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2007
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Investment
in Freejumpsystem and 12bis. Total sale of Financière Allociné
and Direct Energie. |
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2006
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Investment
in Linagora and Aria. Increase of the investment in Faab. Sale of 1001 listes to TF1 Group and Partial sale of Direct Energie to Groupe Louis Dreyfus.
Sale of Arpida shares on the market. |
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2005
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MBO
on CB News, and Telemarket, investments in Xilam (P.I.P.E.) and Ucopia Communications.
Increase of our investment in Adélior. Sale of Cita's stakes in Adélior and
Sport Magazine.
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2004
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Investments in
Direct Energie, Arpida, Synerway and Faab. Sale of Kelkoo to Yahoo!. A. Al
Gabandi becomes President of Cita Gestion, replacing F. Al Rashed.
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2003
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Investments in 1001
listes, La Toulousaine, Adelior, Sport, Médias et Stratégie and Locamex Holding. Acquisition of
Allocine.
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2002
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Investment in
Travelprice.com, eventually bought by Lastminute.com. Michel Bouissou becomes chairman of
CITA.
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2001
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€ 76 million raised for CITA FCPR1.
Philippe Queveau
is Managing Director of CITA Gestion (President : Dr Fahed Al-Rashed).
Significant round of financing
for NPTV. Sale of SFPT. Investment in L4 Logistics.
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2000
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Investment in
Kelkoo. Creation of CITA Gestion.
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1999
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Investments in
Actelion and NPTV. The portfolio exceeds 35 lines of investments and a valuation
of FF 2 billion. Patrick Plouvier
joins
CITA.
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1997
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IPO of REP and
ETAM, LMBO on SFPT (Skiing area of Avoriaz).
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1996
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Investments in Porcher Industries,
Nicodeme, Qwam System, Partenaires Livres.
GAN sells CFJPE to BNP and Natexis. BNP and Natexis thus become shareholders of
CITA and members of the Board.
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1995
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LMBO on REP. Third increase in capital of
CITA.
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1994
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Philippe
Queveau joins
CITA. Investment in ETAM.
Elf sells its CITA shares to CFJPE (GAN Group).
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1993
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IPO of SIDEL in Paris.
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1992
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CITA chooses the French status of an SCR (« venture-capital
company »). Second increase in capital of CITA.
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1990
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Investment in
Genoyer.
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1989
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Distribution of the first dividend, and first increase in capital of the
company.
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1988
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Dr.
Fahed Al-Rashed becomes President of
CITA.
Dominique de la Martinière is Vice-President.
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1987
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CITA initiates the LMBOs on Nobel
Plastiques and SIDEL. IDI sells its CITA shares to GAN.
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1986
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Henri Biard joins CITA as deputy Managing
Director.
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1985
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Creation
of the Investment Company in Advanced Technologies (CITA). The purpose of the
company is to develop economic and commercial cooperation between France and
Kuwait. CITA is created on equal terms by major financial institutions of both
countries : Elf, Paribas and IDI for France, KFTCIC (Kuwait Investment
Authority), IBK (Kuwait Investment Authority) and KPC (Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation) for Kuwait. The initial capital of the Paris-based company is FF
100 million.
The first President of CITA is Mr Dominique
de la Martinière.
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