Intangible assets are increasingly critical to corporate value, yet current accounting standards make it difficult to capture them in financial statements. This information gap can affect valuations ...

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The contemporary firm operates in an economy where the locus of competitive advantage has shifted decisively from tangibles to intangibles, with the skills of people, the architecture of data, and the ...

The following column is written by Andrew D. Galbraith, CFA, MBA, director with HealthCare Appraisers. Accounting Standard Codification 350 – Intangibles, Goodwill and Other Indefinite Lived Assets ...

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 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 ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight It will not take much to persuade most readers of IAM articles that ...

Change and uncertainty are a feature of our world alongside innovations in our fast-changing economy. Investments in new business models and intangible assets — such as brands, technology and customer ...

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Consider this scenario: A hot new startup needs cash to invest in growth. Being a young company, its founders have few tangible assets they could use to secure a loan. The company has plenty of ...

Q: I'm negotiating to buy a truck accessories store, but the owner is asking a lot more than I estimate the equipment and furnishings are worth. He keeps talking about the good will he's established.