subject: Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence: Seven Critical Steps You Can't Afford to Overlook - I [print this page] It's no secret that company valuations are complex, but a variable you can't overlook when evaluating an acquisition target is the geographical composition of their IP portfolio. Geographical concentrations suggest future revenue sources. When technologies and processes are patented in a specific jurisdiction, products associated with that IP can be sold exclusively by you in that jurisdiction. In other words if you decide to sell in that jurisdiction you will have 100% of the market.
Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence: Seven Critical Steps You Can't Afford to Overlook - I
