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EMEA M&A rebounded in 2020 on the back of a strong H2. Which sectors saw the most activity by value and volume? Why did some sectors and regions fare better than others? Will the upward trend continue in 2021?
The dust has finally settled on 2020, a year shaped by the first major, deadly pandemic in more than a century. Read this Deal Drivers APAC FY 2020 report and see why the growth outlook for the region offers grounds for optimism.
As we move forward after a historically chaotic year in private equity dealmaking, dry powder is at an all-time high, and fundraising has dramatically increased. Read on to learn what our panel of PE experts revealed about current exit opportunities and risks during our recent webinar spotlight, presented with PitchBook.
After a turbulent year, we're seeing real signs that deal-making is on the rebound. M&A will likely lead the charge in powering the recovery in the year ahead. More than ever, 2021 will be shaped by innovative transactions and targeted industries. Download the infographic now for more insights into the new Americas M&A landscape, drawn from audience polling during our recent webinar with Financial Times.
Private Equity has weathered the storm, with mounds of dry power still at play, accelerated fundraising activity and a variety of exit options on the table. Datasite had the chance to explore some recent trends via our partnership with PitchBook and conversations with PE dealmakers.
We’re now well into the new year, and it’s not too early to see some green shoots sprouting. Read insights from our recent view of the new Americas M&A landscape.
Although the last financial crisis was over a decade ago, many European countries are still dealing with the resulting burden of NPLs that built up during that time. Will the current crisis see something similar for NPLs? Find out how COVID, capital, and computers are shaping the NPL landscape in Europe.
Q&A is a complicated process, traditionally managed via email & spreadsheets. Datasite improves Q&A through one easy to use interface, enabling faster communication and more reliable tracking.
Q&A is one of the most challenging parts of the M&A due diligence process, and often misunderstood. Datasite improves the experience through one easy to use interface, enabling faster communication and more reliable tracking.
With market data provided by PitchBook, our latest private equity market brief on exits reveals that dealmakers are ready for the post-COVID era and are preparing to market and close deals as soon as valuations accelerate.,
How to improve efficiency and reduce errors in the marketing of M&A assets
Based on our experience with over 1,400 healthcare transactions a year, we have compiled our 3 biggest tips to successfully utilizing a VDR.
COVID-19 has upended the way corporate dealmakers approach transaction management, according to audience polling and panelist insights during our recent Future of Transaction Management panel. Based on the discussion, here are four questions every corporate development team should consider before embarking on their next transaction.
Insights from Datasite’s Global Survey on top challenges in the M&A deal marketing process, including recommendations to drive efficiency in the process.
Corporate lawyers faced unexpected challenges and market vulnerability as dealmakers in 2020. In our legal webinar, Unexpected Lessons in M&A, our expert panel and hundreds of legal advisors shared their experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and expectations for 2021. Based on audience polling, here are key takeaways.
With tech hubs like China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam among others producing unicorns and decacorns every year, the investment scene in the region has been bustling with VCs ready to ride the digitization and tech disruption waves. In this white paper, VC firms shared how startups can rely on technology to leverage due diligence for better fundraising.
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, it is good to take a step back and think about what we have learned from top dealmakers on succeeding in the industry. As part of our #Iblifehacks series, we have compiled a list of 21 themes, courtesy of your industry peers and leaders, that every young banker should consider as they look to progress their career this year and beyond.
On December 31, 2020, the UK finally left the European Union. Now that the deal is finally done, how does this affect data regulation and, most importantly, your data room?
The Court of Justice for the European Union recently invalidated the use of Privacy Shield Framework. What is the Privacy Shield? Why was it invalidated? And is my data still safe without it?
The UK left the EU on December 31, 2020. Businesses in the UK and EU need to ensure they are complying with the correct regulations with regards to data transfers to the UK or EU in 2021. What needs to be in place for your data room to be compliant?
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COVID-19 disrupted transaction management for corporate lawyers across the globe in 2020 – resulting in greater reliance on digital technology, truncated due diligence timelines, and a general acceptance that markets will remain unsettled for the foreseeable future. Still, the expert panelists assembled for our recent Unexpected Lessons in M&A legal webinar, a partnership with the ABA, are unanimously optimistic heading into 2021.
A series of insightful videos from your peers and leaders.
Season 2 of our #iblifehacks video series features Investment Banking pros from across the Americas – sharing their valuable advice on making it in today’s evolving and fast-paced work environment.
The fact is, deals are not dead. Whether it be opportunistic investments, a continuation of Pre-COVID-2019 transactions, debt refinancing or restructuring, there is still market activity that requires the right tools to get deals done.
