EDITORIAL. In the news : TRUFFLE IN THE NEWS. N 14 - February 2010

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1 N 14 - February 2010 Truffle Capital 5, rue de la Baume Paris Tel: In the news : Truffle in the news Truffle 100 France Highlight Truffle 100 European Clusters Portfolio News Information Technologies : GoAdv, Keyyo, NetBooster, Nexeya Life Sciences : Theraclion, Neovacs Energy : Watteco, Dietswell Contacts EDITORIAL Has economic growth returned? After a difficult 2009, 2010 should be less morose than initially expected. The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast and announced that the global economy should grow by 3.9% in Even though the "green shoots" of recovery are still fragile, we are witnessing renewed growth in most of our portfolio companies and remain optimistic for the coming months. It also looks like IPOs in the three innovative sectors that we cover are beginning to pick up, after a firmly closed stock market window over the last two years. In this latest issue of Truffle Insiders, we emphasize on the renewed growth for certain portfolio companies and the successful transition to a commercial phase for others. We hope that you will enjoy reading this issue of our newsletter. Henri Moulard Jean François Fourt Philippe Pouletty MD Bernard Louis Roques TRUFFLE IN THE NEWS In April 2010, Truffle Capital will unveil the 6th Edition of its Truffle 100 France, a reputed ranking of the country s top 100 software companies. Created in 2003, the Truffle 100 France has now become an important reference for the software industry in France.

2 HIGHLIGHT Truffle Capital launches the first edition of the "Truffle 100 European Clusters" ranking At a time when the French government has decided to launch a 35 billion National Bond Scheme (intended to boost the country's economic growth and competitiveness in key emerging sectors), it is becoming clear that France is losing the "software battle". This has been one of the conclusions of the "Truffle 100 European Clusters", a ranking of Europe's 42 leading hi tech regions. The ranking (published on January 20 th 2010) emphasized the domination of the German's Rhine Hand Neckar region which, thanks to the presence of industry leaders like SAP and Software AG, boasted over 12.5 billion in software related revenues for The best ranked French region (Paris Ile de France) came in second ( 2.4 billion in revenues), just ahead of South East England (comprising Greater London and with revenues of 1.8 billion). The two other French regions to make it into the ranking (Rhône Alpes and Nord Pas de Calais) finished in 12th and 20th position, respectively well behind the regions which matter in the world of software. 2

3 PORTFOLIO NEWS Information Technology In brief LeadMedia Group, a spin off of NetBooster specialized in qualified lead generation for advertisers, achieved its first post spin off report with a consolidated turnover of 8 million and a balanced result. In December, the company raised 1 million from its historical investors including Truffle Capital in order to develop its activities. In 2009, LeadMedia (founded by Stéphane Darracq) doubled its turnover and imposed itself as a major player in Internet based performance marketing. This tremendous success confirmed Truffle Capital s expertise in building technology leaders. MoMac, the leading mobile media publisher, announced the launch of its Global Reseller Program (GRP) and the creation of a new Reseller Division. The reseller program will see MoMac extend its reach Worldwide, partnering with best of breed mobile technology and marketing organizations who will use MoMac s GoMedia Platform to service local media, web brands and mobile operators. GoMedia is one the most advanced mobile publishing platforms of the market. GoAdv, Keyyo, NetBooster and Nexeya confirmed high growth trend GoAdv, one of the European specialists in generating qualified web traffic, reported Q unaudited revenues of 11.9 million, showing a strong performance over Q revenues of 9 million (+33%), and a very encouraging 25% growth on Q revenues of 9.6 million. Despite the bad market conditions, IT portfolio companies announced a strong growth. The Keyyo group (formerly Phone Systems & Network), France's leading VoIP operator for corporate clients, posted a turnover of 4.72 million for Q a 19.3% increase over Q In order to attract even more investors, Keyyo held a general assembly meeting on January 21 st. The Board agreed to transfer its shares to Alternext NYSE Euronext Paris. With a view to giving the company an open equity structure and, above all, boosting the stock s liquidity, Truffle Capital allowed its shareholding to fall below 50% as a result of the transfer. This operation also constituted a clear vote of confidence in the management team. 3

