Quality of Intellectual Property Report
Strengthen Your Value Story to Buyers and the Street
The strength and uniqueness of a company’s technology and other intellectual property can distinguish a great target company from a less valued target. Yet in many transactions, companies fail to effectively position their intellectual property as a driver of enterprise value. Instead, intellectual property is seen as a risk, relegated to a confirmatory due diligence item, considered in the final stages of the deal — after value and terms have been negotiated. The result is inconsistency in process, surprises late in the process, and a loss of value.
Aon has changed the way companies position their intellectual property to help them articulate and realize its full value in an M&A or financing transaction. Our Quality of Intellectual Property report (QoIP) provides a structured and consistent process and a valuable tool to a deal team to precisely catalogue an intellectual property portfolio, describe its connection to the operating business, benchmark against competitors, and position it for maximum value to both strategic and financial buyers.
Tell your innovation story better.
QoIP delivers high-impact data quickly in deal time and in clear and simple language. It provides your deal team with a powerful tool to deliver a strong and comprehensive positioning thesis early in the deal process.
The report:
- Catalogues intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trade secrets, data, software, and brand
- Highlights core technologies protected by patents and trade secrets
- Identifies competitive advantages enabled by the intellectual property
- Defines intellectual property coverage of existing and future revenue streams
- Benchmarks intellectual property coverage and quality against competitor portfolios
- Articulates a compelling pitch to corporations looking for defensive acquisitions