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Richard Williamson

IP Group - Deep dive into the life sciences portfolio

We consider IP Group a compelling healthcare play with 31% of its end-2022 portfolio invested in life sciences companies, or 47% including Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT). These investments provide exposure to drugs developed for a variety of indications, including different types of cancer, autoimmune diseases (eg rheumatoid arthritis), as well as respiratory and kidney diseases. Investors may benefit from the platform established by management over the past decade and nurtured over many years, with nine life sciences companies expected to deliver major data over the next 24 months or so. Exposure to IP Group’s innovative portfolio is now available at a wide discount to NAV of c 60%.
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IP Group

IP Group is focused on identifying intellectual property (IP), nurturing and building businesses around such IP and then providing capital and support along the journey from cradle to maturity. As of Dec 31 2016, Co.'s portfolio comprised holdings in 90 companies across the four sectors in which Co. operated: IP Healthcare; IP Tech; IP Cleantech; and IP Biotech. Co. is organized into three operating segments: the commercialization of IP via the formation of long-term partner relationships with universities; the management of venture funds focusing on early-stage U.K. technology companies; and the in-licensing of druggable intellectual property from research institutions.

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Richard Williamson

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