IP Group
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Company type | Public (LSE: IPO) |
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Industry | Intellectual property |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Mike Humphrey, Chairman Alan Aubrey, CEO |
Revenue | £98.3 million (2015)[1] |
£73.8 million (2015)[1] | |
£75.1 million (2015)[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
- ^ a b c "Annual Results 2015" (PDF). IP Group. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ IP raises cash Investors Chronicle, 31 August 2011
- ^ "IP Group completes Fusion IP acquisition". 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Calm returns to IP Investors Chronicle, 6 September 2010