Occam I has a closing target of €150m, which is expected to be invested in 10 to 15 mature IT companies over the next four years, focusing on assets in the homeland security, telecommunications, enterprise and media sectors. It also plans to lead investment rounds for companies seeking growth capital, management buyouts, spin-offs and private investments in public equities (PIPEs).
The fund has already made its first investment, injecting €2m into
The firm was founded in 2004 by Laurent Cadieu, former chief executive of equities at BNP Paribas; Marc Goldberg, former general partner of Reuters Venture Capital; and Francois Lepicard, a former partner at McKinsey & Co. Two partners based in Palo Alto and Hong Kong support the fund’s business development.