Library House
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| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business information services |
| Founded | England, UK (2002) |
| Founder | Doug Richard, John Snyder |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK[citation needed] |
| Website | www.libraryhouse.net |
The Library House Ltd (Library House) was a business information and consulting company based in London, England, founded in 2002 by Doug Richard and John Snyder. [citation needed]
Library House went into administration in December 2008, has had its database of deals sold to Dow Jones.[1][citation needed]
Library House discovered, compared and monitored private high-growth companies throughout Europe as they progressed through their lifecycle from initial investment to partnering, trade sale or public offering. Clients of Library House included UK, US and European investors; including venture capital firms, private equity firms and business angels; professional service providers, such as financial advisers, executive search, accountancy and law firms, and corporations.[citation needed]
Library House's activities also included an increasingly successful events business (Essential Cleantech, Essential Mediatech, Meet the Companies, etc.) and Futurefest, a major event to be held in Cambridge in June 2009.[citation needed]
The company was associated with one of the world's largest business investment competitions which it ran annually in collaboration with the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) RunningTheGauntlet (now www.bizgrowtheast.com)[citation needed]
Free research reports[edit]
Library House produced free reports covering different areas of European venture-backed business.[2] Reports included:
- Cambridge Cluster Report 2008
- Mediatech 2008[permanent dead link]
- An Analysis of UK University Technology and Knowledge Transfer Activities
In the press[edit]
The company's research has been cited frequently in national and international press:
- 18 September 2008 - The Guardian - The Guardian/Library House CleanTech 100
- 22 August 2007 - The Financial Times - UK Trails China for start-up venture capital[permanent dead link]
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ Dow Jones acquires database assets of venture capital research firm Library House Archived 25 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, PR Newswire, 6 January 2009
- ^ Full list of publications Archived 11 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine on the company's website
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