Expert dealmaker insights from the M&A Deal Drivers: Japan 2021 - M&A growth opportunities in Q4 2020 and beyond webinar hosted by Datasite and Mergermarket
More than half of 200 accounting, finance and corporate development professionals surveyed by Datasite say they expect deal volume to increase next year. And while the possibility of tax and trade policy changes helped spur M&A activity in the second half of 2020, the availability of a safe COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have the biggest effect on M&A in 2021.
2020 was a year that will never be forgotten. Everything changed, including the way M&A is done. This infographic provides insights into trends and activity metrics of projects executed in our platform in the Americas this year - along with predictions from our CEO, Rusty Wiley, on what’s to come in 2021.
Private Equity dealmaking and digital due diligence myths are busted in a recent Datasite and PitchBook report.
An IPO is perhaps the most important event a company will engage in. With the help of experts, we gathered three tips that could help your company streamline the HKEX listing process. Download this checklist to learn more.
Co-hosted by Datasite and Asia Investment Conference, the CXO Summit - Asia Pacific was held on 10 – 12 November 2020 where C-suite executives and senior level professionals from a diverse range of industries gathered to share their personal anecdotes and how they addressed key issues faced by their organizations this year.
As of Q3 2020, Japan dealmaking saw a surge in activity, spurred by a rebound in domestic M&A and an uptick in crossborder deals. Learn more about the pulse of the M&A market in Japan from this webinar recap story..
Africa has its share of challenges when it comes to dealmaking – political instability, economic uncertainty, and now COVID have all cast a shadow over M&A. How bright does the future look for M&A in Africa?
Learn why our continuous innovation sets us apart and enables legal dealmakers to improve productivity, reduce reputation risk and ensure profitability.
In this report, we sought to better understand what corporate dealmakers’ roles look like from the inside out, including the projects they work on, challenges they face, and tools they employ. The results may surprise you.
Video Q&A with Mark Castiglione, CEO at Alta Mesa Resources
Managing a group of successful dealmakers requires having the best tools at your disposal. The right technology can help your team overcome some common productivity challenges and ensure you have the visibility to make critical operational decisions.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have begun in the Asia Pacific region, but its impacts there have varied hugely. The economic impacts of the pandemic are proving just as varied as its progression rates. Activity has dipped everywhere, but some economies are bouncing back more quickly. Learn more from the latest Deal Drivers APAC report.
COVID-19 will continue to impact private equity dealmaking and due diligence strategies well into 2021, according to panelist insights and audience polling during our recent New Strategies for PE Dealmaking and Digital Due Diligence panel.
After a tough year and a hard-fought U.S. election, M&A activity in the Americas is at a crossroads. How can we know which industries will recover the fastest? How will trends like consolidation impact the landscape? Which regions offer unique opportunities? Get the insights you need in this Q3 market report.
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Legal advisors can reduce anxiety and bolster deal team confidence by choosing VDRs with these three crucial due diligence capabilities. Each proving beneficial to the buy-side and sell-side alike.
Turkey had a relatively strong start to 2020; however, the COVID pandemic along with longstanding economic problems persist in Turkey. How are dealmakers tackling the challenges? What will turn around M&A in Turkey?
Our latest report on mergers and acquisitions trends in EMEA, looks closely at what has driven deals across the region in Q3 2020 and whether a recovery is in the cards any time soon.
Datasite has been a strategic partner to law firms for 25+ years across the full spectrum of financial transactions - including M&A, restructuring, administration, and capital markets. Watch this short video to learn how our global Client Services team provides an unparalleled customer experience for legal advisors on deals of all sizes during due diligence and beyond.
Here are 3 reasons law firms should prioritize automation of redaction during legal due diligence to address the growing urgency to keep M&A lawyers focused on higher-value work.
As the newest solution to a fragmented transportation market, CargoX was progressing through multiple rounds of funding. With that, came a constant need to provide documentation and responses to due diligence requests from dozens of stakeholders, often on tight deadlines. Working with Datasite, the process of collecting, organizing and sharing documentation was simplified and provided security and confidence to their investors.
Here are three bedrock security requirements all M&A lawyers should mandate for any platform or VDR used to manage financial transactions.
Research consistently shows legal advisors are primarily selected based on factors influencing client experience – dispelling the myth of such decisions being driven merely on price or law firm rankings. In this infographic, we share best practices for bolstering the advisor-client relationship while managing financial transactions.
Legal advisors managing financial transactions are driven by two critical goals – delivering the best outcomes for their clients and driving law firm profitability. In this infographic, we explore how technology can help law firms achieve both.
