Technology deals where the IP is the value.
In technology companies, patents, know-how and data often carry most of the price. We advise sellers, buyers and investors on deals where intellectual property drives value: valuing the company and its IP, finding the right counterparties, preparing the offering materials, and guiding terms and timing through to close, alongside your bankers and lawyers.
- IP-led valuation and appraisal of companies and patent portfolios
- Buyers, sellers and capital sources identified across technology markets
- Detailed deal analysis with our partner Patent Monetize
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In technology deals, the IP often carries the price.
When a technology company is sold, acquired or funded, much of its value sits in patents, software, know-how and data. Generalist advisers often treat that as a footnote. We put it at the centre: we value it properly, use it to find the buyers or targets who will pay most for it, explain it clearly in the offering materials and protect it in the terms.
We work alongside your investment bankers, lawyers and accountants, and with our partner Patent Monetize for detailed commercial analysis and access to buyers, licensees and investors, bringing patent and technical depth to the questions others are not built to answer.
At a glance
- Acting for
- Sellers, buyers, investors and lenders
- Deal types
- Company sales, acquisitions, carve-outs, portfolio sales, fundraising
- Focus
- Technology businesses where IP drives value
- Includes
- Valuation, counterparties, memorandums, terms, timing
- Partner
- Patent Monetize, for detailed analysis and deal reach
- Works with
- Your bankers, lawyers and accountants
- Confidentiality
- NDAs and staged disclosure throughout
From first valuation to a signed deal.
Six services that can be combined into a full mandate or used on their own at the stage where you need them.
Company valuation and appraisal
An independent view of what the business and its intellectual property are worth, built on methods buyers, investors and auditors recognise.
- Enterprise valuation with the IP contribution made explicit
- Patent portfolio valuation by income, market and cost approaches
- Relief-from-royalty and comparable licence analysis
- Quality, coverage and remaining-life scoring of key patents
- Sensitivity analysis and value ranges, not a single number
- Valuation reports for negotiations, boards and investors
Potential buyers or sellers
The right counterparties, found through patent data as well as market intelligence, so no logical buyer or target is missed.
- Strategic buyers identified from their patent and product activity
- Targets screened by technology fit and IP strength
- Financial buyers and growth investors in the sector
- Long list, short list and prioritised outreach plan
- Confidential, staged approaches under NDA
- Interest tracking and feedback through the process
Timing guidance for transactions
When you go to market matters as much as how. We assess readiness, market conditions and the IP calendar before you commit.
- Readiness review of the business and its IP
- Market and sector timing indicators
- Key patent grants, expiries and filing milestones
- Litigation and licensing events that move value
- Sequencing of preparation, outreach and diligence
- Realistic timetable from launch to close
Offering memorandums
Materials that tell the story of the business and make its IP easy to understand and easy to value.
- Anonymous teaser for first approaches
- Confidential information memorandum
- IP section explaining the portfolio in plain language
- Patent-to-product maps and competitive positioning
- Management presentation support
- Virtual data room structure and IP document index
Sale or purchase terms
Support on the terms that decide what the deal is really worth, especially where IP is involved.
- Indicative offer and letter of intent review
- Price, structure, earn-outs and deferred consideration
- IP representations, warranties and indemnities
- Licence-back, carve-out and transition arrangements
- Conditions tied to IP ownership and clearance
- Coordination with your legal counsel on the agreements
Capital sources for funding
Where the goal is growth rather than sale, we help identify investors and financing routes that value the IP.
- Strategic investors and corporate venture arms
- Venture capital and private equity funds in the sector
- IP-backed financing and lending options
- Grant and public funding programmes where relevant
- Investor materials with a clear IP story
- Introductions coordinated with your financial advisers
Deeper analysis with Patent Monetize.
For M&A and portfolio transactions, we work with our partner Patent Monetize, a patent transaction platform that connects patent holders with buyers, licensees and investors. Together we combine legal and technical rigour with market reach and detailed commercial analysis.
- Patent validity, scope and strength
- Ownership, chain of title and encumbrances
- Freedom to operate and infringement risk
- Evidence-of-use and claim charts
- IP sections of offering memorandums
- IP terms, warranties and transfer
- Detailed commercial and market analysis
- Patent and portfolio valuation support
- Network of buyers, licensees and investors
- Deal matching for sellers and acquirers
- Portfolio listing and marketing to buyers
- Transaction support through to completion
One coordinated team. You deal with a single point of contact, under one NDA framework, while both firms work on your transaction. Visit Patent Monetize ↗
Selling a business or buying one.
