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Mergers and
acquisitions
are a risky
proposition
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INTANGIBLE CAPITAL
IN M&A
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Most deals
fail to deliver
on initial
expectations
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Quality and value can be hard to see
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70+% of merger value is intangible
Source: Houlihan Lokey, Purchase Price Allocation 2012 Study average of 2010-12
Accounting for M&A
Specific intangibles
31%
Goodwill 40%
Tangibles 29%
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What are these intangibles?
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Accounting view of intangibles
•Goodwill
•Customer-related assets
• Trademarks
•Developed technologies
• In-process research and development
…but this accounting data is
only part of the picture
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Employees collaborating together
and with external partners
to create re-usable knowledge,
designs and processes
that meet market needs via
a viable business model
Strategic
Capital
Human
Capital
Relationship
Capital
Structural
Capital
ICounting view of intangibles
Intangible capital includes all
the intangibles driving
revenues and profits…
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How to see the IC � Value links?
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First take an inventory of key intangibles
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Then the measure the strength of each
element…
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To show the drivers behind valuation
Human Capital Structural
Capital
Relationship
Capital
Strategic
Capital
12
Best: 14 x
Likely: 8
x*
Worst: 3 x
• This company’s intangibles are stronger than average compared
with their peers and will likely yield a higher valuation range
(expressed as a multiple of corporate cash flow/EBITDA)
Company Average
Peer Average
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Summary
• Most of the value of companies is intangible—mergers are no exception
• Accounting only measures some of the intangibles
• ICounting measures the full IC portfolio
• Better understanding of IC helps you buy/sell smarter