IP & Business Valuation Services

Business & Intellectual Property (IP) valuation plays an important role throughout the lifecycle of an international business. Establishing the economic worth of Business and IP will support your plans to transfer assets or negotiations in an M&A or due diligence process, prove your worth in investor negotiations, and litigation, and aid strategic management.

IP Valuation Services

Focuses on determining the economic value of a company or business in its entirety. This involves analysing financial statements, market conditions, assets, and liabilities to provide a thorough valuation. These services are crucial for investors, business sales, inheritance planning, and shareholder agreements.

Business Valuation Services
Share Valuation Services

Involves determining the value of a single share of the company’s stock, representing the portion of ownership in the company. Can be used in investment decisions, employee stock options, critical when going public (IPO), going though corporate actions like stock splits or spin-offs, dividend payments, and stock buybacks.

Involves assessing the monetary value of intellectual property assets such as patents, trademarks, brand names, customer lists, copyrights, and trade secrets. These services are essential for licensing agreements, litigation support, financial reporting, and strategic decisions in the acquisition or sale of IP assets.

Why use IP and Business Valuation services?
Why use an IP / business valuation expert?

IP valuation services are used by businesses for M&A, business restructuring, IP transfer or licensing, financial reporting, and strategic planning. Investors and venture capitalists look to valuations for investment decisions and due diligence. Legal professionals leverage valuations in litigation. Financial institutions use them for collateral assessment and risk evaluation. Governments and tax authorities refer to them for tax compliance or in disputes.

Companies use IP and business valuation experts to establish a market (arm's length) value and price in dealings involving IP as well as in business transfers and restructurings. Valuation experts would bring in the understanding of the IP / business being valued as well as the industry to ensure accuracy and certainty of the valuation withstanding scrutiny from the involved parties, like auditors, tax authorities, investors. Overall, IP valuation ensures optimal identification, utilisation and protection of IP assets across the value chain.

Your Business IP Valuation Experts

iVC enables clients to identify and understand the value of their own IP, competitors, and potential M&A targets. Our team brings a dynamic and fresh approach to valuations that allows you to have a boarder understanding of your business and the wider market.

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What are the different methods to value business IP?

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Cost Based IP Valuations

This method values IP by calculating the cost of developing or acquiring the IP, estimating the cost to reproduce or replace the asset with an equivalent one. It's commonly used when IP can be easily reproduced or its economic benefits are difficult to quantify.

Business Valuation Methods

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Market-based IP valuations

The market-based approach values IP by comparing it to similar IP transactions (Comparable Transactions) or using financial multiples from comparable companies (Market Multiples). It relies on available market data, making it suitable when there are relevant and recent market transactions.

Income based IP Valuations

This approach to IP valuation is robust and considers the income potential of the IP. It projects future income or cash flows it will generate and discount them to present value. The discounted cash flow (DCF) method is widely used. Derivative income-based IP valuation methods we often use include Relief-from-Royalty and the Excess Earnings method.

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Relief from Royalty Method

This approach is used to assess the value of the IP by estimating the cost savings achieved through owning the IP rather than paying royalties for its use, and then calculating the present value of those savings over a certain period of time. It aids in situations where companies use their developed intellectual property internally.

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Excess Earnings Method

This method values IP by calculating its contribution to the company’s economic profit, focusing on the return generated by the IP. It is often used in the context of valuing IP in businesses that rely heavily on intangible assets such as customer relationships.

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Options based IP Valuations

Real Options Valuation treats IP like a financial option, valuing it based on potential future opportunities or innovations that the IP could enable. This method is often used for early-stage IP or assets like patents with uncertain future benefits, providing flexibility in valuation.

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The team at iVC Consulting is young but nevertheless very experienced and knowledgeable. They quickly obtained a good understanding of our quite complex global structure and resulting needs in relation to a global transfer pricing policy. They approached the problem as if they were internal employees of Docplanner - in a very pragmatic and efficient way. I was also impressed by their modeling skills. Highly recommend, especially for high-growth tech companies.

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iVC value chain support packages

Providing you with clear, practical and ongoing advice. Enabling us to manage workflows around your international expansion that delivers both growth and more importantly, profitability.

Medium - two calls per month
Value €2,050 + VAT
Offer €1,250 + VAT(35% discount)

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For large companies which need ongoing support, are pre-IPO or are going through reorganization.

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Frequently asked questions

Who do we work with?

Our clients are high growth businesses from fintech, healthtech, marketplaces, e-commerce, web3, IT and software development, aviation and others. Our geography covers Europe, the US, and other continents.

What type of cross-border work do you deliver?

At iVC Consulting, we provide value chain optimization for international companies, offer support in defining, refining, and improving cross-border operations and scaling strategies.

Alongside transfer pricing our comprehensive solutions also encompass the coverage of valuations, accounting, process automation and international taxation.

How long does it take to onboard with iVC?

We are working to make it as smooth as possible for our clients to onboard working with us. Of course, there is initial investment of providing necessary information and documents.

What clients don't we work with?

Unfortunately, we don't currently offer [specific service inquiry]. However, we do offer [alternative service] which might be helpful.

How can I contact you?

You can reach us by booking a meeting with us or just write an email to hello@ivc-consulting.com. We are always happy to answer your questions.

Why choose us over Big 4?

We have clients coming to us from Big 4. They appreciate our effectiveness, responsiveness, quality, to-the-point attitude, and accurate advice.