The US presidential election is one of several economic and geopolitical factors expected to impact the global M&A outlook for the remainder of 2020 and beyond. However, it is not the top concern, according to our survey of 150 dealmakers. So what are dealmakers’ top concerns?
Misconceptions about the corporate development role within organizations abound. Drawing from our global corporate dealmaker survey and Datasite Insight, here are 9 common misconceptions about corporate development teams and their functions.
M&A legal advisors play a dynamic role in dealmaking. Here are 5 common myths market research dispels about lawyers and their clients – including misconceptions about the legal due diligence process.
Here at Datasite, we are privy to the best and most exclusive New York dining spots, even during a pandemic. Enjoy the best the city has to offer while staying safe and socially distanced at these amazing bars and restaurants in our latest dining guide.
While all deals are not the same – asset sales, PIPE’s, refinancing and restructuring, the need for good deal preparation is. Datasite’s due diligence and M&A products provide market leading technology to make getting ready effortless - like AI Indexing, Smart Categories, Redaction AI, Project Inbox.
Advances in legal technology prove decisions in M&A transaction management can bolster productivity and improve work product while reducing the reputational risk of law firms to drive profitability and client retention.
Learn how corporate dealmakers are reshaping their workflow to capitalize on the new normal.
For Sonenshine, the remote work environment offered an opportunity to rethink the tools they use in the M&A process. Learn how they added integrated deal marketing functionality to drive better collaboration.
Discover how a virtual data room positions your law firm to thrive in a post-COVID M&A environment by streamlining processes and overcoming remote-work challenges.
There is a better way to execute buy-side due diligence. Datasite Acquire, our newest product, is the first truly dedicated buy-side due diligence virtual data room designed to meet the needs of corporate development teams.
A few key takeaways emerged from our conversations with industry experts to discuss career insights and how the global pandemic has reshaped the dealmaking workplace.
Datasite recently announced a new M&A solution designed to address the most common challenges buy-side teams experience during due diligence. Here are three reasons why Datasite Acquire resonates in a particularly profound way for legal advisors.
The global pandemic has shaken up all the rules in the Americas M&A market. So what's next? Read the key takeaways we heard from M&A leaders on our recent live webinar roundtable in partnership with the Financial Times.
There’s no question that global Private Equity dealmaking is dramatically down from pre-COVID-19 levels. Times are uncertain, and PE fund managers are looking out for sectors that have been less impacted by the global pandemic. But despite today’s challenges, it’s a perfect time to take stock of where you are, and innovate to do better.
A strong corporate development team is integral to any business engaged in inorganic pursuits. Yet common institutional challenges hold them back, according to Datasite Insight polling of 1,000+ corporate dealmakers. Think your team has what it takes to buck the trend? Ask these three questions.
China’s biotech sector saw a 78% increase in 1H deal value year-on-year with deal activity thriving amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Investments and IPOs in the healthcare sector are expected to gain momentum and pick up going forward, according to industry experts speaking at a webinar hosted by Datasite and Mergermarket.
Many businesses are facing an uncertain future due to the effects of the current pandemic. As a result, value preservation is being considered as a way forward. But what can firms do to ensure a future? What tools are available to help them?
Datasite Outreach has recently launched new analytics capabilities, providing even more insights for your next deal marketing process.
Law Firm executives exploring pathways for sustaining profitability would benefit from strong representation from the technology and information teams in planning committees – individuals immediately positioned to identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency gains.
COVID has created challenges for many businesses and left more than a few wondering what the future holds for them. Find out how the restructuring landscape is changing in EMEA, and how companies can stabilize and move forward.
Covering the M&A lifecycle, due diligence, asset marketing, and restructuring, our new report reveals what the process looks like for APAC dealmakers today and in the future, and how much of the process can and should be automated, as well as what areas.
Redaction AI for Datasite Diligence enables dealmakers to speed up redaction using Artificial Intelligence. Redaction AI utilizes pattern recognition to locate occurrences of data types such as names, addresses, postal codes, email addresses, and currency mentions. Redaction AI also takes lists of user-defined terms, phrases and images and marks them for redaction. Redaction AI cuts redaction times by two-thirds vs. manual redaction. And because we enable users to tag each redaction with a reason, you can unredact in seconds by de-selecting by reason. Redaction AI is fast and easy to use.
Covering the M&A lifecycle, due diligence, asset marketing, and restructuring, our new report reveals what the process looks like for EMEA practitioners today and in the future, and how much of it can and should be automated and in what areas.
For all the advances that have been made, just how digitally mature and technologically sophisticated is the M&A, due diligence and asset marketing process for practitioners across the Americas? Find out in this comprehensive report.
