Investments and M&A due diligence
Insight for investors and acquirers - see the real quality of a company by understanding its intangible assets
M&A due diligence; screening, acquiring, or investing in businesses; evaluating value creation stories
Differentiate between businesses in the same sector beyond financials
In times of market volatility, quality matters more than ever. Whether you’re evaluating a target for acquisition, screening public equities, or running strategic diligence on a sector, intangible assets hold the key to understanding where real value, and real risk, lives.
Brands, data, software, IP, human capital and embedded know-how often make up the majority of enterprise value. Yet they are rarely disclosed in financials, and even more rarely understood. We help investors, M&A professionals and corporate acquirers see beneath the surface – and understand what a business is really built on.
Our models deconstruct intangible asset quality into observable traits – protection, control, transferability, contribution – that correlate with cashflow resilience.
How we work with you
We support investors and acquirers with structured tools and insights that help:
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Identify underpriced or overvalued intangible asset portfolios
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Attribute value in acquisition modelling or scenario planning
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Adjust for value-at-risk and underpriced upside by modelling intangible asset quality against core revenue levers
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Benchmark brands, data, technology and IP against market comparables
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Understand licensing, IP structuring and ownership exposure
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Bring intangible asset value into board and investment committee conversations
Depending on your needs, we can engage early with diagnostics and portfolio screening, or deeper with formal valuation, contribution analysis, and scenario-based modelling.
While traditional financials tell you what’s happened, our tools help you understand what makes those numbers sustainable, or not.
What you can expect
Who we work with
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Clear, structured insight into what drives performance and what introduces risk
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Independent, investor-grade reporting to support diligence or equity analysis
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Intangible asset dashboards to support valuation, strategic review or capital allocation
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A competitive edge in spotting resilient, IP-rich companies with long-term upside
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Corporate development and M&A leads
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PE, VC and institutional investors
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Equity analysts and coverage teams
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CFOs and boards evaluating acquisitions
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Strategy teams and buy-side researcher
