Back in the industrial age, tangible assets like plant and equipment were the secret to building substantial company value. But in today’s businesses, it’s the way you harness and multiply know-how, not manpower, that makes the difference.

Companies make these investments in order to build shareholder value, which is often achieved by way of an exit. However, a business sale is just one of the many contexts in which it can be beneficial to understand what your IP and intangibles are worth. Here are our “top six”.