Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

In a technology M&A deal, whether you are acquiring or selling a tech or software business, valuation rarely hinges on a single dimension. Financial performance, growth efficiency, and cash flow ...

Unlike physical assets such as machinery or real estate, intangible assets lack a physical presence. They include things like brand recognition, customer loyalty, patents, copyrights and business ...

The valuation of customer-related intangible assets is a key element of many business appraisals. These intangibles lack physical substance but are crucial assets for a company's success, often ...

As businesses shift toward knowledge-based industries and digital innovation, intangible assets are becoming increasingly important in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and overall ...

When taking an asset-based approach to valuing a company, most financial professionals would agree that determining the market value for a company's tangible assets is pretty easy. Cash is cash.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The Google/Motorola Mobility (MMI) acquisition (2011) [2] represents one of the largest and better-known intellectual property (IP)-driven acquisitions. The consensus around this US$12.5 billion deal ...

Multi-tiered entities (MTEs) offer businesses a sophisticated organizational structure with multiple layers of ownership and control. But the complex ownership structures and intercompany ...