The same expertise, applied to opposite goals: achieving the best price and terms for a seller, or paying the right price for the right asset as a buyer.
Selling a company or portfolio
Present the IP so buyers pay for it.
- Readiness review of the business and its IP
- Fix title, filing and documentation gaps before launch
- Valuation that makes the IP contribution explicit
- Buyers identified from patent and product activity
- Teaser, memorandum and IP narrative prepared
- Data room structured for efficient diligence
- Seller-side due diligence to avoid surprises
- Bids compared on price, structure and risk
- Terms and IP warranties negotiated with counsel
- Timetable managed from launch to close
Acquiring a company or technology
Pay the right price for the right asset.
- Targets screened by technology and IP fit
- IP strength and coverage assessed before approach
- Approach strategy and introductions
- Valuation and offer range set on evidence
- Ownership, validity and FTO due diligence
- Licences, encumbrances and disputes reviewed
- Price adjustments and protections for IP risks
- Representations, warranties and indemnities shaped
- Carve-out and licence-back terms where needed
- IP integration plan for after closing
Recognised methods, grounded in patent reality.
A credible valuation combines financial methods with a hard look at the patents themselves. We use both, and show how each factor moves the number.
Income approach
Future cash flows attributable to the IP, discounted for risk and time.
Relief from royalty
The royalties the owner avoids by owning the IP, based on comparable licence rates.
Market approach
Prices paid for comparable companies, patent portfolios and licences.
Cost approach
The cost to recreate or replace the technology and its protection.
Real options
For early-stage technology, the value of future opportunities the IP keeps open.
Strength and validity
How likely the key patents are to survive a challenge, and how broad their claims are.
Coverage and remaining life
Countries covered, products protected and years of protection left.
Use and licensing evidence
Products practising the patents, existing licences and enforcement history.
Encumbrances
Licences granted, liens, SEP commitments and other limits on what a buyer receives.
From readiness to closing.
A disciplined process keeps momentum, protects confidentiality and keeps every party working to the same timetable.
- 01
Readiness and valuation
Business and IP reviewed, value range set.
- 02
Materials
Teaser, memorandum and data room prepared.
- 03
Outreach
Counterparties approached in confidence.
- 04
Offers and terms
Bids compared and key terms negotiated.
- 05
Due diligence
IP, technical and commercial questions answered.
- 06
Signing and closing
Agreements finalised and IP transferred.
A key patent grant, a court decision or a competitor launch can move value overnight. We plan the timetable around the events that matter for your IP, so you go to market at the right moment.
Discuss your timingSix questions every deal must answer about the IP.
Whether you are buying or preparing to sell, these are the questions that decide price, protections and sometimes whether the deal happens at all.
Ownership and chain of title
Assignments, inventor agreements and employee and contractor rights checked, so the IP really belongs to the seller.
Validity and strength
Key patents assessed for validity, claim scope and vulnerability to challenge.
Freedom to operate
The target's main products checked against third-party patents that could block them.
Encumbrances and licences
Licences in and out, security interests, open-source use and standards commitments reviewed.
Coverage against products
Patents mapped to current and planned products and to the markets that matter.
Disputes and risks
Litigation, oppositions, demand letters and potential claims identified and assessed.
A full mandate, or the piece you need.
Choose the engagement that fits your transaction. Each can be expanded as the deal develops.
Sell-side mandate
We run the IP-led parts of a sale process for founders, shareholders and corporates, from valuation to close.
- Readiness review and valuation
- Buyer identification and outreach strategy
- Teaser, memorandum and data room support
- Bid evaluation and negotiation support
- Seller-side IP due diligence
- Coordination with bankers and lawyers
Buy-side search
We find and assess acquisition targets whose technology and IP fit your strategy.
- Target screening from patent and market data
- IP strength and fit assessment
- Approach strategy and introductions
- Valuation and offer support
- Full IP due diligence
- Integration planning for the IP portfolio
Independent IP valuation
A stand-alone valuation of a company's IP or a patent portfolio, for a deal, an investor or a board.
- Income, market and cost approaches
- Quality and coverage scoring
- Value ranges with sensitivity analysis
- Report suitable for negotiations and boards
- Optional update as the deal progresses
- Fast turnaround options
Patent portfolio sale
Monetising patents that are no longer core, or acquiring portfolios that strengthen your position.
