IP Group PLC Portfolio company Ultrahaptics raises £10.1m
November 02 2015 - 2:01AM
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IP Group PLC
02 November 2015
FOR RELEASE ON 02 November 2015
IP Group plc - Portfolio company Ultrahaptics completes GBP10.1m
funding round
IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Group"), the
developer of intellectual property-based businesses, is pleased to
note that its portfolio company, Ultrahaptics Limited
("Ultrahaptics" or "the Company"), has completed a fundraising of
GBP10.1 million.
Ultrahaptics, a spin-out from the University of Bristol, has
developed a unique technology that enables users to receive tactile
feedback without needing to wear or touch anything. The technology
uses ultrasound to project sensations through the air and directly
onto the user. Users can 'feel' virtual buttons, get feedback for
mid-air gestures or interact with virtual objects.
Following completion of the financing round, IP Group's
undiluted beneficial stake of 30.1% in Ultrahaptics is valued at
GBP7.1 million and IP Venture Fund II's 11.1% stake is valued at
GBP2.6m. As a result of the Group's 33% limited partnership
interest in IP Venture Fund II, its effective beneficial interest
in Ultrahaptics is approximately 33.8%. The fundraising has
resulted in an unrealised fair value gain to IP Group of GBP4.6
million and a fair value gain of GBP1.6m to IP Venture Fund II. IP
Group and IP Venture Fund II committed GBP1.7 million and GBP0.8
million respectively to the fundraising.
The round was led by Woodford Investment Management and the
Company was advised by IP Capital.
For more information, please contact:
IP Group plc www.ipgroupplc.com
Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive
Officer +44 (0) 20 7444 0050
Greg Smith, Chief Financial
Officer +44 (0) 20 7444 0062/+44
Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications (0) 7979 853802
FTI Consulting
James Melville-Ross/Simon
Conway/
Victoria Foster Mitchell +44 (0)20 3727 1000
Ultrahaptics
Heather Macdonald Tait heather@ultrahaptics.com
Notes for editors
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.
IP Venture Fund II LP is a venture capital fund managed by IP
Capital. The Group has a 33% limited partnership interest in IP
Venture Fund II and its results are consolidated into those of the
Group.
For more information, please visit our website at
www.ipgroupplc.com.
About Ultrahaptics
Ultrahaptics is the world's leading mid-air haptics company. The
company has developed a unique technology that enables users to
receive tactile feedback without needing to wear or touch anything.
The technology uses ultrasound to project sensations through the
air and directly onto the user. Users can 'feel' touch-less buttons
get feedback for mid-air gestures or interact with virtual
objects.
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