A virtual data room is essential for modern mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Because the data room serves as a secure, online repository for document storage and sharing, it is imperative for transactions involving dozens of individuals performing due diligence with hundreds of documents. Physical Data Room vs. Virtual Data Room Physical Data Room…
Is your enterprise dreading the creation and distribution of your corporate annual report? Much like paying corporate taxes, financial reports remain a necessary evil in today’s business world. Yet, with the right tools and a streamlined financial reporting process, your corporate annual report can be a useful tool for: Securing funding Gaining public favor and…
Companies and organizations use due diligence reports for a variety of reasons. A due diligence report is a comprehensive exploration and explanation of a property, a company’s financial records, or a company’s overall standing in the marketplace. It can help determine a company’s valuation and enable investors, business partners and other stakeholders to make educated…
When entering into an accretive acquisition, it’s important to look at the numbers to determine if the merger or acquisition you’re involved in is going to work out financially for your company. Knowledge of how to calculate earnings per share (commonly abbreviated as EPS) and how that plays into the merger of two companies is…
Mergers and acquisitions are complicated, intricate affairs, and there’s a lot of data that you need to sift through to get all of the information you need to make an informed decision–and it’s not just one decision, but many, over and over. The entire process can take months or more than a year. Through a…
Before entering into an agreement or contract with another party, a company usually conducts due diligence. Due diligence for any transaction minimizes risks and maximizes value for the shareholders and stakeholders involved. According to Thomson Reuters Westlaw, the specific due diligence plan for a private equity transaction is driven by the private equity (PE) fund’s…
Capital Calls What are capital calls? A capital call (also known as a drawdown or a capital commitment) is a legal right of an investment firm or an insurance firm to demand a portion of the money promised to it by an investor. When an investor buys into a private equity fund, the firm…
How to Sign and Date PDFs Using Caplinked’s Virtual Data Room and Watermarking Tool Everyone has experienced the hassle of receiving a document only to have to print it out sign it and fax it back in. (Who has fax machines anymore?) This headache has been alleviated in recent years through a number of services,…
Ensure the Best Outcome for your Transaction Processing Requirements Data in business in one of most important aspects of growth in today’s information oriented world. It’s critical for a company to analyse and research in order to make the best decision possible. In order for data to lead to more sales, it needs to be…