Intellectual Property Valuation Services — Australia-Wide
IP is often the most valuable thing your business owns — and one of the hardest things to value correctly. We've built our practice around it: 250+ valuations delivered, AFSL-licensed, and equipped for the cases most firms won't take on.
✓ AFSL Licence No. 563351 — legally compliant valuations
✓ 250+ valuations delivered across every sector
✓ Report turnaround typically within 14 days
✓ Confidential, obligation-free initial discussion
Prefer to talk? Call Anthony Vago, Managing Director of Sherwood Australia, directly on +61 406 155 571.
IP Valuation Is Not Business Valuation
Standard valuation frameworks — for instance, EBITDA multiples — work well for traditional businesses. For IP-rich assets, they might produce the wrong answer.
The value of a patent portfolio, a proprietary platform, or a data asset depends on the strength of its legal protection, its commercial optionality, and the context in which it's being assessed.
Applying the wrong methodology doesn't just produce an inaccurate number. In a negotiation, it leaves value on the table.
What Makes Our IP Valuations Different
Multiple Methodologies
We apply market, income, cost, and relief-from-royalty approaches — and cross-check the results. No single framework. No shortcuts.
Built for Your Audience
Whether the reader is an investor, a corporate counterparty, a board, or a court, the report is calibrated to what they need to accept and act on the valuation.
Every Assumption Documented
Every assumption is stated, explained, and defensible. If the methodology is challenged, we can defend every step.
AFSL-Licensed & Independent
Most IP advisers don't hold an AFSL. We do — No. 563351. Fully compliant, professionally indemnified, legally defensible.
When the Methodology Gets Tested
In a contested matter, we identified that the opposing adviser had applied a standard business valuation framework to a complex IP asset. We documented an independent valuation using the correct multi-methodology approach. The client's position was upheld.
This is what we mean by a defensible valuation.
Negotiating With the Big End of Town
When you're licensing IP to a major corporation, entering a joint venture with a multinational, or selling a platform to a listed acquirer — the other side has sophisticated advisers and a strong incentive to drive your valuation down.
An independent, AFSL-licensed IP valuation gives you a number you can defend and a credibility that signals you know what you're doing.
A valuation is just the beginning.
Getting the number right is step one. But when you're at the negotiating table with a major corporation or defending a position in a dispute — Sherwood can be there for the journey too.
We fight for our clients. That's the Sherwood approach.
When You Need an IP Valuation
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Licensing & commercial negotiations
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Capital raises — seed through to growth
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Selling your business
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Shareholder & partnership disputes
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Litigation & expert witness reports
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ATO compliance & transfer pricing
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Joint ventures & strategic partnerships
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Capital restructuring
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Internal share transactions
Our Methodology
Market Approach
Comparable data — anchoring your valuation in real-world evidence.
Income Approach
Modelling future economic benefit with appropriate risk-adjustment.
Cost Approach
Consideration of the R&D costs with respect to the technology.
Relief from Royalty
Estimating the royalty payments the owner is relieved from paying because it owns the IP outright.
How It Works
Simple, transparent, and fast. Most business valuations are completed within 14 days from kickoff.
Step 1 —
Discovery Call
Step 2 —
Information Gathering
Step 3 —
Analysis & Report
Step 4 —
Debrief & Delivery
A short, confidential conversation to understand your business and what you need. We'll confirm the right approach upfront. No obligation, no cost.
We send a concise, structured request. You share your financials and relevant documents at your own pace — we make it as straightforward as possible.
Our team prepares your valuation using the methodology best suited to your situation — built to hold up with buyers, investors, lawyers, or the ATO.
We walk you through the findings, answer every question, and deliver your final report — ready to use in your negotiation, meeting, or proceeding.
Who we've worked with
IP valuations delivered across biotech, medtech, digital health, advanced manufacturing, AI, deep tech, SaaS and professional services — for founders, research institutions, listed companies and government bodies.
What Our Clients Say
"Sherwood’s valuation work brought clarity and credibility at a critical moment. Their expert report helped resolve a long-standing shareholder dispute without the need for costly litigation. It was a game-changer."
CEO | Clinical-Stage Biotech Company
Shareholder Dispute Resolution
"The valuation prepared by Anthony and the Sherwood team gave us real leverage in our Series A discussions. It was robust, defensible, and tailored to the reality of early-stage MedTech — exactly what we needed."
— CFO | Surgical Device Company
Series A Capital Raise
"We approached multiple firms, but most wouldn't touch our company due to its complexity. Sherwood not only took it on — they delivered a valuation that gave us a solid footing in debt negotiations."
— Founder | AI-Driven HealthTech Platform
Debt Negotiation & Investor Readiness
Our Track Record
250+
company valuations
50+
company transactions advised
$500M+
transaction value
$5-$350M
deal size range
Get a Confidential IP Valuation Assessment
Anthony Vago leads every engagement personally. Response within 24 hours. Strictly confidential. No obligation.
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