What does intangible asset and IP valuation for Saudi and Qatari investors in the UAE cover? It is an independent fair value estimate of brands, franchise rights, technology and customer relationships, prepared to IVS and IFRS 3. It supports purchase price allocation after platform acquisitions, franchise and brand deals, and stake pricing. Corvian Advisory provides it from Dubai as UAE-based valuation advice for Saudi and Qatari investors and Saudi and Qatar-linked transactions, through a CFA-led team with 15+ years of Big 4 experience. Fixed fee from SAR 20,000, typically 3–6 weeks.
Independent, IVS-aligned and IFRS 3-compliant valuation of intangible assets for Saudi and Qatari groups, family businesses and investors with UAE operations. Franchise and retail brands, fintech platforms and acquired goodwill are common themes, and every report is signed by CFA, CA and ACCA qualified practitioners.
A CFA Charterholder and Chartered Accountant with Big 4 experience leads each engagement. Our reports use IFRS 3 categories and useful lives that are familiar to group finance teams and auditors.
Saudi and Qatari-linked mandates frequently involve franchised brands and family-owned retail and food businesses, where the royalty rate and contract renewal terms drive value.
Corvian Advisory provides UAE-based valuation advice to Saudi and Qatari investors and on Saudi and Qatar-linked transactions, prepared to IVS and IFRS 3. We are not registered valuers in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Where a statutory or regulatory valuation specific to Saudi Arabia and Qatar is required, we work alongside a locally authorised valuer and coordinate our analysis with theirs.
For franchise and retail-led groups the royalty rate and renewal terms matter most, so we test both explicitly and show sensitivity tables.
Royalties avoided by owning a brand or franchise right, benchmarked against GCC and international licence data and tested against store-level margins.
Attributes cash flow to customer relationships and technology after charges for other assets, calibrated to observed customer behaviour.
Cost to recreate software, databases and processes, adjusted for obsolescence, used alone or as a floor value.
Non-Compete & Contract Right Valuation
Royalty-relief valuation with renewal-term analysis.
Brand and location-based intangible values for consumer groups.
Cost and excess-earnings valuation for technology and customers.
Attrition-based excess earnings analysis.
With-and-without valuation of restrictive covenants.
Intangible split needed for annual impairment testing.
Saudi and Qatar-linked mandates are concentrated in retail, food, healthcare, fintech and real estate services.
| Sector | Primary Approach | Key Value Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Franchise & Retail | Relief-from-royalty | Renewal terms, store margins |
| Food & Hospitality | Relief-from-royalty, MPEEM | Brand strength, unit economics |
| Fintech | MPEEM, cost | Platform growth, retention |
| Healthcare | MPEEM | Referral base, practitioner retention |
| Real Estate Services | MPEEM | Client base, brand |
| Logistics & Technology | Cost, MPEEM | Contract length, technology life |
Every engagement starts with a fixed-scope proposal agreed and signed before work begins. Fees are quoted in SAR, QAR or USD, with no hourly billing.
One intangible class, one primary method, with rate benchmarking.
All identifiable intangibles at fair value, with IFRS 3 documentation and audit-ready workpapers.
Analysis of IP held or licensed between related entities, benchmarked to OECD-aligned principles.
A call on the transaction, brand structure and reporting needs. Fixed fee agreed upfront.
Identify recognisable intangibles and collect franchise agreements, customer data and technology documentation.
Method selection per asset, royalty and renewal analysis, useful-life assessment and sensitivities.
A walkthrough of the draft valuation with your finance team and auditors before finalising.
Signed report with methodology, assumptions, useful-life analysis and sensitivities, prepared to IVS and consistent with IFRS 13 and IFRS 3.
Answers to what Saudi and Qatar-linked groups ask before commissioning an IP valuation.
Send us the outline and we will confirm a fixed fee within one business day.