IP Group Plc (IPO.L) LSE
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IP Group Plc
Address
2nd Floor
London, N1C 4AG
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Phone
44 20 7444 0050
Website
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Employees
69
First IPO Date
October 15, 2003
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Pay | Year Born |
| Gregory Simon Smith | Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director | 840,000 | 1978 |
| David Graham Baynes | Chief Financial & Operating Officer and Executive Director | 583,000 | 1964 |
| Harriet Doherty | Director of Sales and Marketing | 0 | N/A |
| Stuart Thompson | Talent Partner & Head of IP Exec | 0 | N/A |
| Angela Leach | General Counsel & Company Secretary and Board Member | 0 | 1976 |
| Liz Vaughan-Adams | Director of Communications | 0 | N/A |
| Mark Alexander Reilly | Managing Partner | 0 | 1979 |
| Anthony York | Group People Director | 0 | N/A |
| Eoin Murphy | Group Head of IT & Operations | 0 | N/A |
| Joyce Dan Xie | Managing Director of Global Capital | 0 | N/A |
Description
IP Group Plc functions as a private equity and venture capital enterprise, allocating funds across the entire lifecycle of businesses, from initial seed and early-stage rounds to start-up, incubation, growth capital, and mature financing. A specific focus includes providing seed funding for new ventures spun out from academic institutions. The firm's investment interests are broad, encompassing sectors such as life sciences, physical sciences, energy and renewable technologies, medical devices and supplies, general healthcare, technology, cleantech, intellectual property, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, information technology and communications, and chemicals and materials. Furthermore, it assists its university collaborators with the identification and subsequent commercialization of intellectual property. Individual investments typically range between £0.5 million and £1 million (or $0.75 million and $1.50 million), with a preference for securing equity stakes in its portfolio companies. Established in 2001, IP Group Plc is based in London, United Kingdom, and maintains a global footprint with additional offices in Wilmington, Delaware; Oxford, United Kingdom; Hong Kong S.A.R.; and Melbourne, Australia.
