Investors

Minimising risk while maximising return is at the heart of all investment decisions. The challenge when investing in technology and intellectual property is that although there is potential for massive returns there is also unusually high levels of risk and uncertainty.

Intellectual property due diligence in particular presents many unique and complex issues: from distilling the true nature of the technology to identifying relevant prior art to correctly assessing freedom-to-operate risk. Properly executed investment due diligence not only identifies risks that need to be mitigated but can reveal hidden opportunities to improve return and reduce time to a major liquidity event.

However, few service providers are able to combine the technology, legal and financial disciplines necessary to fully understand a potential investment's risks and opportunities. Before investing in a technology or intellectual property-based company, talk to our experienced team about how we can help you to reduce deal risk and gain a better understanding of the opportunity’s true potential.

• Technology / Intellectual Property Assessment: Assessing the potential commercial value and/or intellectual property position of a single innovation or a multi-asset portfolio.
• Negotiation Support: Guidance and support to negotiate license, royalty, technology transfer and development agreements.
• Investment: Valuing intellectual property assets and portfolios, intellectual property and technology due diligence and structuring for investment.