The Businesses

The Icebreaker LLPs trade in the licensing, development and exploitation of know how and creative material. To date they have raised over £350 million in capital contributions.

The business of each LLP has involved acquiring licences from writers, inventors and other third parties. The LLPs have paid further third parties to exploit these licences, with a view to sharing in the revenue generated from the worldwide distribution of products based on the licences and other commercial arrangements.

It is expected that future Icebreaker LLPs will trade and seek to make money in a similar way. This is likely to involve the LLPs working with entrepreneurs and others to nurture talent and enable a range of products and services to be developed, produced and sold.