Library House
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The Library House Ltd | |
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Type | Private limited company |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Head office Cambridge, England |
Industry | Business information services |
Website | www.libraryhouse.net |
The Library House Ltd (Library House) is a business information and consulting company based in Cambridge, England, founded in 2002 by Doug Richard.
Library House discovers, compares and monitors private high-growth companies throughout Europe as they progress through their lifecycle from initial investment to partnering, trade sale or public offering. Clients of Library House include UK, US and European investors; including venture capital firms, private equity firms and business angels; professional service providers, such as financial advisors, executive search, accountancy and law firms, and corporations.
The company is associated with one of the world's largest business investment competitions which it runs annually in collaboration with the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) www.runningthegauntlet.com
[edit] Free Research Reports
Library House produces free reports covering different areas of European venture backed business. Recent reports include:
- Cambridge Cluster Report 2007
- UBS UK Venture-Backed Report 2007
- Cleantech Goes Mainstream
- Spinning Out Quality: University Spin-out companies in the UK
- London: Anchoring European Technology Investment, commissioned by the g2i (gateway2investment).
- Cambridge Cluster Report 2006, produced in association with BDO Stoy Hayward and WilmerHale. This is the third in the series of Cambridge Cluster reports and looks in detail at the innovation cluster in and around Cambridge (also known as Silicon Fen).
[edit] External links
Recently, the company's research has been cited frequently in national and international press:
- 22 August 2007 - The Financial Times - UK Trails China for start-up venture capital
- 14 March 2007 - The Financial Times - Universities fare best with spin-out help
- 13 March 2007 - The Daily Telegraph - UK equals US spin-out success
- 8 March 2007 - The Guardian - UK tech investments soar
- 15 February 2007 - The Financial Times - UK tops European venture capital deals
- 29 January 2007 - The New York Times -Europe Encouraging Clean Energy Industry