Intangible Asset Articles & Expert Insights

Abstract editorial illustration of the Cost approach to intangible asset valuation showing the build-up of replacement cost, developer's profit, and obsolescence adjustments

cost approach 2026-06-02 · Ivan Gowan

The Cost Method: A Practical Guide for Valuing Assembled Workforce, Internally Developed Software, and Proprietary Databases

A step-by-step guide to the Cost approach to intangible asset valuation — the method used to value assembled workforce, internally developed software, and proprietary databases. Learn the difference between replacement and reproduction cost, the role of obsolescence and developer's profit, and how the Asset Valuator module in Opagio Intangibles runs a defensible Cost valuation.

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Abstract editorial illustration of intangible asset valuation outputs flowing from calculator into board pack, data room, and audit trail

intangible asset valuation report 2026-05-28 · Ivan Gowan

From Calculation to Board Pack: How the Intangible Asset Valuator Generates Audit-Ready Reports

A practical guide to the reports the Opagio Intangible Asset Valuator produces — Excel workbooks for valuers, branded PDF reports for boards and data rooms, methodology audit trails, and the single source of truth that survives diligence.

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AI ROI measurement 2026-05-27 · Ivan Gowan

The Real ROI of AI Isn't Headcount. It's Intangible Capital Formation.

The standard AI business case treats deployment as a headcount substitution. It misses that AI is a capital formation event. Six intangible assets move in a single project. Measuring by cost savings captures one. The other five decide whether the investment compounds.

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Abstract editorial illustration of financial data flowing from accounting ledgers into an intangible asset valuation workflow

Xero integration 2026-05-26 · Ivan Gowan

From Xero to Valuation: Using CSV and Accounting Integrations to Populate the Intangible Asset Valuator

A practical guide to populating the Opagio Intangible Asset Valuator with real financial data — Xero and QuickBooks connections, CSV uploads from any system, the chart-of-accounts mapping layer, and how the same source feeds every valuation method.

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Abstract editorial illustration of the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method showing customer cash flows net of contributory asset charges

multi-period excess earnings 2026-05-21 · Ivan Gowan

The Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method: A Practical Guide for Valuing Customer Relationships, Order Backlog, and Primary Income-Producing Assets

A step-by-step guide to the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method (MPEEM) — the income approach used to value customer relationships, order backlog, and other primary income-producing intangibles. Learn the theory, the inputs, the contributory asset charges, and how the Asset Valuator module in Opagio Intangibles runs a defensible MPEEM valuation.

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Abstract representation of 25 years of knowledge-work automation — process, data, and intangible capital compounding over time

AI knowledge work automation 2026-05-20 · Ivan Gowan

I Spent 25 Years Automating Knowledge Work. Here's What I Know About What's Next.

Twenty-five years building heavily automated fintech businesses taught me things about the AI transformation conversation that aren't being said. Automation isn't a zero-sum trade. Regulated domains automate faster than unregulated ones. And the intangible portfolio decides whether it compounds.

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brand value 2026-05-19 · Ivan Gowan

Brand Value in Renewables: Why the Soft Asset Moves Hard Numbers

Brand value in renewables sits across utility-scale developer reputation, residential DTC trust and ESG-fund signalling. A practitioner guide to where brand carries enterprise value in clean energy businesses and how to size it.

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cleantech 2026-05-19 · Ivan Gowan

Cleantech Patent Valuation Guide: RFR, MPEEM and With-and-Without Across the Cluster

Cleantech patent valuation is method-sensitive. RFR for licensable IP, MPEEM for embedded technology, With-and-Without for retention-sensitive relationships. A practitioner guide across solar, wind, storage and hydrogen with UK / US / EU jurisdictional notes.

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clean energy 2026-05-19 · Ivan Gowan

Intangible Assets in Clean Energy Financing: What Lenders and Sponsors Miss

Clean energy project finance treats the panels, turbines and grid connections as the value story. The intangibles — PPAs, REC contracts, grid rights, patented technology, brand — frequently carry more enterprise value than the hardware. A practitioner guide for PE/infrastructure investors and CFOs.

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solar 2026-05-19 · Ivan Gowan

Intangibles in Solar Project Finance: The Asset Side Lenders Are Starting to Price

Solar project finance has always been a tangible-asset story. The 2025-2026 shift is the explicit inclusion of intangibles — PPAs, grid rights, brand, patented technology — in DSCR analysis and lender-of-record security structures. A practitioner view.

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IP-backed lending 2026-05-19 · Ivan Gowan

IP-Backed Lending for UK Renewables: What Cleantech Founders Need to Bring

UK IP-backed lending pilots from major clearing banks now explicitly accept cleantech IP as collateral. A practitioner guide to what founders need to bring — patent register, fair-value evidence, structural framework — to move debt sizing on their own terms.

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solar 2026-05-19 · Ivan Gowan

IP Value in Solar Technology 2026: Where the Patent Wedge Sits

Solar technology IP is no longer a niche of crystalline silicon patents. The value wedge in 2026 sits across perovskite tandems, BIPV glazing, agrivoltaics, smart-tracker control, and storage integration. A practitioner view of where IP carries value and how to size it.

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Insights on growth and intangible assets

The Cost Method: A Practical Guide for Valuing Assembled Workforce, Internally Developed Software, and Proprietary Databases

From Calculation to Board Pack: How the Intangible Asset Valuator Generates Audit-Ready Reports

The Real ROI of AI Isn't Headcount. It's Intangible Capital Formation.

From Xero to Valuation: Using CSV and Accounting Integrations to Populate the Intangible Asset Valuator

The Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method: A Practical Guide for Valuing Customer Relationships, Order Backlog, and Primary Income-Producing Assets

I Spent 25 Years Automating Knowledge Work. Here's What I Know About What's Next.

Brand Value in Renewables: Why the Soft Asset Moves Hard Numbers

Cleantech Patent Valuation Guide: RFR, MPEEM and With-and-Without Across the Cluster

Intangible Assets in Clean Energy Financing: What Lenders and Sponsors Miss

Intangibles in Solar Project Finance: The Asset Side Lenders Are Starting to Price

IP-Backed Lending for UK Renewables: What Cleantech Founders Need to Bring

IP Value in Solar Technology 2026: Where the Patent Wedge Sits

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