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# coding=utf8 # the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility import re regex = r"(?s)your\s*capital\s*contribution\s*is\s*due\s*on\s*or\s*before\s*(.*?20[1-9][0-9])\s*\.?\s*" test_str = ("\"cash - 0k\n" "p-ok\n" "VIOLA wires - 0k\n" "VENTURES\n" "unfunded 253,585 - 0k\n" "March 5, 2020\n" "To: PAPEF VII-B, L.P.\n" "Re: Viola Ventures IV - 41st Capital Call\n" "We are pleased to announce the 41st capital call of Viola Ventures IV (\"\"the Fund\"\"). The Fund expects\n" "to use this capital contribution to fund follow-on investments in Codefresh Inc. (\"\"Codefresh\"\") and\n" "Seebo Ltd. (\"\"Seebo\"\").\n" "The Capital Call proceeds will be applied as follows:\n" "Use of Contribution Amount ($)\n" "Investment in Codefresh 1,941,145\n" "Investment in Seebo 600,000\n" "Use of reserves (71,494)\n" "Total 2,469,651\n" "Pursuant to section 3.2 of the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements of the Fund,\n" "notice is hereby given that your capital contribution is due on or before March 19, 2020. The\n" "contribution to be made by you is $45,161 and is equal to 1.3% of your subscription to the Fund.\n" "This contribution reflects a recallable amount, previously distributed.\n" "To date, your share in the recallable distributions made by the Fund equals to $317,093.\n" "Your aggregate contribution out of such recallable distributions, including this capital call, IS\n" "$184,533.\n" "Following this capital call, your remaining recallable amount out of such recallable distributions\n" "already made by the fund is $132,560.\n" "Funds, in U.S. dollars, should be wired in accordance with the attached instructions.\n" "Please have your bank identify the name of the Limited Partner for which the contribution is being\n" "made. It is important to show the name of the Limited Partner exactly as shown on the subscription\n" "agreement so that we can identify the sender.\n" "In the event that you receive a notice or any capital call instructing you to forward the funds to\n" "another bank account which is not the existing account of the Fund as detailed in the attached\n" "instructions, please do not transfer the funds and contact us immediately via telephone at +972-9-\n" "9720400.\n" "Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Partner & CFO, Itzik Avidor,\n" "iavidor@viola.vc or our Controller, Mor Bar morl@viola-group.com.\n" "Sincerely yours,\n" "Viola Ventures 4 L.P.\n" "By Viola Ventures 4 Ltd., its general partner\n" "12 Abba Eban Avenue, Bldg. D, Herzeliya, Israel / 09-9720400 / viola.vc\n\n" "VIOLA\n" "VENTURES\n" "Wire Instructions for Capital Contribution\n" "Bank: Silicon Valley Bank\n" "Bank Address: 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054\n" "Account number: 3302648406\n" "Account name: Viola Ventures IV (A), L.P.\n" "ABA Routing: 121140399\n" "Swift code: SVBl<US6S\n" "Sender: PAPEF VII-B, L.P.\n" "Amount: 45,161 USD\n" "Reference: 41st Capital Call\n" "Unless you are contacted by us via telephone and receive our verbal confirmation to any change in\n" "the bank account details, you are kindly requested to keep transferring any capital call payments to\n" "the above mentioned bank account of the Fund. The Fund shall not be responsible for any transfer\n" "of capital call payments to other bank accounts.\n" "12 Abba Eban Avenue, Bldg. D, Herzeliya, Israel / 09-9720400 / viola.vc\n\n" "VIOLA\n" "VENTURES\n" "March 5, 2020\n" "To: PAPEF VII (Offshore)-B, L.P.\n" "Re: Viola Ventures IV - 41st Capital Call\n" "We are pleased to announce the 41st capital call of Viola Ventures IV (\"\"the Fund\"\"). The Fund expects\n" "to use this capital contribution to fund follow-on investments in Codefresh Inc. (\"\"Codefresh\"\") and\n" "Seebo Ltd. (\"\"Seebo\"\").\n" "The Capital Call proceeds will be applied as follows:\n" "Use of Contribution Amount ($)\n" "Investment in Codefresh 1,941,145\n" "Investment in Seebo 600,000\n" "Use of reserves (71,494)\n" "Total 2,469,651\n" "Pursuant to section 3.2 of the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements of the Fund,\n" "notice is hereby given that your capital contribution is due on or before March 19, 2020. The\n" "contribution to be made by you is $19,938 and is equal to 1.3% of your subscription to the Fund.\n" "This contribution reflects a recallable amount, previously distributed.\n" "To date, your share in the recallable distributions made by the Fund equals to $139,994.\n" "Your aggregate contribution out of such recallable distributions, including this capital call, IS\n" "$81,470.\n" "Following this capital call, your remaining recallable amount out of such recallable distributions\n" "already made by the fund is $58,524.\n" "Funds, in U.S. dollars, should be wired in accordance with the attached instructions.