Why do I need an IP valuation?
Why do I need an IP valuation?
Are you developing technology? Are you spending money on marketing and brand? Do you document your unique business processes? Do you have a ‘secret sauce’ that enables you to generate more revenue or profit than your competitors – if the answer is yes, then you are investing in intellectual property (IP), BUT who else knows this but you? How do you articulate the intellectual property value of this investment when it is hidden from your balance sheet?
The benefits of identifying and valuing your IP assets are significant:
- For growth and business transformation: businesses rely on IP valuations to make informed decisions about IP protection and IP licensing, to measure ROI on marketing and R&D innovation, or to demonstrate to lenders that they have well-protected assets that are securing future cash flows.
- For M&A and exit: IP valuations can support sell-side to ensure acquirers recognize all the IP value that has been created, but not on the balance sheet, and to provide that all-important IP narrative that demonstrates how these IP assets are used to drive growth and margins, now and post-acquisition.
Why use Metis for a IP valuation?
There are many providers of business valuations and a smaller number who specialize in IP valuations including those who solely offer patent valuation services. We provide IP portfolio valuations and individual IP asset valuations on primary assets such as brand or patent. The feedback we have received from clients is that our intellectual property valuation reports deliver ‘tangible’ benefits for them, providing:
- A new IP narrative to use in their discussions with lenders, investors and acquirers – evidence of the extent, quality and value of ALL their critical intellectual property assets.
- Clear mapping of the key IP assets to products and services, and to material revenue streams. Ensuring our intellectual property valuations are robust, transparent, and reliable.
- Our expert opinion on which IP assets are providing that all important ‘competitive moat’ around the business, protecting future cash flows and underpinning scalability and growth.
Our commercially robust IP valuations are being relied on by numerous third parties including investors, lenders, accountants, advisors and tax authorities.
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