STS is the leading provider of ‘plug & play’ real-time wireless chipsets for consumer audio applications. It offers a superior digital and radio silicon platform that supports the complete range of wireless products including home, portable and automotive applications. The company was acquired in June 2010 by SMSC (NASDAQ:SMSC).
FRSGlobal provides banks with compliance, risk management and analytics software to enable them to mitigate operational risks and to reduce the costs of compliance with Basel II, IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. FRS has over 1000 financial institutions as customers, including 40 of the top 50 global banks. The company was acquired in September 2010 by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.
SEQUANS Communications is the leading leading 4G chipmaker, supplying LTE and Wimax chips to equipment manufacturers and mobile operators globally. Sequans’ chips currently enable the world’s largest WiMAX networks and will soon be driving leading LTE networks. In April 2011, Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS) completed its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first French company to list on the NYSE since 2002.
SERMO is a market leader in healthcare data collection for leading market research companies, agencies, and consulting firms. With offices around the globe SERMO offers both online and offline access to medical professionals and healthcare consumers in over 80 countries. The company was acquired by Abry Partners in February 2019.
NextPerf delivers high value retargeting and audience targeting services for brands and large retailers using its proprietary optimization technology. NextPerf’s innovative offering includes dynamic personalized banners, local targeting and massive reach campaigns on multiple business models (CPA, CPC and CPM). NextPerf was acquired by Rakuten Marketing in 2016.
BuyVIP is an exclusive, invitation-only online destination where invited members discover premier brands in time limited campaigns. It is the leading European private buyers’ club with more than 400 brand relationships across the region and an online community of more than 3.5 million members. It has operations in Spain, Germany and Italy, and offers a unique and efficient direct marketing channel to its brand partners. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) agreed to acquire the company in October 2010.