Intellectual Property

: Why is this a bad deal Because it is a bad price, according to The Toronto Star. Investment people — like the people who have agreed to help Queen Park unload its majority stake in Hydro One — value companies based upon a couple of different factors. The proposal on the table is a con job of astronomical magnitude. Sometimes the value of a company is based on the value of its assets: land, factories, intellectual property, and brand name recognition. Sometimes the value of a company is based on its profitability. The thinking being that better management of those assets might generate higher profits. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.