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Ernst and Young Award
Ernst and Young Award.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 6760W Braveheart Investment Group plc 13 June 2008 \n\n\n13 June 2008\n\nBraveheart Investment Group plc\n('Braveheart')\n\nErnst and Young Award\n\nBraveheart Investment Group plc (AIM: BRH), the technology commercialisation and investment management company, is pleased to announce that at the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards ceremony (Scotland), held on Thursday 12 June in Glasgow, Geoffrey Thomson, Braveheart's Chief Executive, was given a special award for the support given to Scotland's emerging technology companies over the last decade.\n\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\n\n\n\n\nBraveheart Investment Group\n\n\nTavistock Communications\n\n\n\n\nGeoffrey Thomson, Chief Executive\n\n\nClemmie Carr / Simon Hudson\n\n\n\n\nTel: 01738 587555\n\n\nTel: 020 7920 3150\n\n\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\[email protected] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeymour Pierce Limited\n(nomad & broker)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Garrett-Cox\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTel: 020 7107 8000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotes to Editors\n\nBraveheart\nBraveheart Investment Group is a technology commercialisation and investment management company based in Perth, Scotland. Since its formation in 1997 it has made the transition from start-up angel syndicate to fully listed company. Braveheart's shares listed on AIM in March 2007.\n\nInvestments are made in young, emerging, unlisted companies where there is potential for significant growth through successful commercialisation of IP and Braveheart enjoys close relationships with several universities to identify emerging technologies. Investments are predominantly technology-focused; however the Group also maintains limited exposure to more traditional businesses. \n\nBraveheart's diverse portfolio currently comprises over 30 companies and it has completed over 70 deals in its ten year history, including 6 IPOs, 3 trade sales and 8 write-offs and has an exit IRR of 37%.\n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END NRAUOUARWSRNAAR \n ","length":4825,"tagName":"div"}]