Intellectual Property Valuation

CERES offers valuation opinions and pricing strategies for intellectual property in conjunction with a sale or licensing transaction.

Methods employed:

• Guideline industry transaction comparables from primary research and/or subscription transaction database services
• Rating and ranking against success criteria scored and weighted relatively in decision table
• Rules of thumb such as 25%/75% rule where total value apportioned to seller/buyer
• Discounted cash flows (DCF) from proforma cash flows and discount rate accounting for market and technology risk
• Real option valuation (ROV) applying option pricing 
• Monte Carlo simulation