IP Group plc

Disposal of holding in Tracsis plc

10 Mar 2016

IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) (“IP Group” or “the Group” or “the Company”), the developer of intellectual property-based businesses, is pleased to announce that it has realised its entire holding in portfolio company Tracsis plc.

 

The Group received net cash proceeds of £13.1m from the sale, bringing total proceeds to date, including dividends, to £14.3m. This represents an Internal Rate of Return of approximately 58% and a multiple of approximately 38 times the Group’s investment of £0.4m.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

IP Group plc

www.ipgroupplc.com

Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive Officer
Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer
Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications

+44 (0) 20 7444 0050

+44 (0) 20 7444 0062/+44 (0) 7979 853802

Charlotte Street Partners

 

Andrew Wilson

Chris Sibbald

+44 (0) 7810 636995

+44 (0) 7855 955531

 

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About IP Group

 

IP Group is a leading intellectual property commercialisation company which focuses on evolving great ideas, mainly from its partner universities, into world-changing businesses. The Group has pioneered a unique approach to developing these ideas and the resulting businesses by providing access to business building expertise, capital (through its 100%-owned FCA-authorised subsidiary IP Capital), networks, recruitment and business support. IP Group has a strong track record of success and its portfolio comprises holdings in over 90 early-stage to mature businesses across four main sectors -- Biotech, Cleantech, Healthcare and Technology. The Company is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the code IPO.

For more information, please visit our website at www.ipgroupplc.com.

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