4 In Q4 2009, the online and interactive marketing group Netbooster reported a 34% increase of its turnover and gross margin increase of 19% over Q NetBooster is the main shareholder of Guava (29.89% equity stake), a Danish digital marketing agency listed on First North (part of the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange) in Copenhagen. Established in the UK, Denmark and Sweden, Guava posted a turnover of 7.1 million in S and 4.9 million in Q Nexeya (initially Eurilogic Group) published a consolidated turnover of 52.1 million in the first semester , an increase of 1.9 % over the first semester of the previous year ( 51.1 million). Nexeya combines design, realization and support of most advanced electronic products and provides high value services in the fields of Defence, Aerospace and Transportation markets. The Product division (65% of the semestrial turnover) kept on growing with a 29% increase in the second quarter ( 19.6 million vs 15.2 million) and with a 25% increase in the semester ( 34.4 million vs 27.5 million). Life sciences In brief Vexim, the specialist in minimally invasive anatomical restoration of vertebral compression fractures, is actively preparing the commercialization of its implant, planned to be launched during the first half of Deinove, a biotech company dedicated to the research and development of innovative processes for biofuel production, has been selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010, the foremost event for next generation clean and green technology. The conference will take place on March 4 th and 5 th at the Sporting d Hiver in Monaco. Theraclion validates its therapeutic approach and launches pre commercialization of TH One Theraclion, the only medtech company in the world specialized in the treatment of head and neck pathologies, obtained conclusive clinical results at the American society of Nephrology s 42 nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, which took place from October 27 th to November 1 st in San Diego, USA. This study confirmed the efficacy of Theraclion s therapeutic approach. After two ultrasound treatment sessions with the Theraclion s TH One device, a female patient suffering from primary hyperparathyroidism had normalized her parathyroid hormone level and her adenoma size had halved. No treatment side effects were observed. Now that Theraclion s technology is scientifically validated, the company is getting ready for the precommercialisation of its product, the TH One, a device treating primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism non invasively. The technology 4

5 N 14 February 2010 uses diagnostic ultrasound to identify the target and then high intensity ultrasound to coagulate the tissue thus enabling patients to avoid burdensome drug treatment and the risks of surgery. Theraclion has been preparing itself since a year for this major milestone. The company developed a strong brand identity (new corporate visual identity with notably the redesign of Theraclion s logo) and built marketing tools to back up pre commercialization and commercialization of its device (corporate movie and website). Founded in 2004, Theraclion is entering the pre commercialisation phase only 5 years after its creation. The company has, without a doubt, experienced a tremendous growth and has reached in a full speed the crucial stages of his development/expansion. Part financed by OSEO/ISI, the Phase IIa study will be performed in collaboration with the diagnostics company BMD, which is specialised in the diagnosis Neovacs initiates the Phase IIa clinical trial of TNFα kinoïde In December, the biotechnology company Neovacs announced the initiation of the Phase IIa clinical study of its TNFα kinoïde immunotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients, an articular pathology affecting over 9 million people in developed countries. 5

6 of autoimmune diseases. BMD recently announced a capital increase of 3 million led by Truffle Capital and AGF private Equity, who are now shareholders of the company. degeneration age related or AMD) has to raise 15 million to continue its development before envisaging a possible partnership. IPO is an option if the market conditions are favourable. Neovacs aims at commercialising the TNFα kinoïde medicine by Neovacs, working on other autoimmune diseases or serious chronics (Chron s disease, Psoriasis, Lupus (SLE) and macular Energy In brief A new investment for the Energy portfolio: Truffle Capital financed the very promising company SP3H. Based in Aix (South of France), the company has developed a micro analyzer which lowers fuel consumption, pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions. RF it Solutions, an Austrian company selling software and services for radio frequency identification systems (RFID), announced the launch of detego SUITE, a new product using RFID technology, an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. Created in 1998, Watecco manufactures Watt Pulse Watteco received the prestigious «Prix PME de l innovation numérique pour le développement durable» award On December 4 th, Watteco, a French based company developing a unique Power Line Communication solution, received the «Prix PME de l innovation numérique pour le développement durable», an award saluting the most innovative company developing digital technologies for sustainable development. Communication (WPC ) modems for the Smart Energy Command & Control market, including home control and street lighting applications. These smartgrid connected devices are low cost, low power, small in size and able to connect perfectly with internal and Modules WPC external electrical grids. Willing to help individuals manage their energy consumption, the company launched in January its energetic barometer, barowatttm, which helps control home electric consumption. 6

7 Dietswell New Engineering Contract for an Offshore Drilling Unit in Southeast Asia engineering services for the drilling modules. Work on this phase of the project will continue through Q The EDE will be followed by Detailed Engineering, Construction and finally commissioning of the unit. Dietswell announced the signature of a contract for designing a drilling unit and its integration onto an offshore platform. This project will be conducted in partnership with Doris Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). This Offshore platform will be built for the South Korean Operator, DAEWOO International Exploration & Production. HHI, which will manage the construction and installation of the platform, has tasked DORIS with providing the Early Detailed Engineering (EDE). Dietswell is participating in the EDE, providing This new contract from a first class international consortium follows the successful execution of this project s FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) in 2009 and confirms the recognition of Dietswell s expertise in the design of offshore drilling solutions. Un opérateur de Dietswell 7

8 CONTACTS Investor Relations Sneha HIREMATH Truffle Capital 5 rue de la Baume Paris Tel.: sneha@truffle.com Web : Press Relations Caroline CARMAGNOL Alize RP 33, rue de Surène Paris Tel: Mob: Fax. : caroline@alizerp.com