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A Real Options Approach: An Introductory Insight
The article describes what Real Options are and what value they bring the decision making process within project investment.    More Info

A Valuation Paradigm For Early Stage IP, Patents And R&D Projects
Real Option valuations methods provide a powerful decision making tool for those making management decisions about investment in Early Stage IP, Patents and or R&D.    More Info

An Investment Opportunity: Projects in Australia
Investors looking for investment projects should consider Australia. Projects can be found that are suitable for foreign investment and which bring the opportunity of high returns. The economic or political climate has never been better.    More Info

Capital Asset Investment
Do you wish to invest in capital assets in Australia or New Zealand? Bradley Elms specialises in finding assets suitable for investment by patient strategic investors. We specialise in absentee and offshore investors.     More Info

Commercialising Eary-Stage Technology: A Framework
This article looks at a framework to consider when thinking of undertaking the commercialisation of Early-Stage Technology. The framework also recommends the type of professional expertise required at each step.    More Info

Early Stage Technology: The Problem of Pre-Commercial Valuation
Early Stage Technology is without a market history. The customary approaches to valuation do not work. Bradley Elms has a framework for such work that can be used in valuations to support deal making, fund raising and expert witness requirements.    More Info

Early-Stage Technology and IP
The lack of a market history for a new technology creates difficulties for valuation. This article suggests ways to overcome this problem and at the same time make negotiations easier.     More Info

Finding Hidden Value
Looks at the emerging field of Intangible Assets. It examines what they are, what they can mean in value terms to a business and the way in which they can be capitalised upon.    More Info

Foreign Investment into Australia & NZ
We provide support to international investors wishing to invest in either Australia or NZ. We find investment opportunities, we know the regulations, we know where to find economic assistance and we smooth the way.    More Info

Importance of Relief from Royalty Methods for Valuing IP
Relief from Royalty valuation methods are widely used for the valuation of IP. It is a method that can be adapted to the revaluation model for IP and Intangible Assets contained in the new Accounting Standards helping companies reflect their true worth.    More Info

Intangible Assets and Intellectual Property as Collateral
This article looks at the relationship across asset types between their value in use and their value in liquidation. Risk is considered and a schematic is developed to highlight forms of financing and expected rates of return.    More Info

Management of Corporate Projects
This article looks at the difference between Corporate and other Normal asset constructing projects. It provides details on the very high risks associated with these type of project and suggests some ways of approaching them and preventing their failure.    More Info

Methods of Valuing Applied Research
What is the value of an idea? Researchers and purchasers of research output are under pressure to provide value for money. But what is value, how is it found prior to it being commercialised and how is value used as part of a decision process?    More Info

Services Provided By Bradley Elms Consultants
Bradley Elms provides valuation services for Intellectual Property and other Intangible Assets. They also provide other supporting services in this area including expert witness reports, making strategic connections and independent arbitration services.    More Info

Valuation Of Intangible Assets: All Is Not Well
AASB 138 is the Australian version of the international accounting standard for the valuation of Intangible Assets. Its adoption will seriously undervalue companies that are rich in this class of asset.    More Info

ATO Consolidation and Market Valuation
The Tax facts sheet describes the steps that need to be taken to comply with valuation requirements during consolidation. There is particular reference to intangible assets.

Handbook for the Optimised Deprival Value
The Handbook published by the NZ Ministry of Economic Development that provides insight into the methodology of Optimised Deprival Value (ODV).

Invisible Value
This Commonwealth issues paper concerns the identification, measurement and reporting of intellectual capital and other intangible assets. The paper looks at the international efforts being made to meet the demand for reliable information.

On The Balance Sheet
It may sound simplistic, but all too often businesses overlook some of their most important assets when the time comes to take stock of their assets.

Progress Towards International Harmonisation
The Commonwealth Treasury has refined a list of Accounting Standards and outlined their purpose and progress towards harmonisation with International Standards.

Real Options and the Pricing of Network Access
John Small proposes that In many countries authorities set prices for access by resellers to network infrastructure. This note derives an access price model which does not distort investment incentives when the option to delay investment is valuable.

Rights Management
This links to an article about the nature of a knowledge and rights management system.

The Creative Economy
Short article that looks at the issue of creativity and the power of the idea.

Using Real Options in Strategic Decision Making
So what is a real option? It is the right - but not the obligation - to acquire the gross present value of expected cash flows by making an irreversible investment on or before the date the opportunity ceases to be available.