How will technology impact M&A in the future? What tools will be most transformational? Do the views of practitioners vary by region? Based on the views of 2,235 global practitioners across 49 markets, our global and regional reports from the Americas, EMEA, and APAC examine the current and future state of M&A, through case studies and detailed analysis, and including full survey results.
We put together a few pointers for MBA students who are starting their Associate program or will be in the future.
At a recent roundtable discussion, Eighteen M&A thought leaders from Germany discussed how digitalization changes the work of M&A advisors.
During the webinar we hosted with Mergermarket, our expert panel discussed potential future investment hotspots in the healthcare and life sciences sector in China, as well as how regulatory changes can give dealmakers an advantage in closing more deal opportunities.
Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR, having been the earliest regions to be impacted by COVID-19, saw initial signs of deal recovery in Q2 and further recovery is expected in 2021, according to industry experts speaking at a webinar hosted by Datasite and Mergermarket.
For those charged with leading financial transactions – M&A, divestitures, capital raising, restructuring, etc. – the prospect of managing the deal team and other relevant stakeholders while meeting target deadlines often seems elusive at best. Here are a few pointers to help transaction managers maintain the requisite swagger needed to move through the deal lifecycle as a winner. Quickly.
M&A in the Nordics had a tough first half of the year, with the upward trajectory experienced in Q1 being quickly reversed by the COVID crisis. Is the region starting to recover? Find out what the experts think.
Share information securely. Manage content easily. Simplify processes. Datasite solves the largest challenges you face to effectively work through corporate restructuring and reorganization. Letting you handle the most sensitive of events with the precision you need.
In this time of uncertainty, many firms are exploring diversifying their portfolios into distressed assets. Here, dealmakers share their Insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by current market conditions.
Mergermarket’s in-depth review of M&A across the Asia Pacific region throughout 2019, including heat charts, sector performance, trends, and league tables.
Sweden is one of the most innovative countries in the world and home to some of the most well-known names in the tech sector. Why is this so, and does it extend beyond the sexy start-ups to traditional M&A? Find out in our blog.
It’s an unprecedented time for M&A in the Americas. COVID-19 has disrupted the entire region, and M&A activity fell sharply in the first half of the year. Already though, trends have begun to emerge that offer clues about the trajectory of the recovery in different countries and industries.
Project Inbox is unique to and only available from Datasite. And, most importantly to you, its going to improve the lives of everyone on the deal team. MDs, VPs and others on a deal team can now email any files they need loaded directly into the project. So can clients!
In this guide, we takea look at the top transaction management challenges that hospitals and healthcare providers are facing, and five ways to leverage technology to help navigate uncertain financial times.
Our new Deal Drivers report takes a close look at M&A in H1 2020 across Asia Pacific. Published in partnership with Mergermarket, this report provides insight into key trends, and region and sector activity.
In a live panel discussion with CITIC Capital, China International Capital Corporation, UBS, and Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong, we took stock of M&A activity in Greater China and considered the areas where financial stress is of greatest concern, as well as opportunities for growth in the coming months.
Our new Deal Drivers report takes a close look at M&A in H1 2020 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Published in partnership with Mergermarket, this report provides insight into key trends, and region and sector activity.
Find out how M&A is faring across the globe in our spotlight reports, examining local market activity in EMEA, the Americas, and APAC, including M&A trends, top deals and bidders, future challenges, and sector-specific information.
M&A in Australia and New Zealand saw some signs of a recovery starting in May after deals globally witnessed significant declines due to COVID-19 since the start of the year, according to industry experts speaking at a webinar hosted by Datasite and Mergermarket.
Key Insights from #iblifehacks: Career insights from the top minds in dealmaking webinar hosted by Datasite
Southern Europe has been hard hit by the current pandemic. Like other regions, the Q1 figures that looked so promising have since taken a downward turn. Will recovery in M&A take as long as it did with the 2007/08 crisis for this region? And what will drive it forward?
M&A deal flow has experienced a slowdown in Southeast Asia and India because of the COVID-19 crisis, and the outlook remains uncertain. Learn how dealmakers on the ground are adapting and continuing to close deals despite the current situation.
Despite the devastation caused by COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, Japanese M&A was not hit as hard as expected. Learn more about the activities driving M&A deals in Japan in our latest Deal Drivers report.
Published in collaboration with Mergermarket, this Deal Drivers report revealed that deal volume across Southeast Asia and India was down almost 18% in Q1 2020 compared to the previous quarter, but value jumped 40% over the same period.
Australia and New Zealand have been among the countries most lauded for their COVID-19 response, with rapid measures preventing widespread outbreaks of the disease. Nonetheless, as is the case elsewhere, the shutdown has made a severe economic impact, which the region could find challenging to bounce back from. Learn more about the trends that will enable M&A recovery down under in this new report.
