INVESTCORP
INVESTCORP |
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Official Website: http://www.investcorp.com |
Official about page: http://www.investcorp.com/Template1a.aspx?pageid=IR2.6 |
Country: Please specify country |
Location: Investcorp Bank B.S.C., Investcorp House, Building 499, Road 1706 Diplomatic Area 317 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
and PO Box 5340, Manama.Kingdom of Bahrain Investcorp International Ltd., 48 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3HW. UK Investcorp International Inc., 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. USA |
Founded: 1982 |
Business: Invests in surveillance tech companies -- data mining |
Contact |
Phone: UK +44 (0)20 7629 6600. Bahrain +973 17532000. USA +1 212 599 4700. |
Fax: UK +44 (0)20 7499 0371. Bahrain +973 17530816 . USA +1 212 983 7073. |
Contents
Background
" Investcorp E.C., the parent corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Investcorp International. Investcorp E.C. is an investment bank headquartered in Bahrain which began doing business in the United States under that name in 1983. Investcorp International was created by Investcorp E.C. in November of 1986 to continue conducting the business of its parent in the United States." Facts: Lawsuit
- Investcorp International Ltd
"Investcorp Bank B.S.C is an investment holding company. The firm makes investments in alternative assets through its subsidiaries including private equity, real estate, and technology investments. It also manages hedge funds..." - Businessweek -
- Investcorp International Inc.
++ Nemir Kirdir, Founder of Investcorp is an International Senior Adviser to Chatham House ++ To better understand why being a "Senior International Advisor" is of significance, see also
Chatham House Rule and the History of Chatham House
INVESTCORP is an arm of the Central Bank of Bahrain that operates through a bank account set up in the Caymen Islands under the name of INVESTCORP. The company invests in various sectors including technology.
Some of the tech companies appear to include creating and providing surveillance products and services."
"Investcorp is incorporated as a Bahraini Public Shareholding Company in Bahrain and licensed as a wholesale bank under the regulatory supervision of the Central Bank of Bahrain, the leading regulator in the Gulf. Investcorp has a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan to enable ongoing business to be conducted in the event of adverse incidents." Investcorp
"Investcorp specializes in offering multi-product alternative investments on both sides of the Atlantic. These include corporate investment - North America & Europe, hedge funds, real estate, corporate investment - Technology and corporate investment - MENA. The firm's mission is to act as a bridge between surplus funds in the Gulf and non-traditional investment opportunities in the USA and Western Europe. Its 400 staff is drawn from 38 nationalities." Investcorp
- * "Corporate investment - Technology, also known as Investcorp Technology Partners, is an experienced sponsor of growth-oriented control investments in the technology sector. We invest in small to medium-sized technology-driven businesses in the US and Europe and utilize a variety of transaction types. Our fundamental investment philosophy is value creation through growth and operational improvement. Currently, the team manages three funds with total commitments of over $1 billion.
Our dedicated investment team is comprised of seasoned professionals with extensive technology experience and a broad range of operational and financial backgrounds. We have significant professional experience covering all aspects of the investment cycle, including deal origination, transaction structuring, post-investment management and investment realization.
Operating as one decision-making unit across two offices in New York and London, our multi-national and cross-Atlantic team can leverage Investcorp's global network for its portfolio companies. Over the last 10 years, the team has completed more than 40 investments." Investcorp
- "Appellant, Investacorp, is a Florida corporation whose primary business is providing financial services as a broker/dealer and as a financial intermediary between individuals, corporations and institutions seeking investment opportunities. There are two appellees in this case: Investcorp E.C., the parent corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Investcorp International. Investcorp E.C. is an investment bank headquartered in Bahrain which began doing business in the United States under that name in 1983. Investcorp International was created by Investcorp E.C. in November of 1986 to continue conducting the business of its parent in the United States. Hereinafter, the two co-appellees will be referred to as "Investcorp"." FACTS in lawsuit
InvestCorp's Technology Companies & Products
Bluecabinet Wiki is focusing on tech that can or is currently being used for surveillance.
PORTFOLIO 2012
Current Portfolio of InvestCorp's Technology Companies include;
ANTENNA SOFTWARE
ATRENTA
CSID CYBERAGENT
- CSIdentity CYBERAGENT BOT
Board Members include two from Investcorp = see "Alex Guira is a managing director of Investcorp Technology Partners" and "Dr. Dirk Schmücking re-joined Investcorp Technology Partners in 2007."
CSID (formerly CSIdentity) product CyberAgent is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robot.
PRODUCT: "CyberAgent is our exclusive proprietary technology that enables the detection of stolen identities and compromised confidential information. Our technology scours criminal chat rooms, blogs, web sites, and bulletin boards 24 hours a day to identify the illegal trading and selling of personal information. With the ability to search for and detect multiple identity elements, we provide our subscribers with the most comprehensive fraud detection available on the market. To date, CyberAgent has found more than 14 million identity data points being sold online. Your members and consumers can also customize the information that CyberAgent monitors for additional protection..."
