ENSURING SECURE STRATEGIES Law firm Baker Botts specialises in IP protection and corporate finance and it emphasises the importance of IP strategy marching in step with wider strategy No business with serious ambitions can afford to neglect the importance of Intellectual Property and of protecting that IP. Neil Coulson, IP partner with law firm Baker […]
REAL TIME RETAIL High streets might be struggling, but Mallzee is a business that has built IP that can be the salvation of retailers, while also making life easier for the shopper Hardly a month goes by without news of another one-time retail giant getting into difficulties in the face of a revolution […]
INNOVATE & INSPIRE Innovation is fuelling huge growth for Digitonic, as we report Digitonic is a young company, only founded in 2011, but already it calculates that it has powered more than a billion interactions between brands and consumers across six continents. The company has grown to a value of £10m, a figure […]
Energising Growth Research and Development can be a costly process but, with the right professional advice, businesses can get back much of the cost, as we discover talking to consultants Catax. Innovation and business development are thriving in the UK, but they usually require significant investment from businesses which can be difficult to […]
Pushing Boundaries M Squared is operating at the cutting edge of scientific research and is turning the results of its work into commercial success… M Squared is a photonics and quantum technology company, whose laser systems are pushing the boundaries of quantum science, to improve healthcare and the scientific understanding to halt climate change. The […]
Now in its fifth year, Stephen Robertson reflects on how IP100 entrants are successfully utilising their IP assets to increase access to funding and support business expansion. Since the IP100 launch in 2015, we have eagerly watched as many IP League Table entrants have learned about effective IP management from the IP100 process, improving their […]
The lay of the land: Cannabis, the law, and IP In Frances Ford Coppola’s 1972 epic The Godfather, Don Vito Corleone turns down an investment opportunity from the cunning and opportunistic drug baron Virgil Sollozzo, with Vito telling him that while, ‘It doesn’t make any difference to me what a man does for a living […]
We are delighted to welcome a new sponsor to the IP100 family – specialist tax consultancy Catax. This new partnership will allow Catax clients to benefit from the IP100 benchmark which is the new standard for measuring and managing IP assets, giving IP100 entrants a better understanding of the value of their IP. Catax will […]
Football, without doubt the world’s most popular sport and considered by many to be ‘the beautiful game’, is certainly no stranger to the challenges of IP. Increasingly, topics such as patents, trademarks and copyright all feature prominently in any starting eleven, forming a solid defence that offers protection for and against an array of relevant […]
The 10th September 2019 Apple Conference in California marked the launch of the much-anticipated iPhone 11 range, which included the iPhone 11 Pro and the unimaginatively named iPhone 11 Pro Max. Despite other products also being unveiled at the event, including the Apple Watch Series 5 and the new iteration of the iPad, the brand-new […]
The acquisition of Big Mountain Label Group (“BMLG”) for $300m by Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holding was publicised in late June this year. An interesting aspect of this transaction, from an intellectual property (IP) perspective, stemmed from Taylor Swift’s recent statement that she plans to re-record the albums that were included as part of the transaction. […]
Fish-free tuna, soya shawarma kebab and the illustrious impossible burger, a meatless patty that uses protein from a soybean plant to mimic the effects of blood like animal-based products. These are all quirky items contributing to the thriving meatless market, predicted to be worth around $140 billion in the next decade by analysts at Barclays. […]
This week in fashion news, sportswear giants Adidas and Sketchers have settled their latest legal dispute over the notorious three stripe trademark. This is just the latest in over 300 infringement matters involving the 3-stripe brand in the United States alone. This particular case between two of the largest US footwear brands involved Sketchers’ Goldie-Peaks […]
We were delighted to welcome a new analyst to the team recently, so we thought it would be great to do a Q&A with him to find out more. Introducing Emre… 1. What brought you to Metis Partners? I came to Glasgow almost five years ago, and have remained here ever since. After obtaining my […]
Metis Partners Inc. has launched a new IP-lending product, which has attracted significant interest from notable private equity firms, family offices and other lenders that are looking to lend to exciting and growing businesses. I have worked with innovative, IP-rich growing corporates for years, so I am pleased to see that lenders are finally recognising […]
