IP Group PLC Portfolio company Ceres completes £20m placing
September 29 2016 - 2:01AM
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IP Group PLC
29 September 2016
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IP Group plc - Portfolio company Ceres Power completes GBP20m
placing
IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Group"), the
developer of intellectual property-based businesses, is pleased to
note that portfolio company Ceres Power Holdings plc ("Ceres" or
"the Company"), has raised a total of approximately GBP20.0 million
(before expenses) by means of a conditional placing ("Placing")
with new and existing investors in the UK.
Ceres is a leader in low cost, next generation fuel cell
technology for use in distributed power products that have the
potential to bring cheaper and cleaner energy to homes and
businesses.
IP Group committed a total of GBP6.6m to the Placing and,
following completion, will hold a total of 257,538,294 shares in
Ceres, or 25.6% of the equity. The Placing remains subject to the
passing of certain resolutions at the General Meeting, scheduled
for 14 October 2016.
Ceres was advised by IP Capital.
For more information, please contact:
IP Group plc www.ipgroupplc.com
+44 (0) 20 7444 0050
Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive Officer
Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer +44 (0) 20 7444 0062/+44 (0)
Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications 7979 853802
Charlotte Street Partners
Andrew Wilson +44 (0) 7810 636995
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 approximately 100 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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