1. CLEANTECH PRACTICE

2. ENTREPRENEURS MAKE OUR SUCCESS
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3. STRATEGY
SERIES A FOCUS
START-UPS SPIN-OFFS
• SEEDING THE BEST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES • EXTRACTING VALUE FROM CORPORATES
• LATE STAGE ASSETS AT EARLY STAGE VALUATIONS
• GAME CHANGING TECHNOLOGY WITH BROAD
APPLICATIONS • CORE TEAM EXPERTISE RETAINED
• SHORTER HOLDING PERIOD
• LOWEST VALUATIONS – HIGHEST OWNERSHIP • LOWER TECHNICAL RISK
• EXPLOSIVE RETURN POTENTIAL
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4. GEOGRAPHY
EUROPEAN CENTRIC, GLOBAL REACH
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5. SECTORS
INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH
PETROCHEMISTRY ON THE NEW BIO-SOURCED A NEW BIOTECH
EDGE PRODUCTS NEEDED INDUSTRY
• PETROLEUM PRICE VOLATILITY • NEW CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS • EMERGENCE OF BIOTECH LEADERS
• GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES • NEW POLYMERS & PLASTICS • M&A FROM BIG CORPORATIONS
• REGULATORY PRESSURE • INNOVATIONS ACROSS THE VALUE • FIRST PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET
CHAIN
• CONSUMER PUSH
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6. SECTORS
CLEAN ENERGY
ENERGY CRUNCH CLEAN ENERGY: A MUST THE ENERGY WORLD IS
SHAKEN
• PETROLEUM DEPLETING • ENERGY EFFICIENCY • RISE OF NEW LEADERS
• GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND SURGING • ENERGY GENERATION • FASTER ACCEPTANCE OF
INNOVATION
• HUGE GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY • ENERGY STORAGE
PUSH • EMERGENCE OF NEW NEEDS
SOLVED BY TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATIONS
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7. TEAM
Denis LUCQUIN
Chairman and Managing Partner - dlucquin@sofinnova.fr
M.Sc. from Ecole Polytechnique, France and Ecole du Génie Rural des Eaux et
Forêts and B.S. from the Université de Paris-Dauphine, France.
Alessio BEVERINA
Partner – abeverina@sofinnova.fr
M.Sc. in Chemistry from Politecnico di Milano, Italy and MBA from
ESCP-EAP, France
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8. CLIMBING TOGETHER
17, rue de Surène , 75008 PARIS
Tel: +33 1 53 05 41 00
Fax: +33 1 53 05 41 29
info@sofinnova.fr / www.sofinnova.fr
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