"CyberAgent can be designed for cyber detection on an international level – breaking language barriers and detecting identity theft across the globe. This service sources via multiple geographies that US IP addresses cannot access." - CSID -
Apparently, CyberAgent is some sort of Artifical Intelligence (AI) Robot that does the data mining.
"CyberAgent can be designed for cyber detection on an international level – breaking language barriers and detecting identity theft across the globe. This service sources via multiple geographies that US IP addresses cannot access. " http://www.csid.com/identity-protection/cyberagent/
News reports
- "On the Internet Nobody Knows You're A Robot" BusinessWeek
- Stratfor taps CSID to protect identities breached in Cyberattack by Darkreading.com
- September 15, 2011: On the Internet Nobody Knows You're A Robot" BusinessWeek
- Dec. 3, 2011: "Central Texas bids to make itself commercial hub of cyber security industry" Statesman (CSID info)
- Dec. 29, 2011: Stratfor goes to CSID for help after being hacked Statesman
- Oct. 15, 2001: Barron's cover story STRATFOR - Shadow CIA
Dialogic
- * Dialogic also in Blue Cabinet Wiki
In October 2010, Dialogic merged with Veraz Networks and is now publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker DLGC. "The company was incorporated in October 2001 as NexVerse Networks.
- On November 1, 2002 Israel's ECI Telecom merged its subsidiary NGTS (which was established in 1986) with NexVerse Networks to form a new company called Veraz Networks.
- In 2007 Veraz had an IPO on NASDAQ.
- In May 2010, it was announced that Veraz was to merge with the Dialogic Corporation, under the Dialogic banner.
- The merger was completed on October 1, 2010 and the merged company, named Dialogic now trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DLGC.
- In June 2010, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission charged Veraz with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)." Wikipedia
See also - U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 21581 / June 29, 2010 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Veraz Networks, Inc., Case No. CV-10-2849 (PVT) (N.D. Cal. filed June 29, 2010)
- eviivo is the UK's leading software provider for small and medium-sized accommodation businesses to manage their online and offline bookings, allocate rooms, allow for flexible pricing, invoice and process payments. With over 4,400 customers, eviivo's portfolio covers the breadth of the UK market and includes B&Bs, guest accommodation, inns, farmhouses, cottages, restaurants with rooms, and smaller boutique hotels.
- FleetMatics is one of the fastest growing providers of Software-as-a-Service telematics solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. Leveraging a hosted application and GPS technology, FleetMatics allows business owners to reduce operating costs by tracking their vehicles' locations, saving on fuel costs, and generating key business intelligence reports. The company is a market leader in the US, UK and Ireland.
- GENBAND is a leading provider of telecom infrastructure equipment enabling converged services to more than 100 telecom, cable and wireless service providers. The company's products allows service providers to maximize the value of their legacy infrastructure while seamlessly migrating to next-generation, multimedia services. GENBAND has the number one market share in North America in the mid-sized media gateway market and the number two position worldwide. Investcorp Technology Partners originally invested in BayPackets, a provider of application software to communications service providers, in December 2002. BayPackets was subsequently merged with GENBAND in August 2006.
- kgb (formerly InfoNXX) is the world's largest independent provider of directory assistance and enhanced information services. kgb delivers solutions to wireless and landline carriers, corporations and educational institutions in North America, handling the majority of the '411' calls in the US that are delivered through a mobile phone. Furthermore, in the UK, 'The Number' 118 118 has become Britain's leading directory assistance service for consumers and businesses. The company also has operations in France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. In 2009, kgb launched 542542 (kgbkgb), the premier text answer service in the US. Investcorp Technology Partners' investment in kgb is the result of our buyout of Conduit which was merged into InfoNXX in April 2006.
- Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) operates one of Europe's leading digital payments companies, providing a leading independent e-wallet platform on the Internet, under the Moneybookers' brand. The Group's services are available in over 200 countries and territories, offering more than 100 local payment options through its relationships with over 80 banks and payment providers. With 16 million account holders, Skrill has one of the largest e-wallets worldwide. It is regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom and is UK's first FSA-licensed e-money issuer.
- Sophos is based in the UK, and has its Americas headquarters in Lynnfield, MA, and subsidiaries and branch offices in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Singapore. Investcorp Technology Partners' investment in Sophos is the result of our PIPE investment in Utimaco Safeware AG, which was acquired by Sophos in October 2008.
- T3Media formerly Thought Equity Motion
- Wells-CTI is formerly known as Antares Advanced Test Technologies, Wells-CTI manufactures high performance thermal management solutions, burn-in sockets and other ATE consumables for the semiconductor test industry.
- Wireless Telecom Group w/ subsidiaries that include Noise Com, Boonton Electronics, Microlab/FXR and Willtek Communications
- * See also Project PM regarding Bahrain lobbying org Qorvis Lobbying and PR
Products
- CSID (formerly CSIdentity) product CyberAgent is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robot.
