IP Group Plc (IPO) 2017年年度报告「LSE」.pdf

1、Evolving GREAT IDEASinto WORLD-CHANGING businessesIP Group plc Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017Registration Number:04204490 Stock Code:IPOIP Group plc Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017INVESTMENT CASEThe purpose of IP Group is to evolve great

2、 ideas into world-changing businesses.The IP Group team has spent many years developing its approach to identifying attractive intellectual property(“IP”),nurturing and building businesses around such IP and then providing capital and support along the journey from“cradle to maturity”.We are pioneer

3、ing in our approach,including the concept of forming long-term partnerships with leading research universities,passionate about what we do,principled in how we work and committed to delivering results for all of our stakeholders.The Group now has operations in the UK,the US and Australasia and,follo

4、wing the combination with Touchstone Innovations and capital raise in 2017,benefits from increased scale and critical mass,a more diverse portfolio and access to 16.8%of the worlds Top Research.Our portfolio,which is currently valued at 1.1bn,comprises holdings in over 150 companies covering a broad

5、 range of commercial innovations across the life sciences and technology.We have a strong track record of success and are proud to have helped create and build some truly exciting businesses based on cutting-edge science.Strength of partnerships with leading research institutions,giving access to po

6、tentially disruptive IP around the world.Business-building expertise,including executive search,capital,networks,recruitment and business support.Patient capital approach,enabling the provision offunding from cradle tomaturity unconstrained bytraditional fixed-life VC fund approach.Strong track reco