Matt Wreford

City Index

Matt — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:04:52 +0000

Sector	Financial Services
Initial Investment Date	IPGL invested in April 1994
Investment Stage	Expansion Capital
Role	Board Observer
Description	City Index is one the leading providers of trading products to individuals worldwide. As a group they transact in excess of 1.5 million trades per month on behalf of clients, making them one of the largest FX and CFD providers for the retail market.
Website	www.cityindex.com

Matt — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:55:41 +0000

Sector	Financial Services
Initial Investment Date	IPGL invested in May 2007
Investment Stage	Expansion Capital
Role	Non-executive Director
Description	RI3K (Reinsurance and Insurance for the 3rd Millennium) is the paperless trading service for the insurance and reinsurance industry. RI3K allows all types and classes of large commercial insurance and facultative and treaty reinsurance to be transacted over the Internet. Users simply log on and trade. RI3K has become central to the modern, paperless market, increasing efficiency, accelerating information, and driving out paper and cost.
Website	www.ri3k.com

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:44:19 +0000

Sector	Leisure
Project Date	2008
Role	Raising series B capital from venture capital firms to accelerate the growth of the business. Identified potential investors and lead negotiations of term sheet.
Description	Doof.com is an online community focused on playing casual games. Using cutting edge Flex technology to create an incredible immersive & rich experience, Doof has grown explosively from its beta launch in October 2007 with player feedback, session times and unique visitors substantially exceeding initial expectations.
Website	www.doof.com

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:43:32 +0000

Sector	Financial Services
Initial Investment Date	IPGL invested in June 2005
Investment Stage	Start-up
Role	Monitoring
Description	Governance for Owners (GO) is dedicated to adding long-term shareholder value for clients by exercising owners’ rights. The GO European Focus Fund invests in a small number of European public companies where value can be added through exercising owners’ rights to address key structural or strategic governance weaknesses that have historically impaired company performance. The GO Stewardship Service offers independent corporate governance voting advice on the largest 1500 companies in the US, Europe, South East Asia and Japan.
Website	www.governanceforowners.com

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:42:46 +0000

Sector	Financial Services
Initial Investment Date	IPGL invested in May 2005
Investment Stage	Expansion Capital
Role	Monitoring
Description	Founded in 2002, AIS provides full middle and back office outsourced support, as well as fund administration, to hedge funds and fund of hedge funds. AIS has grown rapidly by attracting clients with its commitment to full daily operational support and industry leading levels of customer service. AIS is headquartered in Hackensack, NJ; and has offices in Grand Cayman, Los Angeles, and London.
Website	www.aisgrp.com

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:41:15 +0000

Sector	Support Services
Project Date	2008
Role	Advising the founders/senior management on corporate strategy and how to grow the business to the next level
Description	Tempero is the UK’s leading interactive community management company providing 24/7 specialist moderation for message boards, blogs, commenting, social networking sites and user generated content projects. Clients include major UK broadcasters, FTSE100 companies, public sector organisations and UK Government.
Website	www.tempero.co.uk

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:40:32 +0000

Sector	Financial Services
Project Date	2005
Role	Establishing a new marine finance business making loans secured on the scrap value of old freighters. Role included building the historic default models, writing the business plan and securing a commitment of up to c.$100m per year from a major fixed income alternative asset manager.
Description	SPV of Fortress Investments.
Website	n/a

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:39:50 +0000

Sector	Support Services
Project Date	2007 - 2008
Role	On-going strategy advice for a rapidly growing recruitment agency.
Description	FRED is a new media specialist recruitment company that works with leading agencies, broadcasters and media owners. Fred’s unique approach is formed from the experience of its senior team, all of whom have worked exclusively in the media sector prior to starting Fred.
Website	www.fredstalent.com

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:38:52 +0000

Sector	Leisure
Project Date	2000 - 2001
Role	Working with John Gilligan (then a partner at Deloitte & Touche) to raise expansion capital for the young company. Subsequently advised on the merger with Flutter.com to accelerate growth even further.
Description	Betfair is the world’s largest Internet betting exchange. Since it was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest bet exchange in the world. In April 2006, Softbank purchased 23% of Betfair, valuing the company at £1.5 billion.
Website	www.betfair.com

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:38:09 +0000

Sector	Financial Services
Project Date	2002 to 2006
Role	Advising the investment banking division of ABN on the selection of the higher risk, higher return investment choices for its employee incentive plan, KEEP. Choices included private equity funds, structured notes on funds of hedge funds, currencies and a distressed debt fund. Allocations ranged from $30m to over $100m per year.
Description	During the period the advice was given, ABN Amro was one of the largest banks in Europe with operations spanning retail & commercial banking, investment banking, and asset management.
Website	www.abnamro.com