Though achieving a successful M&A is exhilarating, it’s no secret that the M&A process is extremely complex — bordering on tedious at times — as there are many laws, regulations and plain old red tape to plow through. Accelerating the process can be like trying to make a river flow faster, but there are always…
Virtual data rooms are essential to getting all the proper information needed to complete a merger and acquisition, but they are also important when it comes to legal compliance audits. It is important for businesses to ensure that they are compliant with federal and state regulations regarding the use of financial instruments by their business.…
When it comes to closing a round of investments, how you present your company — specifically, how you present the documents that measure your company’s strengths and performance — is key. The goal, of course, is to present the most accurate and compelling picture of your company to a group of investors who see the…
Protecting sensitive data remains an enormous challenge in virtually every industry, and especially so for industries that are governed by strict privacy regulations like healthcare. Data security is paramount — losing control of patient or facility records isn’t merely an inconvenience — serious legal and financial consequences are at stake here for non-compliance. Knowing…
Your document management workflow design sits at the heart of your company’s productivity, efficiency and security. If you don’t have an efficient document management workflow design, bolstered by a secure, cloud-based electronic document management system, you could be opening your firm up to inefficiencies, lost profits and damaging data breaches. In 2019, nearly 30% of…
By now, whether you believe in man-made climate change or not, the world is making major shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and customers are making purchase decision (and even some governments are making investment decisions) on whether or not a certain company is being energy efficient. It’s estimated that by 2025 the renewable…
Your company’s intellectual property (commonly referred to as “IP”), is an undeniably important asset. Though usually intangible, IP is commonly far more valuable than most of the other physical assets of your company. Therefore, knowing how to protect intellectual property is just as important (or more so) than locking your office and other facilities at…
What Level of Data Encryption Does Your Business Need? The reason why your business must encrypt its data isn’t a terribly hard concept to understand – the need to protect sensitive information speaks for itself. Cyberattacks and data breaches, like the ones we’ve all seen in the news, cancost a company millions of dollars, deteriorate…
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, as well as many other financial transactions between two companies, the days of brick-and-mortar data rooms are over. What once was a necessity for the secure reviewing of sensitive documents is now an archaic thing of the past that has been eclipsed by the overwhelming power of technology.…
