According to PWC, deal volume is down 9% in the first half of 2025, but intriguingly, deal value is up a staggering 15%! When hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line, every detail matters. One overlooked security gap in a virtual data room can put an entire deal at risk. That’s why enterprise-grade … Read more
Using a secure virtual data room (VDR) for high-stakes transactions is the first step toward keeping your confidential data safe. However, without digital rights management (DRM), that is all it will remain. In transactions involving personal data, trade secrets, and millions of dollars, the real risk arises after a document leaves the platform. FileProtect – … Read more
When billions of dollars and reputations are in play, precision, security, and speed become critical. Major investment banks can’t rely on email threads or off-the-shelf file-sharing platforms when managing complex transactions. They turn to virtual data rooms (VDRs) — purpose-built platforms that support secure, high-velocity deal execution at scale. Firms like Bank of America and … Read more
In the fast-paced world of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), ideas are currency. Gone are the days when a business’s attractiveness to investors was measured in real estate and revenue. Now, a company’s intellectual property (IP) is often the jewel in the crown. A 2023 study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union … Read more
For investment bankers, M&A advisors, and venture capitalists, a secure data room is crucial for private equity secondary transactions. Discover how it ensures compliance and efficiency in high-value M&A deals.
Investment bankers, M&A advisors, and venture capitalists: Learn how ISO 27001 vs. SOC 2 certifications safeguard data in M&A. Discover their role in ensuring secure, compliant high-value transactions with VDRs.
Following some positive trends in the market, healthcare M&A in 2024 is set to boom. Shrinking valuations, the addition of new players on the market, changing industry dynamics, and the healthcare sector divesting non-core assets all point towards an interesting time for growth as well as new challenges. This means that there may be some … Read more
How secure is email? Unless you’re using encryption, not very. Find out how to protect your information here.
Zip files, or zipped files, are a fast and easy option when you need to share large or multiple files all at once, usually via email. While the technology behind them is quite old, Zip file technology is still great for compressing and sharing large files or multiple files at once via easy-to-transport folders. Rather … Read more
