IP Group

IP Group plc
Public (LSE: IPO)
Industry Intellectual property
Founded 2001
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Key people
 Mike Humphrey, Chairman
Alan Aubrey, CEO
Revenue £103.5 million (2017)[1]
£53.1 million (2017)[1]
£53.4 million (2017)[1]
Website www.ipgroupplc.com

IP Group plc is a British-based Intellectual property business investing in technology companies. It is headquartered in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The business was founded in 2001 and floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 2003 before achieving a full listing in 2006: it raised an additional £55m in June 2011.[2] It acquired Fusion IP Group on 20 March 2014.[3]

Operations

The company specialises in the commercialisation of university intellectual property rights.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Preliminary Results 2017" (PDF). IP Group. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ IP raises cash Investors Chronicle, 31 August 2011
  3. ↑ "IP Group completes Fusion IP acquisition". 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Calm returns to IP Investors Chronicle, 6 September 2010
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