Intellectual property (IP) is, in our view, the fundamental asset of innovation and entrepreneurship in the 21st century - with the potential to generate new wealth opportunities for investors. Northwater focuses on investments in intellectual property and intellectual property rich companies. Investee companies typically have compounding business models with elements of licensing, royalties and/or subscriptions to achieve scale. The fund is diversified across industry sectors, geographies and the capital structure. The fund’s objective is to combine leading intellectual property, compounding business or cash flow models and world-class management to generate exits and excess returns. The fund is managed by a team with expertise in IP assessment, valuation, management, and enforcement. The fund holds a mix of investments, diversified across sector and geography. The fund seeks to provide additional value to its IP investments in several key ways: Governance. In a majority of cases, Northwater seeks to influence the business direction and strategy of its portfolio investments through board appointments and through ongoing consultations with directors and management. Operations. IP portfolio investments have access to Northwater's advisor network of world experts in enterprise and entrepreneurial company management and operations. Realizing value. The Fund has a deep network of capital markets contacts, including investment banks, venture investors, hedge funds and Fortune1000 investors, and seeks timely "for value" realizations of its investments. Realizations can take the form of strategic sale, initial public offering, successful licensing or litigation, or receipt of royalty streams.
For more information about the intellectual property fund, please contact: Frances Kordyback (416) 594-2775 fkordyback@northwatercapital.com Andrew Harrison (212) 307-6089 aharrison@northwatercapital.com