Freever
Mobile Communities
Paris, France
Acquired August 2005 by Buongiorno Vitaminic (NM techSTAR, Borsa Italiana: BVIT)

Lionhead
Developer of interactive entertainment software for PC and gaming consoles
Paris, France
Acquired April 2006 by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

Apertio Ltd
Software-based cellular network infrastructure
Bristol, UK
Acquired January 2008 by Nokia Siemens Networks (OMXH, NYSE: NOK)

Instranet Inc
Knowledge-based applications for the enterprise contact centre
Paris, France
Acquired August 2008 by Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM)

Phyworks Ltd
Fabless semiconductor company developing ICs for optical networking
Bristol, UK
Acquired September 2010 by Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM)

SurfKitchen Inc
Pervasive Internet software
Reading, UK
Acquired February 2011 by Teleca AB

Sequans Communications SA
Communications IC
Paris, France
IPO April 2011 on NYSE ('SQNS')