Due Diligence and IP Audits
When you are considering an investment, we review the company’s IP to check it is valid, enforceable and aligned with the business model. We assess patents, trade marks, and designs to highlight any gaps or vulnerabilities.
With our due diligence, this helps you make informed decisions and negotiate from a position of strength.
Valuation and Risk
We know that investors need to weigh up opportunity against risk. If there are risks, you need to know about them.
Our audits evaluate freedom to operate in markets, potential infringement exposure and ownership issues. We can help you identify whether the IP portfolio may lend weight to the company’s valuation, or whether there are inherent weaknesses that may be holding it back.
Portfolio Oversight
Once you have invested in a company, IP doesn’t stop mattering. In fact, it matters even more after that because growing the IP is a key factor in growing any business.
We work with the companies you are investing to ensure their IP is properly managed – from putting the necessary branding protection in place and filling “gaps”, to securing legal patent protection covering new innovation, whilst maintaining, monitoring and reinforcing the rights as they grow. You can trust this to us as the intellectual property experts and can be confident the intellectual property is being looked after giving you every chance to grow your investment.
Global Strategy
Ambitious businesses rarely stay confined to one market. We help plan and manage international IP protection so that as portfolio companies expand overseas, their rights are protected and enforceable in the markets that matter most.
Working With Investors
We have an excellent track record working with VCs and investors. If you are able to choose where the company IP is managed then choose SH&P as your trusted partner. We know that investors value our ability to balance commercial realities with legal precision, delivering advice that helps them protect and grow their investment. If you would like to join the very satisfied investors that we work with then call us today for an informal chat.
Why SH&P?
• Experienced in working with VCs and investors across many business fields.
• Rigorous IP due diligence and audits to guide investment decisions.
• Clear, commercially focused advice that highlights both value and risk.
• Ongoing support for portfolio companies to ensure IP evolves with growth.
• Tap into our extensive global network to grow the IP across key markets.
We understand that IP can make or break an investment. We give you the clarity and confidence you need and ensure the companies you back have intellectual property that is protected, well managed and ready to drive growth and bigger profit.
