, having invested €34 million (www.chaussonfinance.com).
Truffle Capital’s four partners and co-founders, Jean-François Fourt, Henri Moulard, Philippe Pouletty and Bernard-Louis Roques said: “Even in a difficult economic context, our cohesion, our approach as business-builders, and our strategy focused on investing in innovative, high-potential companies in our three fields of expertise have proven to be successful”.
About Truffle Capital
Founded in 2002 in Paris, Truffle Capital is a leading independent European private equity firm dedicated to investing in and building technology leaders in the IT, life sciences and energy sectors. With close to €500 million under management, Truffle Capital is led by a team of four partners (Jean-François Fourt, Henri Moulard, Philippe Pouletty and Bernard-Louis Roques) with successful investment and entrepreneurial experience in both Europe and North America. Truffle Capital aims to achieve superior financial returns by leveraging its industry knowledge, extensive network, operational experience and focus on spin-outs to identify business opportunities that match latent market needs. Since its inception, Truffle Capital has invested in 47 companies, out of which 80% are based in France. For further information, please visit www.truffle.com.
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