These companies committed €730
million in capital to b-business partners, whose mandate was to identify
and invest in enterprise technology companies likely to augment the more
traditional business activities of its shareholders.
In 2004, we ceased searching for new investment opportunities
in order to concentrate on the development of our portfolio. Today, our focus
is on building those businesses and we continue to invest financial and intellectual
capital in our portfolio companies in order to maximise our return on investment.