U.C.A. Aktiengesellschaft

U.C.A. Aktiengesellschaft provides equity capital to innovative, fast-growing companies of the New Economy, followed up by continuing advice and support to help them go public.
For its private equity investments, U.C.A. focuses on companies in the following sectors:




For its private equity investments, U.C.A. focuses on companies in the following sectors:




Base technology/IT;



Biotech/Health care/Life sciences; as well as



Nanotechnology and microtechnology.
U.C.A. generally prefers to invest in companies which are at a growth or pre IPO stage of their development.



As a medium-term partner, U.C.A. contributes smart money, outstanding corporate finance expertise and a high-caliber network of industry specialists and contacts.



Thanks to U.C.A.’s independence, coupled with its strong presence in the capital markets, its clients can be assured of a fair, optimally structured IPO process offering a high certainty of successful placement.




U.C.A. enhances the value of its portfolio investments by providing active advice and support both before and after the IPO, selling the investment gradually after two or three years.
U.C.A.’s ability to support the performance of its portfolio investments with fast-paced, intelligent action is to be regarded as a decisive competitive advantage.



Since it was founded, U.C.A. has grown at a very dynamic rate. Both in terms of asset quality and profitability, U.C.A. today is one of Germany’s leading private equity investment firms.





With 35 equity stakes today, the company has successfully expanded and carefully diversified its investment portfolio . In 1999, U.C.A. conducted six IPOs for the companies ricardo.de, buecher.de, InternetMediaHouse.com, Advanced Medien (all listed on the Neuer Markt stock exchange segment in Frankfurt), Datapharm Netsystems (Prädikatsmarkt stock exchange segment in Munich) and Lebensart Global Networks (traded over-the-counter in Munich). In 2000, Softing AG and InfoGenie Europe AG were successfully listed at the German Stock Market. The fact that U.C.A. currently holds investments in nine listed companies attests to the high quality and solid asset value of its portfolio.
For investors, U.C.A. is a ‘pure play’ in the booming venture capital sector. Holding U.C.A. stock is an excellent way of participating in the high growth and income potential of the pre-IPO equity financing business. U.C.A.’s share price has appreciated substantially since it was first issued in December 1998.