The outbreak of coronavirus at the end of 2019 and the subsequent lockdown measures taken in China during the first quarter of 2020 had a major cooling effect on M&A activity in the country. Read this report and learn about the top deals, activities, and trends driving dealmaking across China.
If you’re engaged in document review, you will be looking through the data room for a specific word or phrase. Search alerts is another way our Landing Page gives you easy visibility and access to the project information you need, when you need it.
As we continue to navigate uncertain times, junior dealmakers need to set themselves apart. During a recent panel discussion entitled “Career insights from the top minds in dealmaking”, industry veterans offered a few tips on how to jumpstart your career and achieve success in an increasingly competitive industry.
Gain insight from our panel of experts as they take stock of the response to date in two of Asia Pacific’s regional economies and consider the areas where financial stress is of greatest concern for dealmakers in Southeast Asia and India. And get exclusive access to the bonus Q&A handout with additional insights from the panelists.
We interviewed hundreds of legal advisors working in M&A about the challenges they face in buy-side and sell-side transactions and how they’re overcoming them.
The healthcare sector is rich with opportunity. But to take advantage of these opportunities, you need to track and control a complex exchange of information. Read this white paper and gain insight into how you can stay on top of your deals while keeping sensitive IP and patient data secure.
A VDR is a critical resource when going through the restructuring process, providing a secure document repository for complex situations. Make sure that you're using your VDR to its full potential.
What will drive M&A recovery in EMEA, both generally and specifically? And will there be lasting effects from our time in lockdown on M&A in the region, in particular with technology? We asked these questions to M&A and restructuring professionals at the different virtual briefings and webinars we hosted in the past five months. While aligned in many areas, there were some interesting differences.
In line with the global plunge in M&A activity amid the pandemic, M&A deal value in Australia and New Zealand dropped 53% year on year in Q1 to US$5.4bn and deal volume fell 26% to 114 deals. Learn how dealmakers in these regions are adapting to the crisis and continuing to get deals done.
The Middle East has not suffered quite as badly from the current pandemic as other regions, but neither has it been spared. While the outlook seems fairly positive, the region is not yet at average levels for dealmaking. Find out what the experts had to say about recovery in the region and more.
With countries across the continent largely in lockdown, economic activity slowed significantly and practical difficulties such as restrictions on travel and meetings represented basic obstacles to dealmaking.
What does a market comeback look like? Download the summary report from our recent LATAM Market Resilience panel for a look at 6 factors shaping the recovery.
As Canada’s businesses come back online, what are some overlooked factors that will shape the recovery? Download the summary report now from our recent live panel on Canada Market Resilience.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, a new state of play appears to be unfolding for the M&A industry. We asked a panel of experts for their views on how the virus affecting volumes, how dealmakers are adapting, and what will be the lasting effects on the industry.
Key insights from the Embracing Automation: Productivity Hacks for Transactional Legal Teams webinar hosted by Datasite and Law.com.
As businesses in the U.S. come back online, what will recovery look like? Download the summary report from our recent U.S. Market Resilience webinar and read about the top overlooked trends on the front lines of the recovery.
Datasite’s new document translation tool significantly reduces time spent on data room preparation while improving user experience and increasing security.
M&A activity in the Nordics declined in Q1 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated. Has the disruption sunk hopes of a 2020 rebound in Nordic dealmaking? Find out in our latest spotlight report.
Datasite has released its newest product, Datasite Prepare. Designed to help deal makers streamline the deal preparation process.
How will technology impact M&A in the future? What tools will be most transformational? And in which stage of the process? Our new report examines the current and future state of M&A, based on the views of 2,235 global practitioners across 49 markets.
What is the outlook for Japanese investors in terms of Southeast Asia and Asia in general? How should the impact of COVID-19 be considered in business valuations? These are some of the audience questions our panel tackled in this bonus Q&A to our webinar.
At our recent webinar, in partnership with FINANCE Think Tank, our panel of experts discussed how M&A in the DACH region has been faring since the pandemic began.
Running a profitable startup with millions of users, Honey’s management team consistently fielded inbound investor interest. Find out how they ensured deal readiness and preparedness when opportunity knocked.
Get ready for a possible restructuring transaction. Learn how to pick strategy and prepare your business.
As the Mexican economy begins emerging from COVID-19 lockdown, dealmakers have plenty of questions about what comes next. Reviewing the numbers from last quarter, we can already start to see answers. Learn more in the Mexico H1 Deal Drivers Report.
