BUZZ-IP Group: Bottom of the FTSE 250 after H1 loss
** IP Group (LSE: IPO.L - news) down 4.7 pct after reports adjusted loss before tax of 31.1 mln stg; leads FTSE midcap losers
** Co, which commercialises intellectual property, says 12.8 mln stg of capital provided to portfolio companies and projects, down from 15.1 mln stg last year
** Co sees minor Brexit impact on specific portfolio company financing rounds
** Up to Monday's close, stock had fallen 21.8 pct YTD vs a 0.73 pct rise in the FTSE 250 index (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) :sanjeeban.sarkar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)