Gloval possesses industry-leading expertise in the valuation of intangibles and intellectual property, which includes marketing, customer, contract, and technology-related properties.

Investors, lenders, analysts, and other stakeholders are getting increasingly alert to the importance and valuation of Intangible Assets. The importance of valuing intangible assets arises from the fact that the reported net worth of businesses may not represent its true value, which more often is in the form of intangibles. This is evident from the gap between a company’s book value and market value on stock exchanges/ transaction value in M&A transactions. 

Types of Intangible Assets

• Goodwill: It is the type of intangible asset recognized when one business acquires another business. It reflects the business reputation of a company.
• Franchise Agreements: They grant the legal right to a business to operate using the name of another company or sell a product/service developed by another company.
• Patents: They grant a business the exclusive right to manufacture, sell, or use a specific invention. This patent can either be purchased from another company or can be received for a new product invented by the company. 
• Copyrights: They grant an extensive right to the business to reproduce and sell software, book, journal, magazine, etc. It secures legal protection by preventing others from reproducing or publishing the author’s work. 
• Trademarks: They legally prevent others from using a business’s name, logo, or other branding items.