The latest new features, focused on improving Q&A and document watermarking, will help you save time setting up and managing a deal.
The Benelux region has been hard hit by the current pandemic, with Belgium recording one of the highest death rates in Europe and M&A recording its lowest quarterly value since 2014. But cross-border transactions from China and the US have been providing a boost. What lies ahead for M&A in the region?
With much of Italy, Spain and Portugal locked down since early March, pursuing M&A activity has been challenging on both strategic and practical levels. How will M&A in the region fare going forward? Find out in our latest spotlight report.
As deal professionals you have the herculean task of getting the deal room ready in days. You have hundreds or thousands of documents to upload, review, index, categorize and redact before the data room can go live. While important this work is mind-numbingly manual and slow. But it must all be done correctly, or the deal can be delayed or worse.
M&A in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has held up fairly well compared to the rest of Europe, with 108 deals worth €7.1bn to date. However, Q2 has been experiencing a slowdown. Will CEE be able to bounce back? If so, what will drive a recovery? And how can technology help dealmakers get the deals done? Find out what the experts had to say.
A spotlight on mergers and acquisitions trends in Hong Kong between January and May 2020, published in collaboration with Mergermarket. Read the report and learn about the activities and trends that are driving M&A deals as Hong Kong gets ahead of the curve in readiness for a new normal in the second half of the year.
Looking back at the last financial crisis, how do you think the APAC M&A market will be able to rebound after the COVID-19 crisis? Will China now be less willing to allow failure of SOEs to reduce impact on the economy and jobs? Are funds looking for higher returns than prior to COVID crisis, for same level of risk? These are some of the audience questions our panel tackled in this bonus Q&A to our webinar.
In this infographic, based on polling of 450+ corporate lawyers globally, Datasite explores the greatest productivity challenges to transactional workflow – and solutions to overcome them.
Just a few months ago, Brazil’s economy looked to be on a historic upswing. Now, a global pandemic and political uncertainty are shaking up dealmakers’ best-laid plans. Get the details in the latest Deal Drivers Report for Brazil (Q1).
M&A in DACH appears to have weathered the COVID-19 crisis better than many of its neighbors. Our latest Deal Drivers spotlight report focuses on M&A trends in DACH, and examines the state of the market and what lies ahead.
Gain insight from our panel of experts as they take stock of the response to date in one of Asia Pacific’s major economies and consider the areas where financial stress is of greatest concern for dealmakers in Japan.
Schedule progress reports down to the five-minute mark. That combined with our rapid data refresh rates ensure your reports are always fresh.
With Smart Categories and Document Preview we give you the tech to spend more time on high-value activities. Allow our natural language processing algorithm to suggest categories of newly loaded documents and preview them before you confirm their belonging.
When we looked at where administrators spend a lot of time in the platform and where Datasite gets many help requests, document organization and index set-up stood out. Our new tool saves time with automation around appropriate index locations and folders for new documents.
Datasite releases Redaction Reasons, the only dataroom integrated application that lets dealmakers unredact strategic, commercial or privacy-related (e.g. PII or GDPR) content in seconds.
At our recent webinar with Mergermarket, experts on the ground shared the challenges the are experiencing today and their outlook for Japan M&A in the coming months.
Streamline the non-performing loan (NPL) process manage NPLs at scale with our dedicated team and innovative technology.
Market conditions are shifting the playing field for Canadian businesses. With high levels of household debt and a natural resources-dependent economy, what may the road to recovery look like? Find out in the latest Datasite report.
What does M&A look like for dealmakers in the United Kingdom as we navigate the current waters? What might UK M&A look like going forward? What will drive a recovery? And which technologies will help deliver deals? We asked the experts and the audience during our recent live virtual briefing. Read our latest blog to find out their views.
Over 500+ dealmakers and restructuring professionals from across Asia Pacific shared their thoughts on the opportunities, challenges and outlook for APAC’s distressed M&A market, the types of restructuring that will be prevalent in coming months, and the technologies that would help them the most to navigate this storm.
Our new Deal Drivers spotlight report focuses on M&A trends in France in Q1 2020, and examines the state of the market, the impact of COVID-19 on transactions, and what lies ahead.
With the market in flux, dealmakers shared their strategies for the coming months during our live corporate roundtable.
Although deal marketing is a mission-critical aspect of mergers and acquisitions, 60% of investment bankers report the process is inefficient and overly manual.
Over 500+ dealmakers and restructuring professionals from across Asia Pacific shared their thoughts on the opportunities, challenges and outlook for APAC’s distressed M&A market, the types of restructuring that will be prevalent in coming months, and the technologies that would help them the most to navigate this storm.
