Overview
Technology Solutions secured by patents and other IPR have become increasingly more important for most industries and companies due to the rapid market change, the need to digitalise and the effect of technology convergence leading to new standards and regulations in many cases. Companies need to quickly implement new technologies outside of their core technology and R&D areas in order to achieve their business objectives. Access to these new technologies is often realized through acquisitions or in-bound licensing.
EIX Asset Management Partners was founded in 2019 by industry experts. The intention of EIX is to introduce a new asset class within Alternative Investments and to facilitate significant value creation for investors, owners and members through a membership-based platform for the licensing of Technology Solutions secured by patents and other IPR.
The name EIX stands for European Innovation X-change. We see ourselves as an investment facilitator by making patented Technology Solutions available to a global audience in a simple and efficient way. We do this via our investors assignment by selectively acquiring and meticulously developing patent portfolios in high-value technology areas and then subsequently licensing the portfolios through a membership-based platform. The revenue generated by the platform fees is the return to our fund investors.
We firmly believe there is a relatively new and vast potential opportunity for European companies to provide access to their patented Technology Solutions to the global market. Most European companies develop leading Technology Solutions for the international markets and file patents in major jurisdictions; however, the monetization maturity in Europe is much lower in most sectors versus the US and Asia. This means that the value of Technology Solutions is not being harvested and the technology development may end up as sunk cost. We believe we can make a difference, particularly by offering and promoting European companies’ Technology Solutions. This initiative will expand the market dynamically over time, where all involved parties will benefit.
The asset class has potential for significant ROI and the objective is to have a higher annual return than the average historical Private Equity (PE) investment of 20%. In further comparison to PE, EIX has a shorter investment cycle of 3-5 years and a maximum of 7 years investment period. The new asset class also gathers a pay-back (yield) of parts of the investment during the investment cycle from revenue generated from the membership-based platform fees.
While the new asset class in the domain of Alternative Investments is a relatively new concept in Europe, EIX’s team has been successfully monetizing patents for the past 15 years and well over $1 Billion USD has been generated. Our prosperous track record in the IPR world combined with our Financial Services and Capital Markets background enables our success in this new asset class. Read more About our Team.
EIX embeds a sustainable approach and our investment philosophy is to create sustainable impact in the world of innovation and Technology Solutions. We seek to generate impact through the majority of our investments, or at least neutrality, to make the world a better place. We support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The SDGs address global challenges related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. It is fundamental that our investments are made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside healthy financial returns.
Through our investments, we make it possible for more stakeholders to invest in Technology Solutions which are currently proprietary and not generally available in the market. Investing through EIX provides investors with easy, cost-effective and quick access to new, high-end innovations that will ensure a positive impact in the world. EIX’s commitment to quality assures all investments and avoids engagements in technology areas that are not in line with our philosophy.