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L'indicateur chausson finance - second half-year 2002

For the first time in two years, French venture capital investment in high-tech companies increased marginally, to E271m. In the previous period, some E254m was invested. But despite this small rise, investment levels remained below those in the second semester of 1999, according to the latest report from Chausson Finance. In French.

The gentle increase in investment was mainly to the benefit of existing portfolio companies and the proportion of capital committed to start-ups continued its downward path. New investments accounted for 38 per cent of total financings, compared with 42 per cent in the previous year, and 63 per cent in H2 2000. 

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