\n" "Please have your bank identify the name of the Limited Partner for which the contribution is being\n" "made. It is important to show the name of the Limited Partner exactly as shown on the subscription\n" "agreement so that we can identify the sender.\n" "In the event that you receive a notice or any capital call instructing you to forward the funds to\n" "another bank account which is not the existing account of the Fund as detailed in the attached\n" "instructions, please do not transfer the funds and contact us immediately via telephone at +972-9-\n" "9720400.\n" "Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Partner & CFO, Itzik Avidor,\n" "iavidor@viola.vc or our Controller, Mor Bar morl@viola-group.com.\n" "Sincerely yours,\n" "Viola Ventures 4 L.P.\n" "By Viola Ventures 4 Ltd., its general partner\n" "12 Abba Eban Avenue, Bldg. D, Herzeliya, Israel / 09-9720400 / viola.vc\n\n" "VIOLA\n" "VENTURES\n" "Wire Instructions for Capital Contribution\n" "Bank: Silicon Valley Bank\n" "Bank Address: 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054\n" "Account number: 3302648406\n" "Account name: Viola Ventures IV (A), L.P.\n" "ABA Routing: 121140399\n" "Swift code: SVBl<US6S\n" "Sender: PAPEF (Offshore)-B, L.P.\n" "Amount: 19,938 USD\n" "Reference: 41st Capital Call\n" "Unless you are contacted by us via telephone and receive our verbal confirmation to any change in\n" "the bank account details, you are kindly requested to keep transferring any capital call payments to\n" "the above mentioned bank account of the Fund. The Fund shall not be responsible for any transfer\n" "of capital call payments to other bank accounts.\n" "12 Abba Eban Avenue, Bldg. D, Herzeliya, Israel / 09-9720400 / viola.vc\n\n" "Chelsea McGowan\n" "From: Mor Bar <Morl@viola-group.com>\n" "Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:39 AM\n" "To: Chelsea McGowan; ViolaVentures Investor Communication\n" "Cc: papefvii@portad.com\n" "Subject: RE: Viola Ventures IV - 41st Capital Call\n" "Hi Chelsea,\n" "See below:\n" "PAPEF VII-B, LP - Unfunded commitment - $43,358 and the remaining recallable amount is $132,560.\n" "PAPEF VII(Offshore)-B, LP - Unfunded commitment - $19,142 and the remaining recallable amount is $58,524.\n" "Hope it helps,\n" "Mor\n" "Mor Bar T +97299720413\n" "Controller M +972 50 8430844\n" "Viola morl@viola-group.com\n" "www.viola-group.com\n" "From: Chelsea McGowan <cmcgowan@alterdomus.us>\n" "Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 3:51 PM\n" "To: ViolaVentures Investor Communication <ViolaVenturesInvestor@viola.vc>\n" "Cc: papefvii@portad.com\n" "Subject: RE: Viola Ventures IV - 41st Capital Call\n" "Good morning,\n" "Can you please confirm the unfunded commitments for PAPEF VII-B, LP and PAPEF VII(Offshore)-B, LP as of the date of\n" "the attached notice?\n" "Thank you,\n" "CHELSEA MCGOWAN, MSA\n" "Fund Accountant, US\n" "9 Old Kings Highway South\n" "Darien, CT 06820\n" "Direct: +1 (203) 309-4193\n" "www.alterDomus.com\n" "WE'RE WHERE YOU NEED US\n" "Australia - Belgium - Cayman Islands - China - Cyprus - France - Germany - Guernsey - Hong Kong - Ireland - Jersey - Luxembourg - Malta - Mauritius - Singapore -\n" "The Netherlands - United Kingdom - USA\n" "1\n\n" "Alter Domus Email policy.\n" "Please consider the environment before printing.\n" "From: ViolaVentures Investor Communication <ViolaVenturesInvestor@viola.vc>\n" "Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 10:04 AM\n" "To: Mike T Forward 2019 <mtrinkaus@alterdomus.us>\n" "Cc: papefvii@portad.com\n" "Subject: Viola Ventures IV - 41st Capital Call\n" "Dear Investor,\n" "PAPEF VII-B, L.P.\n" "Please find attached the 41st Capital Call of Viola Ventures IV.\n" "Best regards,\n" "Viola Ventures\n" "*NOTICE: This communication is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may\n" "contain confidential and/or legally privileged material. Any forwarding, copying, disclosure, distribution, or other use of\n" "this information by any person is prohibited. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient or his or\n" "her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this\n" "communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify sender immediately\n" "by replying to this message and deleting it from your account.\n" "2\"") matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE) for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1): print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group())) for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())): groupNum = groupNum + 1 print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.group(groupNum))) # Note: for Python 2.7 compatibility, use ur"" to prefix the regex and u"" to prefix the test string and substitution.

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Python, please visit: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html