Organisation: Kingfisher

How to make IP-based lending mainstream

Martin Brassell, co-founder and CEO of Inngot, argues the need to deliver reliable, comparable and affordable IP valuations to make IP-based lending mainstream, in this week’s guest opinion column.

02 September 2023

Brands are valuable but realising that value will remain a significant challenge

This week’s opinion reflects on the challenges of establishing an environment that supports brand collateralisation.

26 August 2023

IP financing in Asia – why so few loans and what can we do about it?

In the second article of a four-part series, WTR investigates IP financing in Asia to find out why it is not more prevalent and how stakeholders are addressing the challenges.

20 May 2022

Creditors value Kingfisher Airlines' trademarks in the millions as brand-backed lending questioned

A group of creditors of India’s defunct Kingfisher Airlines is auctioning off several of the carrier’s trademarks in an effort to recoup at least some of the more than Rs70 billion (approximately $1.06 billion) owed to them. It remains to be seen whether these brand assets will generate enough interest among third parties to make a significant inroad into the sums owed. However, the fallout could negatively impact the brand valuation industry in India.

30 March 2016