IP Group Plc (IPO) 2013年年度报告「LSE」.pdf

1、Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013Stock Code:IPOBuildingoutstandingbusinessesFor further information within this documentAdditional information online at:Welcome to IP GroupIP Group plc develops intellectual property-based businessesIP Groups purpose is to systematically

2、help create,build and support outstanding intellectual property-based businesses in order to provide attractive returns for our shareholders and other stakeholders.We provide our portfolio companies with financial capital from our balance sheet and also from funds that we manage on behalf of others.

3、Critically,in addition to financial capital,we provide a range of support services to our portfolio companies,including executive search and recruitment,corporate finance and capital raising,legal,accounting,company secretarial,strategic expertise and consultancy.We pioneered the concept of a long-t

4、erm partnership model with universities and have arrangements covering a number of the UKs leading research-intensive universities,as well as initial partnerships in the US.Our strategic objectivesTo build and maintain a pipeline of compelling intellectual property-based opportunities To develop the

5、se opportunities into a diversified portfolio of robust businessesTo grow our assets and those we manage on behalf of third partiesTo deliver attractive financial returns from our assetsInvestor websiteWe maintain a corporate website at containing a wide variety of information of interest to institu

6、tional and private investors,including latest news,press releases,annual reports and further information on our portfolio companies.Getting around the reportDisclaimer:This Annual Report and Accounts may contain forward-looking statements.These statements reflect the Boards current view,are subject