Alexandra Pierman

Key Takeaways Buy side vs sell side comes down to who you represent in the deal: the acquirer buying the business, or the owners selling it. The two sides want opposite outcomes on price, so most diligence friction traces back to that single fact. Buy-side due diligence looks for the problems a buyer would pay … Read more

Key Takeaways: M&A deal velocity is the speed at which a transaction moves from sourcing to close, measured across the whole cycle rather than at any single stage. It is not sales deal velocity. That measures a revenue pipeline in dollars per day. Same phrase, entirely different metric. The M&A deal process runs through seven … Read more

In competitive industries, speed matters. A report by McKinsey found that fast organizations outperform their sluggish rivals in key metrics, such as profitability and growth. And when closing high-stakes deals, it’s the hare, not the tortoise, that clinches the best outcomes. Consumer file-sharing platforms, with their lagging platforms, file errors, and limited document search capabilities, … Read more

When the stakes are high, generic file-sharing platforms just won’t cut it for private equity, M&A, and fundraising transactions. PWC reports that in the first half of 2025, M&A deal values are up 15% and 51% of US companies are still actively pursuing deals. In this climate, your business needs a virtual data room (VDR) … Read more

Keyword: financial regulatory compliance Thought financial regulatory compliance was tough in 2024? Things are going to get a lot more strict in 2025. It all started when the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) found that 46% of audits reviewed in 2023 “fell short of obtaining sufficient, appropriate audit evidence.” This shocking statistic prompted … Read more

If you’ve been investigating secure file sharing for high-stakes financial transactions, you’ve likely run across two terms: digital rights management and virtual data rooms. Both are crucial to securely delivering documentation to key stakeholders, but they are not the same thing. In fact, you need a combination of the two to meet industry and regulatory … Read more

After a challenging couple of years, global venture capital funding is on the rise again. Bain & Company reports that the final quarter of 2024 saw a 24% leap in investment over the third quarter. The trend is expected to continue through 2025. This uptick in investment underlines the importance for companies to present a … Read more