PRODUCT: "CyberAgent is our exclusive proprietary technology that enables the detection of stolen identities and compromised confidential information. Our technology scours criminal chat rooms, blogs, web sites, and bulletin boards 24 hours a day to identify the illegal trading and selling of personal information. With the ability to search for and detect multiple identity elements, we provide our subscribers with the most comprehensive fraud detection available on the market. To date, CyberAgent has found more than 14 million identity data points being sold online. Your members and consumers can also customize the information that CyberAgent monitors for additional protection..."
"CyberAgent can be designed for cyber detection on an international level – breaking language barriers and detecting identity theft across the globe. This service sources via multiple geographies that US IP addresses cannot access." - CSID -
Apparently, CyberAgent is some sort of Artifical Intelligence (AI) Robot that does the data mining "On the Internet Nobody Knows You're A Robot" BusinessWeek
Countries that are known to have products
Reports
Reports about INVESTCORP
- 2005: Investigating Investcorp
News about Investcorp Tech Companies
CSID News:
- September 15, 2011: On the Internet Nobody Knows You're A Robot" BusinessWeek
- Dec. 3, 2011: "Central Texas bids to make itself commercial hub of cyber security industry" Statesman (CSID info)
- Dec. 29, 2011: Stratfor goes to CSID for help after being hacked Statesman
Tech & Business Partners
- CSID use to be called CSIdentity and rebranded to CSID that uses an AI Robot called
Board Membersinclude two from Investcorp = see "Alex Guira is a managing director of Investcorp Technology Partners" and "Dr. Dirk Schmücking re-joined Investcorp Technology Partners in 2007."
PRODUCT: "CyberAgent is our exclusive proprietary technology that enables the detection of stolen identities and compromised confidential information. Our technology scours criminal chat rooms, blogs, web sites, and bulletin boards 24 hours a day to identify the illegal trading and selling of personal information. With the ability to search for and detect multiple identity elements, we provide our subscribers with the most comprehensive fraud detection available on the market. To date, CyberAgent has found more than 14 million identity data points being sold online. Your members and consumers can also customize the information that CyberAgent monitors for additional protection..."
"CyberAgent can be designed for cyber detection on an international level – breaking language barriers and detecting identity theft across the globe. This service sources via multiple geographies that US IP addresses cannot access. " http://www.csid.com/identity-protection/cyberagent/
Apparently, CyberAgent is some sort of Artifical Intelligence (AI) Robot that does the data mining "On the Internet Nobody Knows You're A Robot" BusinessWeek
- * Sophos is based in the UK, and has its Americas headquarters in Lynnfield, MA, and subsidiaries and branch offices in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Singapore. Investcorp Technology Partners' investment in Sophos is the result of our PIPE investment in Utimaco Safeware AG, which was acquired by Sophos in October 2008.
Contact: Jeff Babka (CFO), Tel: +44 1235 559933
TelePacific Communications Los Angeles, CA, USA. Acquired: 2000
Stratus Technologies Maynard, MA, USA. Acquired: 1999
- * OpSec Security Group offers a wide range of overt security technologies that can be specifically engineered to meet an individual client’s needs. The overt features of the OVD offer instant recognition, and provide the first level of verification by consumers, customs officials, investigators, and law enforcement."
BusinessWeek Company Snapshot.
Contract from US Navy "(TACAN) test sets, identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) test sets, and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment such as RF and microwave signal generators."
People Responsible
Board of Directors
- Nemir Kirdar is the Founder, Executive Chairman & CEO of the global investment group, Investcorp.
- Rishi Kapoor Chief Financial Officer
- Deepak Gurnani Head of Hedge Funds
Management Team
"Underpinning the growth and success of Investcorp is its unique fund raising ability. This results from the unmatched personal service that we provide to our investor base of prime institutions and top tier high-net-worth individuals in the six Gulf Co-operation Council countries of the Arabian Gulf: the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The GCC region is the world's fastest growing wealth market, and we see Gulf investors continuing to increase their allocation of investable wealth to alternative investment products of the type we offer.
Our alternative investment products are distributed to GCC clients through our Bahrain-based dedicated placement and relationship management team. Members of this team travel regularly within the region, maintaining close personal contact with clients to update them on the progress of their existing investments and to explore their interest in participating in new investment opportunities..."
Investors [Note: need to identify names of investors, not just countries]
"Underpinning the growth and success of Investcorp is its unique fund raising ability. This results from the unmatched personal service that we provide to our investor base of prime institutions and top tier high-net-worth individuals in the six Gulf Co-operation Council countries of the Arabian Gulf: the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The GCC region is the world's fastest growing wealth market, and we see Gulf investors continuing to increase their allocation of investable wealth to alternative investment products of the type we offer..." INVESTCORP
Major Stockholders