IP Group
{{short description|British technology investment company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = IP Group plc
| logo = IP Group logo.svg
| logo_size = 130px
| type = Public
| foundation = 2001
| location = London, England, UK
| key_people = Sir Douglas Flint, Chairman
Alan Aubrey, CEO
| industry = Intellectual property
| products =
| revenue ={{decrease}} £(189.5) million (2024){{cite web|url=https://www.ipgroupplc.com/~/media/Files/I/IPGroup-PLC/documents/ip-group-fy2024-results-rns-vf.pdf|title= Preliminary Results 2024|publisher=IP Group|access-date=26 March 2025}}
| operating_income ={{decrease}} £(208.8) million (2024)
| net_income ={{decrease}} £(207.0) million (2024)
| num_employees =
| parent =
| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ipgroupplc.com}}
| slogan =
| footnotes =
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{LSE|IPO}}|FTSE 250 component}}
}}
IP Group plc is a British-based Intellectual property business investing in technology companies, based in London, England. 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.[http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2011/08/31/shares/news-and-analysis/ip-raises-cash-QRzo6wrF8lzvmcdTPqtNxN/article.html IP raises cash] Investors Chronicle, 31 August 2011 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502233853/http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2011/08/31/shares/news-and-analysis/ip-raises-cash-QRzo6wrF8lzvmcdTPqtNxN/article.html |date=2 May 2014 }} It acquired Fusion IP Group on 20 March 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4776217/IP-Group-completes-Fusion-IP-acquisition.html|title=IP Group completes Fusion IP acquisition|date=20 March 2014|access-date=2 May 2014}}
Operations
The company specialises in the commercialisation of university intellectual property rights.[http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2010/09/06/shares/news-and-analysis/calm-returns-to-ip-SD95XMEez3hvixoP5D47mM/article.html Calm returns to IP] Investors Chronicle, 6 September 2010 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083541/http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2010/09/06/shares/news-and-analysis/calm-returns-to-ip-SD95XMEez3hvixoP5D47mM/article.html |date=4 March 2016 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ipgroupplc.com Official site]
{{FTSE 250 Index constituents}}
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Category:British companies established in 2001
Category:Business services companies established in 2001
Category:Companies based in the City of London
Category:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange