Deal combines capital and code tobuild a proprietary data moat that puts SIM IP in the market leading positionfor unlocking value in IP investments

NEW YORK, NY — February 5, 2026 — SauvegarderInvestment Management, Inc. (“SIM IP”), a global leader in intellectualproperty-based investment and monetization, and Garden Intel, the pioneer ofAI-driven patent intelligence, today announced they have closed a merger of thetwo companies. The transaction values Garden Intel at $150 million and createsa vertically integrated, profitable platform with the opportunity for nine-figurerevenue growth as it prepares for the public markets.

The merger unitesSIM IP’s deep licensing expertise and relationships with Garden’sstate-of-the-art agentic AI infrastructure to address a massive marketinefficiency: while patents collectively represent hundreds of billions inlatent value, fewer than 2% of issued patents generate any financial return.This deal creates the first platform capable of solving this liquidity crisisat scale.

Building the Data Moat

The core of the transaction is thecreation of a "Self-Reinforcing Flywheel" that legacy firms cannotreplicate. While traditional patent monetization relies on static legalanalysis, Garden’s infrastructure fuses patent data with real-world commercialsignals across science and technology.

Adi Sidapara,Chief Executive Officer of Garden Intel stated: "We are building the onlyplatform in the market where the asset class becomes more intelligent withscale, and among all our customers, SIM IP clearly stood out as the ideal entityto merge Garden with." As a combined force, we view our customers now aspatent owners that only SIM IP works with. Every patent we analyze, and everylicense SIM IP executes, feeds proprietary pricing and validity data back intoour models. This creates a network effect: greater data attracts more assets,which yields better data, and most importantly, rewards those who innovate withenhanced and faster economic returns. We are building a defensive moat aroundthe financialization of innovation that manual operators cannot penetrate."

Scale Without Headcount

Historically,identifying high-value patents required expensive experts and legal teams andmonths of manual analysis. Garden’stechnology streamlines and accelerates the workflow, completing in hours whattraditionally required months. This operating leverage allows thecombined entity to scale its portfolio and revenue non-linearly, deployingcapital with the speed and precision of institutional investors rather than theslow pace of traditional litigation.

 

The Financialization of Innovation

The combined business is moving beyondthe traditional "litigation finance" and “patent monetization” categoriesto define a new sector—Asset-Based AI. By treating patents asdynamic, data-backed financial instruments rather than static legal documents, SIMIP is positioning itself to create and unlock a potential trillion-dollar assetclass.

ErichSpangenberg, Chief Executive Officer of SIM IP, said: "Current marketinefficiency is massive, and the opportunity to correct it is generational. SIMIP brings immense market access and proven transaction success, while Gardenbrings the unique analytical precision that makes those transactions faster,cheaper, and smarter. This merger ultimately will change the IP asset class, aswe strive towards becoming the leader in unlocking value in IP investments. Together,we are building an infrastructure that will define how innovation is valued andmonetized for decades to come."

The combinedentity will operate under the SIM IP brand, with Garden Intel serving as itstechnology engine.

 

About SIM IP

Sauvegarder Investment Management, Inc. (SIM IP) is aMiami and Paris-based firm focused on intellectual property-based financing,investment and monetization opportunities. SIM IP invests across IP as an assetclass and across jurisdictions, primarily focusing on the US, Europe, and Asia.Further information is available at www.simip.io. Follow us on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

 

About Garden Intel

Garden Intel isan applied AI research company that uses reasoning models to help patent ownersfind value in their portfolios. By combining patent data with real world data,its AI infrastructure transforms the static legal language of patents intoactionable insight, enabling accurate portfolio valuation and infringementdetection at scale.

Formore about Garden Intel please visit https://www.gardenintel.com.

 

Forward-LookingStatements

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Theseforward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditionsor results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside SIM IP'scontrol, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially fromthose discussed in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers arecautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Investors should carefully consider the foregoingfactors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "RiskFactors" sections of SIM IP's filings with the SEC, including theRegistration Statement and the other documents filed by SIM IP. These filingsidentify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could causeactual events and results to differ materially from those contained in theforward-looking statements.  

 

Media Contact:

Lingga Alithia
SIM IP
lingga@simip.io

Adi Sidapara
adi@simip.io

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