At the 2019 CXO Summit co-organized by Datasite and IJK Partners, we spoke with some business leaders and asked them about their expectations and growth strategies for their organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
In the face of a severe global economic crisis, dealmakers world-wide reflect on what is developing to be their new normal.
In these unprecedented times, even companies with strong balance sheets just a few months ago find themselves exploring restructuring or strategic alternatives. Is Chapter 11 bankruptcy the only way out? If not, what other options do companies have?
As countries across Europe prepare for phase two of the coronavirus pandemic, with lockdown measures set to be gradually lifted and economic support measures being implemented, the restructuring community is prepping up as well for what will likely be a long and busy restructuring cycle..
At the 2019 CXO Summit co-organized by Datasite and IJK Partners, we spoke with some business leaders and asked them about their expectations and growth strategies for their organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
Take a global pandemic, add a shock to oil prices, and you have a recipe for entire industries looking for answers. Get a summary of the insights shared from our panel of C-level experts from our webinar, "Navigating the Storm".
Market conditions are shifting the playing field for U.S. businesses, as companies in every industry reevaluate their core strategy. What should you expect in the coming months? Find out in the latest Datasite report.
How is UK M&A weathering the current economic conditions? What were the biggest deals and in which sectors in Q1 2020? How is the leisure sector faring in these tough conditions? Find out all this and much more in our latest Deal Drivers spotlight report.
European dealmakers shared their thoughts on the outlook for distressed M&A, the types of restructuring that will dominate going forward and what technology would help them the most. While there is no immediate fix for the current challenges, the good news is that people and businesses are working towards finding the right solution sooner than later.
At the 2019 CXO Summit co-organized by Datasite and IJK Partners, we spoke with some business leaders and asked them about their expectations and growth strategies for their organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
At the 2019 CXO Summit co-organized by Datasite and IJK Partners, we spoke with some business leaders and asked them about their expectations and growth strategies for their organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
Video Q&A Panel with Perella Weinberg Partners, Energy Division
At the 2019 CXO Summit co-organized by Datasite and IJK Partners, we spoke with some business leaders and asked them about their expectations and growth strategies for their organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
Video Q&A with Siobhan Sweeney-Cordova, Executive Vice President at AIAC
Video Q&A with Keith Prusek, Managing Director at Jefferies
Video Q&A with Taylor Phelps, Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald
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Technology is now more crucial than ever for M&A activities and communications -- from asset marketing to due diligence -- to continue despite all the uncertainty.
When the decision to restructure is made, this often throws day-to-day operations into chaos. Whether you are shedding a few assets or engaged in a more complex workout, the number of stakeholders and artifacts involved in the process can sometimes feel endless. Download the checklist so that you are prepared to navigate whatever the future holds.
Bambu has raised three rounds of funding prior to its Series B, totaling US$3.7 million. In July 2019, the company successfully raised US$10 million in its Series B funding.
In 2017, the company raised its Series A funding round amounting to A$5 million (US$3.546 million). It is now working on enhancing its capabilities to launch small satellites into Low Earth Orbits (LEO).
Share information securely. Manage content easily. Simplify processes. Datasite solves the largest challenges you face to effectively work through corporate restructuring and reorganization. Letting you handle the most sensitive of events with the precision you need.
No industry has been harder hit from the global crisis than tourism and travel. Read the blog to learn how the tourism and travel industry is navigating the storm.
Energy & Power has faced no shortage of challenges in recent years. It was therefore understandable that uncertainty permeated the minds of dealmakers entering the new year. Would growing whispers of a recession come to fruition or an unexpected black swan event send the industry spiraling into turmoil?
On the surface, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies should be somewhat immune from the growing global financial crisis, given the level of investment being injected into the industry. However, market events also may accelerate break-ups, restructuring, and bankruptcies.
A confluence of long-term trends was already disrupting Retail & Consumer companies. Now, the sector finds itself at the center of market volatility as global brands, SMEs, and consumers alike learn how to navigate in this tricky environment.
The Industrials sector enjoyed a relatively healthy 2019, despite trade wars, slowed job growth, and other headwinds. Unfortunately, the market conditions of 2020 have not been so kind.
At our M&A Innovation Breakfast in Lisbon, we asked Portuguese M&A practitioners for their thoughts on the market and how technology could best help them in the future. What did they say? That they clearly understand where innovation can add value in the M&A process.
For many of us watching the global economy crash to a halt due to Covid-19 these last few weeks, the experience feels eerily familiar. Of course, no one expected a pandemic to push us into another down cycle, but echoes of financial crises past appear everywhere. Here are some practical steps you can make now that will help prepare you for whatever happens next.
