Intangible assets are the most powerful lever for value creation
Intangible assets contribute between 55% and 90% of enterprise value in most developed markets – yet they remain misunderstood, misreported, or undervalued.
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Intangible assets include brand equity (protected by trade marks and domain names), technological innovations (like patents, designs, software, plant varieties, and trade secrets), copyright, data, contracts, and customer relationships – assets that underpin competitive moats and long-term advantages across every industry.
Make intangible asset valuation a core part of your business strategy tool-kit
In an environment of tightening regulatory oversight, increasing transfer pricing scrutiny, and frequent intangible-driven disputes, accurate valuations have become a business-critical necessity.
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​They’re often complex, dynamic and vulnerable, but when properly understood and managed, they offer enduring upside potential and a clearer path to strategic growth.
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We provide the full spectrum of valuation services for intangibles
Our exclusive specialisation, deep IP integration, and local regulatory depth offer clients unparalleled insight into intangible asset valuation and strategy.
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We go beyond financial modelling by integrating legal and technical expertise – providing a complete view of what your assets are worth, based on their underlying legal coverage and rights, technical merits and distinctive characteristics.
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This multidisciplinary approach ensures every valuation is not only financially rigorous, but also legally defensible and technically insightful.
Knowing the value of intangibles, helps you:
The QANTM Valuation tool-kit
01 Value Diagnostics
​- Intangible asset mapping
- Value grading for technology, brand, and data assets
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- Qualified royalty assessments and determination
Our suite of Value Diagnostics tools is designed to quickly surface insight. They give decision-makers a clear view of how well their technology, brand, data and other IP assets are performing against industry benchmarks, along with key royalty rate metrics for licensing, transfer pricing, and compliance planning.
02 Value Quantification
- Focused, individual asset valuations of technology, brand, content and data assets
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- Business and enterprise valuations with intangible analysis
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- Valuation for purchase price allocations, impairment reviews, and damages assessments
Our valuations provide clear insights for confident decision-making into the current and potential value of your intangible assets – whether you’re preparing financial statements, navigating a transaction, or supporting a legal position.
We conduct both enterprise and standalone valuations across all classes of intangible assets and technology fields.
03 Value management
- VISION Insights – Value driver and strategy identification
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- Scenario modelling and valuations
- Asset dashboard and performance tracking
Our Value Management tools help clients understand how intangible assets contribute to business opportunities and performance, how their value changes across different commercial or strategic scenarios, and where to prioritise investment, protection or restructuring.
Value Diagnostics Case Study
A growth-stage business with strong customer traction and brand equity is planning an international expansion. Our diagnostics reveal that, while the brand and customer data held strong commercial value, the trade mark protection was fragmented, exposing the business to risk and reducing licensing potential in key markets.
With this insight, the company is able to:
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Strengthen trade mark coverage pre-expansion
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Justify brand investment to the board
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Optimise its valuation ahead of capital raising
A technology company is preparing to enter a joint venture with an international partner. While the method patents, codebase and data sets were impressive, no formal valuation had been undertaken, and the proposed deal risked undervaluing the company's contribution.
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Our valuation assesses:
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Scope and enforceability of patent claims,
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Strength and geographical coverage of IP protection
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Cross-use capability in core and adjacent markets
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Technical differentiation and scalability
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Revenue attribution and contribution modelling
​The result: a board-ready valuation that enables the client to:
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Negotiate equity splits with confidence
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Justify their contribution to investors
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Secure stronger licensing terms in the JV
Valuation Quantification
Case Study
Value Management Case Study
A mid-sized enterprise operating in the health-tech sector was steadily expanding its portfolio of intangible assets – including patents, proprietary algorithms, user data, and a suite of connected brands and sub-brands.
Rather than waiting for a transaction or funding event, the company invested early in strategic oversight of its intangible value.
Using our dashboard and scenario modelling tools, they were able to:
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Track the development and contribution of key intangible assets over time
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Monitor how improvements in patent and trade mark coverage, and data governance influence overall asset strength
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Visualise how different monetisation options (licensing, bundling, platform expansion) would impact value and strategic flexibility
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Inform the board’s long-range planning around market entry, capital allocation and investment in IP
The result: a leadership team that could see the value they were building – and make informed decisions at every step to sustain their competitive edge.
Start a conversation with an intangible asset valuation expert
Contact the QANTM Valuations team