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Ian Lobley is a Senior Partner in 3i's Venture Capital business and a member of its global leadership team. He has been with 3i since 1987, investing primarily in technology-based businesses trying to exploit technology and market advantage to achieve exponential growth. Whilst active across Europe and USA, Ian is currently based in London, UK, and has also been based in Paris, France. Ian specialises in information technology investments across Europe. Key deals that he has been involved in include Bookham Technology, a leading supplier of optical components; Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam; Searchspace, a leading provider of financial risk management software; Magic4 and Paragon Software, both mobile device software companies separately acquired by Openwave; and Merlin Communications, a spinout of the BBC World Service transmission business. Currently Ian is a director of a number of exciting young companies including The Cloud, Europe's leading WiFi network; Ipanema Technologies, provider of world leading network application management software; Psytechnics, a company assuring the quality of Voice and Video over IP; Intense, bringing leading-edge laser solutions to the printing and defence industries; Nujira, provider of solutions to increase significantly the efficiency of wireless infrastructure; Dibcom, world-leaders in mobile TV chipsets and Netronome, provider of Open Appliance, providing a high speed and open platform for next generation network appliances. Ian has served on various advisory boards including the European Objective One Programme, the European Technology Forum and Oxford BioTechNet. | 