- Portfolio review and packaging
- Evidence-of-use charts that support price
- Buyer and seller identification
- Sale process and negotiation support
- Assignment and recordal coordination
- Licence-back arrangements where needed
Fundraising support
Helping growth companies raise capital on the strength of their technology and IP.
- IP story for investor materials
- Investor and capital source identification
- IP due diligence readiness
- Valuation support for pricing discussions
- Data room IP section
- Coordination with financial advisers
IP due diligence only
Focused diligence on the IP behind a deal, for buyers, investors and lenders.
- Ownership and chain of title
- Validity, scope and FTO risks
- Licences, encumbrances and disputes
- Red-flag report for decision makers
- Representation and warranty input
- Post-signing remediation plan
For owners, acquirers and investors in technology.
Our clients range from founders selling their first company to global corporates reshaping their portfolios.
Founders and shareholders
Selling a technology company and making sure the IP is reflected in the price.
Corporates
Divesting non-core businesses or patents, or acquiring technology to accelerate growth.
Strategic acquirers
Finding and assessing targets whose technology fits the roadmap.
Private equity and venture capital
Testing the IP behind an investment and building value across a portfolio.
Universities and spin-outs
Licensing, selling or raising capital on the strength of research IP.
Law firms and bankers
Adding patent and technical depth to transactions you are leading.
IP depth that generalist advisers lack.
We understand patents, technology and deals, so the intellectual property is valued, presented and protected as the asset it is.
Patent attorneys and analysts
Valuations and diligence grounded in claim scope, validity and coverage.
Technical specialists
Engineers and scientists who understand the technology behind the deal.
Partnership with Patent Monetize
Detailed commercial analysis and a network of buyers, licensees and investors.
Global reach
Buyers, targets and investors across the US, Europe and Asia.
Recognised valuation methods
Income, market and cost approaches, explained clearly.
Strict confidentiality
NDAs, staged disclosure and controlled data rooms on every mandate.
Questions about IP-led M&A.
Answers to what founders, corporates and investors ask us most.
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Request a confidential call01What does AnalystIP do in an M&A transaction?
We advise on the parts of a deal where intellectual property drives value: valuation and appraisal, finding buyers, targets and capital sources, preparing offering materials, guiding terms and timing, and IP due diligence. We work alongside your bankers, lawyers and accountants.
02How do you value a technology company's IP?
We combine financial methods, such as income, relief-from-royalty, market and cost approaches, with an assessment of the patents themselves: validity, claim scope, coverage, remaining life, use in products and licensing history. The result is a value range with clear assumptions.
03Can you help us find buyers?
Yes. We identify strategic and financial buyers using patent and product data and market intelligence, and through our partner Patent Monetize's network of buyers, licensees and investors, then plan confidential, staged approaches under NDA.
04Who is Patent Monetize?
Patent Monetize is our transaction partner: a platform that connects patent holders, inventors and companies with buyers, licensees and investors. On M&A and portfolio deals, they provide detailed commercial analysis and market reach, while we provide the legal and technical analysis.
05What is an offering memorandum?
A confidential document that describes the business to prospective buyers or investors: its products, market, financials, team and, in technology deals, its intellectual property. We prepare the IP sections and support the full document.
06When is the right time to sell?
It depends on the business, the market and the IP calendar. Key patent grants, licensing deals and resolved disputes can all raise value. We review readiness and timing before you go to market.
07Do you handle the sale of patent portfolios on their own?
Yes. We package portfolios, prepare evidence-of-use charts that support price, identify buyers and support the sale process and assignment.
08What does IP due diligence cover?
Ownership and chain of title, validity and scope of key patents, freedom to operate, licences and encumbrances, coverage of products and markets, and any disputes or claims.
09Can you help us raise capital instead of selling?
Yes. We help growth companies tell a clear IP story to investors, identify capital sources that value technology, and prepare for investor due diligence.
10Do you replace our investment bank or lawyers?
No. We complement them with patent and technical expertise. Regulated activities, such as legal advice on the agreements or securities transactions, remain with your licensed advisers.
11How is confidentiality protected?
Every mandate starts with an NDA. Information is released in stages, through controlled data rooms, and only to parties you approve.
Make sure the IP is priced in.
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