GP Bullhound
Encyclopedia
GP Bullhound is a privately held investment
banking firm
providing advice on mergers & acquisitions and institutional capital-raising to emerging growth companies in the Technology
sector.
, with additional offices in San Francisco, USA. It has a strong foothold in Europe
and offers clients a global reach to investors and the financial markets. The firm is a research
centric investment bank which publishes monthly sector reports in the areas of Internet
and Digital Media
, Software and Services, CleanTech and Hardware
, and has completed over 100 M&A and Private Placement transactions since it was established.
During 2010, the firm was awarded four separate awards; Corporate Finance
Boutique of the Year, M&A Boutique Investment Bank of the Year, Deal of the Year and Green Deal of the Year, for the being the sole M&A advisor on the sale of Concentrix Solar
.
Recent M&A transactions include; Starlounge (part sale) to Turner Broadcasting System
, Sunglasses Shop, Euroffice
and Figleaves. Recent private placements include King.com, Interactive Investor, Avito.Ru, Private Outlet, MyFC and Bullguard.
International, CNBC
Europe and BBC
World as well as print media, keynoting and moderating industry conferences. GP Bullhound takes an active role in the technology entrepreneurial echo system by participating in industry conferences and has also founded and continues to manage important industry events such as Investor Allstars, Media Momentum and Cleantech Connect. GP Bullhound also organises the SIME Media Momentum awards and is a partner of the White Bull conference.
Investor Allstars was founded in 2002, and is with 600+ attendees an established event for the European venture capital community, The awards recognise Europe’s leading investors and risk takers and have been labelled the “Oscars” for the European venture capital community.
With the general scepticism and reluctance to invest in tech start-ups following the Dot.com meltdown in 2000-2002, the firm wanted to showcase and celebrate the exiting developments happening in this sector and in 2004, the firm launched the Media Momentum. Media Momentum is by invitation only and is strictly limited to the CEOs and founders of Europe's fastest growing digital companies and thought leaders who are personally invited.
In 2009, the firm founded Cleantech Connect, an event which recognises the fastest growing cleantech companies in Europe. This event is held in London in November and is by invitation only.
sector research
focused on the areas of Digital Media and Internet, Software and Services, Cleantech and Hardware. The firm’s research is distributed to an exclusive group of leading institutional investors in both Europe and the US before being made available more widely.
Recent research has covered Digital Music, Thin Film
, Behavioural Retargeting, Augmented Reality
, Social Media
, Smart Grid Solutions, Electric Vehicles, Social Games, Ebooks, Gaming Trends, SaaS
, Virtual Worlds, Online Advertising
, Internet TV and Wireless
Technologies.
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
banking firm
Firm
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providing advice on mergers & acquisitions and institutional capital-raising to emerging growth companies in the Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
sector.
History
GP Bullhound was founded in 1999 and is headquartered at 52 Jermyn Street in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, with additional offices in San Francisco, USA. It has a strong foothold in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and offers clients a global reach to investors and the financial markets. The firm is a research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
centric investment bank which publishes monthly sector reports in the areas of Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and Digital Media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
, Software and Services, CleanTech and Hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
, and has completed over 100 M&A and Private Placement transactions since it was established.
During 2010, the firm was awarded four separate awards; Corporate Finance
Corporate finance
Corporate finance is the area of finance dealing with monetary decisions that business enterprises make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize shareholder value while managing the firm's financial risks...
Boutique of the Year, M&A Boutique Investment Bank of the Year, Deal of the Year and Green Deal of the Year, for the being the sole M&A advisor on the sale of Concentrix Solar
Concentrix Solar
Concentrix Solar GmbH is a German solar power company based in Freiburg, specialized in concentrated photovoltaics technology. In December 2009 Concentrix Solar was acquired by the French Soitec Group.- History :...
.
Recent M&A transactions include; Starlounge (part sale) to Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is the Time Warner subsidiary managing the collection of cable networks and properties started and acquired by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner starting in the mid-1970s. The company has its headquarters in the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. TBS, Inc...
, Sunglasses Shop, Euroffice
Euroffice
Euroffice is a London-based online office supplies retailer founded by George Karibian, Anthony Karibian and Christian Nellemann in 1999.EUROFFICE...
and Figleaves. Recent private placements include King.com, Interactive Investor, Avito.Ru, Private Outlet, MyFC and Bullguard.
Expert commentary and Events
The firm is an established thought leader and is regularly asked to provide commentaries on CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
International, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
Europe and BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
World as well as print media, keynoting and moderating industry conferences. GP Bullhound takes an active role in the technology entrepreneurial echo system by participating in industry conferences and has also founded and continues to manage important industry events such as Investor Allstars, Media Momentum and Cleantech Connect. GP Bullhound also organises the SIME Media Momentum awards and is a partner of the White Bull conference.
Investor Allstars was founded in 2002, and is with 600+ attendees an established event for the European venture capital community, The awards recognise Europe’s leading investors and risk takers and have been labelled the “Oscars” for the European venture capital community.
With the general scepticism and reluctance to invest in tech start-ups following the Dot.com meltdown in 2000-2002, the firm wanted to showcase and celebrate the exiting developments happening in this sector and in 2004, the firm launched the Media Momentum. Media Momentum is by invitation only and is strictly limited to the CEOs and founders of Europe's fastest growing digital companies and thought leaders who are personally invited.
In 2009, the firm founded Cleantech Connect, an event which recognises the fastest growing cleantech companies in Europe. This event is held in London in November and is by invitation only.
Research
Since being founded, GP Bullhound has written extensive and independent technologyTechnology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
sector research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
focused on the areas of Digital Media and Internet, Software and Services, Cleantech and Hardware. The firm’s research is distributed to an exclusive group of leading institutional investors in both Europe and the US before being made available more widely.
Recent research has covered Digital Music, Thin Film
Thin film
A thin film is a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer to several micrometers in thickness. Electronic semiconductor devices and optical coatings are the main applications benefiting from thin film construction....
, Behavioural Retargeting, Augmented Reality
Augmented reality
Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is...
, Social Media
Social media
The term Social Media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0,...
, Smart Grid Solutions, Electric Vehicles, Social Games, Ebooks, Gaming Trends, SaaS
Saas
SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...
, Virtual Worlds, Online Advertising
Online advertising
Online advertising is a form of promotion that uses the Internet and World Wide Web to deliver marketing messages to attract customers. Examples of online advertising include contextual ads on search engine results pages, banner ads, blogs, Rich Media Ads, Social network advertising, interstitial...
, Internet TV and Wireless
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
Technologies.