Image credit: Scott Olson | Getty Images What’s happening? A few weeks ago we witnessed the massive $8.3 billion impairment of the iconic brands Heinz and Oscar Mayer. Kraft Heinz’s shares sank more than 27.5% in a substantial hit straight to the heart of the company and its competitive position. Investors and market analysts appear to […]
Transferable and flexible – IP asset class shows its worth by facilitating a super-fast corporate turnaround A successful restructuring of an IP-rich insurtech provider has once again proven that IP assets play a critical role in corporate transactions. BM Advisory quickly appointed Metis Partners to conduct a marketing campaign on recognising that their client was […]
The 2018 Metis Partners annual Lawn Bowls Extravaganza was bigger than ever, with three events bringing together more than 30 teams in both Glasgow and London. Despite forecasts of thunderstorms and ponchos at the ready, our Glasgow Corporate Recovery event saw the sun shine throughout (most of!) the event. Time to take our Lawn Bowls […]
MP: What were the most crucial things that you did to grow your business? RS: We have always focused on sustainable growth, organic market share development and profitability (that includes very aggressive control of the bottom line). We invested heavily in our Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio which I am confident will create significant shareholder return […]
MP: What were the most crucial things that you did to grow your business? GM: We took an investment from Business Growth Fund 4 years ago to allow us to create a factory for advanced laser technologies and to establish sales and marketing in the US market. Now we are 5 times higher in revenue […]
The Lawn Bowls Extravaganza is always a highlight of the year, so much so that this year we’re holding two! For those of you south of the border, keep an eye out for the London Lawn Bowls Extravaganza which will be taking place in September. For the time being, we’re getting excited about the upcoming […]
IP100 Club Events – Workshops on M&A We’re excited about the upcoming IP100 Club events in London and Edinburgh. The workshops that are led by Corum Group, a US based firm recognised as global leaders in mentoring software & tech companies to maximise their “corporate exit”, are so important that we’re holding them in two […]
Everyone has made an embarrassing mistake via predictive text, simply because it doesn’t think the way you do. Enter SwiftKey: intelligent word prediction software which creates a cloud-based personalised dictionary based on the way you write, including (on an opt-in basis) data from Facebook and email. SwiftKey has been considered one of Britain’s biggest app […]
We are very excited to see that another IP100 success story! Congratulations go to Sphere Fluidics, a Cambridge-based medical technology company that have just secured $7 million with more to follow! Their advanced single-cell analysis system (Cyto-Mine®) has global potential, and this funding will enable them to extend business activity and fundraising efforts in Asia. […]
Just because summer is over, it doesn’t mean the fun stops at Metis Partners. In honour of Offshore Europe, we organised another Whisky Tasting event on the 9th of September in collaboration with three of our favourite companies, Murgitroyd, ITF and Elevator. We’re pleased to announce that it was a massive success! Duncan Taylor’s whisky […]
The team at Metis Partners work hard, and it’s very exciting when we get recognition for it. In the last twelve months, we have received several accolades, for both our Corporate Recovery and Advisory services, as well as our innovation and Due Diligence offering. We’re honoured to be awarded for our services, and hope to […]
Following on from the massive success of our inaugural Laws Bowls Extravaganza last year, we couldn’t help but feel we needed to come back for more. As many of you are already aware, this year’s event will take place at Glasgow’s iconic Kelvingrove bowling green on Friday 26th June! Last year’s event proved hugely popular. New bonds […]
Metis Partners are delighted to be attending the ITF (Industry Technology Facilitator) 2015 Showcase & Conference this Wednesday (4th March) at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. It is a high-profile and prestigious event, and the ideal prelude to Metis Partners opening a dedicated office in Scotland’s oil capital this summer. The conference will be […]
2014 was a bumper year for our Corporate Recovery team, with over 50% growth and a variety of assignments taking us across the country and spanning many different industries, from shipbuilding to software, and fashion retail to burial services! In celebration of yet another great year, our Corporate Recovery team hosted our annual Burns Night […]
We are back to business here at Metis Partners after the huge success of our Lawn Bowls Extravaganza at Glasgow’s iconic Kelvingrove location. Our event proved hugely popular, with new bonds and relationships forged over bowls and (one or two) drinks as representatives from many firms, such as DWF, Burness Paull, Murgitroyd, Barclays, Jumpstart, Pinsent […]
