Expert thinking on productivity, intangible asset valuation, growth strategy, and building more valuable businesses.
Intangible asset due diligence tests whether the assets a buyer is paying for exist, belong to the target and survive the change of ownership. A ten-area checklist of what to request, with the UK registers to search and the red flags that move price, structure and warranties.
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A practical guide to building an intangible capital dashboard — the KPIs, data sources, and design principles that make intangible investment visible to boards, investors, and management teams. Dashboard visualisation showing intangible capital metrics across six categories with trend lines and benchmark comparisons
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How founders can structure intangible-backed securities to raise debt capital without equity dilution. Covers SPV structures, tranching, rating considerations, and practical implementation steps. Abstract conceptual illustration of securitisation structures with layered financial instruments and intangible asset flows
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A practical guide to the six core methods for valuing intangible assets: Relief-from-Royalty, MPEEM, With-and-Without, Cost, Income, and Market approaches. Includes when to use each method and worked examples.
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An analysis of why most intangible assets are missing from corporate balance sheets, the gap between market value and book value, and what businesses and investors should do about it. Covers the IAS 38 recognition gap, unmeasured intangibles, and practical solutions.
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Why banks struggle to lend against intangible assets and how emerging solutions are closing the collateral gap. Covers regulatory barriers, valuation challenges, and the innovations reshaping bank lending for the knowledge economy. Abstract visualization of a widening gap between traditional bank lending frameworks and modern intangible asset portfolios
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A step-by-step guide to recognising and measuring intangible assets under IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Covers the identification criteria, fair value measurement, and purchase price allocation process with practical examples.
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The Solow Residual — the unexplained portion of economic growth — is largely explained by unmeasured intangible capital. This article traces the connection between intangible investment, TFP, and the productivity statistics that shape economic policy. Abstract visualisation of the productivity measurement gap showing intangible capital as the hidden factor in economic growth accounting
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The UK invests more in intangible capital than in physical capital, yet national accounts still undercount it. This data-driven analysis covers UK intangible investment trends, NESTA research, sector patterns, and what they mean for business strategy. Data visualisation of UK intangible capital investment trends showing the crossover point where intangible investment exceeded tangible investment
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Intangible capital and intellectual capital are often used interchangeably, but they come from different disciplines, measure different things, and serve different purposes. This comparison explains the distinctions that matter. Conceptual comparison of intangible capital and intellectual capital frameworks with two distinct but overlapping visual structures
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A UK guide to IP-backed lending: the lenders with documented programmes, what IP and which businesses qualify, how valuation and due diligence work, a worked example of how much you can borrow against IP, and how the lender's charge is registered at Companies House and the UKIPO.
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Patent valuation in practice: what drives how much a patent is worth, the four methods valuers use under IVS 210, and a relief-from-royalty calculation that reconciles line by line over a UK patent's remaining legal life, with no terminal value after expiry.
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