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IP Group plc
Company typePublic (LSEIPO)
IndustryIntellectual property
Founded2001
HeadquartersLondon, 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]
Websitewww.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. ^ a b c "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