Financial Regulatory Compliance in 2025: How Virtual Data Rooms Help You Stay Audit-Ready

Financial Regulatory Compliance in 2025: How Virtual Data Rooms Help You Stay Audit-Ready

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

Digital Rights Management vs. Virtual Data Rooms: What’s the Difference?

Digital Rights Management vs. Virtual Data Rooms: What’s the Difference?

Keyword: what is digital rights management 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 … Read more

Building Trust in Cross-Border Deals: Why VDR Security Certifications Matter

Building Trust in Cross-Border Deals: Why VDR Security Certifications Matter

Did you know that in 1985, there were just 472 cross-border M&A deals? By 2024, this number had skyrocketed to around 8,500. Yet, when deals span jurisdictions, time zones, and regulatory environments, trust is essential to help them successfully reach the finish line. Dealmakers must have complete confidence in the tools they use to share … Read more

Top 7 Mistakes to Avoid in Private Equity Fundraising (and How a VDR Helps)

Top 7 Mistakes to Avoid in Private Equity Fundraising (and How a VDR Helps)

Whether you’re launching your first fund or scaling a seasoned firm, private equity fundraising is a high-stakes endeavor. Plus, the environment is not easy, with S&P Global reporting that private equity funds raised $680.04 billion in 2024, a drop from the previous year. Given that the private equity fundraising market is so competitive, GPs need … Read more

Strategies for Multi-Party Deals: Setting Up Multiple Groups in One M&A Data Room

Strategies for Multi-Party Deals: Setting Up Multiple Groups in One M&A Data Room

In the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), things can get complicated fast. While the simplest M&A transactions involve just two parties – the buyer and the seller – more complicated ones can involve multiple stakeholders. Investors, legal teams, regulators, and even competing bidders all need access to information, and things could quickly become chaotic. … Read more

Managing Global Compliance: VDR Best Practices for GDPR, CCPA, and Beyond

Managing Global Compliance: VDR Best Practices for GDPR, CCPA, and Beyond

It has never been easier to conduct business across continents than it is today. Yet, this freedom brings growing legal responsibilities, especially when it comes to how personal data is stored, processed, and shared. For organizations involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&As), joint ventures, and capital raising activities, the use of virtual data rooms (VDRs) … Read more

Streamlining Capital Raises with Virtual Data Rooms

Streamlining Capital Raises with Virtual Data Rooms

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