At the start of 2020, the most prominent commercial uncertainties for the transportation and logistics sector were the impact of Brexit and US-Sino trade relations. Today, these business growth apprehensions have been replaced by concerns over the economic impact of a global pandemic.
We surveyed Middle Eastern M&A practitioners to find out their thoughts on how technology and innovation can help accelerate deals in the region. Read our blog to find out which stages of the M&A process could be most transformed by technology, which technologies could benefit them the most, and more.
We surveyed local practitioners in Africa to find out their thoughts on the market, technology and more. Despite a predicted dip in South Africa’s M&A market in 2020, practitioners in the region remain optimistic and ready for technology to transform the M&A process to help them secure success.
Get the details on the deals that shaped 2019 with this comprehensive report
Co-Founder Chris Scoular shares how Datasite Outreach has changed the game for TTB Partners, becoming the single source of truth for deal marketing.
Our full-year Deal Drivers report, published in association with Mergermarket, provides an in-depth review of the 2019 M&A market for EMEA, including heat charts, sector performance, league tables and trends.
Learn how and why the M&A deal marketing process has improved for investment bank Capstone Headwaters with Datasite Outreach.
Record numbers of pharma and biotech firms are looking outside their organizations for innovation, turning to inorganic growth to feed development pipelines. Whether through in-licensing, out-licensing, or full-scale M&A, this trend has the potential to affect your business for the next decade.
Download our CCPA Data Room Checklist to be sure your “Service Provider” has put robust compliance measures in place.
As economies and industries across Asia Pacific continue to grow, it is very important for us to be ready for the future’s evolving businesses. Entrepreneurs, companies and organizations must learn to quickly adapt to a competitive and rapidly changing environment. Are you set up for growth in 2020?
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month's top financial advisors.
Despite a rocky year for M&A last year in Iberia, Merrill Corp has experienced explosive growth there, and is poised for more. Governments have finally been formed and mid-market M&A remains fairly healthy. Read our blog to find out more.
At the recent CXO Summit that we co-organized with IJK Partners, we hosted business leaders and changemakers who shared their experiences, success stories and and best practices to secure growth in Asia Pacific for 2020 and beyond.
On top of the stronger-than-ever data privacy requirements, large corporate mergers and biotech and technology breakthroughs are proving that deal preparedness may be the key to deal success for 2020 and beyond. Download our latest whitepaper now to explore the newest trends and innovations facing the healthcare industry.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
With the M&A market starting to swing in favor of the buy-side, how can sellers standout? In this infographic, we draw from Energy and Power expert insights to explore five ways sellers can shine.
Early preparation in any situation usually comes with minimal risk and significant upside. As global transactions in energy and power trend towards a double-digit decline versus the prior year, prudent planning is paramount for businesses needing to navigate choppy financial waters in 2020. This was the key learning from our recent Energy & Power M&A Spotlight panel. The lively discussion shed light on the many challenges facing the industry and ways for dealmakers to better position themselves in the year ahead.
Although much of Europe has experienced some decline in M&A activity in 2019, Sweden appears to be holding its own. We spoke to practitioners there to find out their thoughts on the current and future state of the market. Read our blog to find out more.
What do practitioners in Turkey and the Middle East think about the current and future state of due diligence there? Find out what the most important success factors in the process are, how long due diligence takes on average, what the biggest challenges are that technology could provide a solution to...and much more.
Outbound buying has maintained some of its strength as slowed economic growth drives the need for Chinese firms to search abroad for growth and access to advanced technology, brands and key natural resources.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Despite a challenging economic environment, many are still pursuing investments in Turkey. How do you navigate the complexities of doing business there and what role does technology play? Read our case study to find out.
How does the due diligence process in the Middle East differ from that in Europe? What are some of the unique challenges of doing business in the region? Read our case study to learn more.
Learn how a leading private equity firm in Istanbul uses the power of local expertise and connections to overcome the challenges of due diligence in Turkey. Read our case to find out more.
Doing deep, detailed due diligence on every deal is key when investing in the Middle East. However, this can mean extended timelines and delays. Technology and relationship-building can help accelerate it. Find out more in our case study.
How is GDPR affecting M&A due diligence? What role is technology playing in GDPR compliance? How are practitioners responding to the increased regulation? Download our report to find out all this and more.
How is GDPR affecting M&A due diligence? How are practitioners responding to the increased regulation? Do practitioners think it will increase scrutiny of policies and processes? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
One of the world's largest law firms understands the unique challenges GDPR presents for private equity firms, including guaranteeing that future acquisitions are compliant, and ensuring that the different companies within their portfolios are, too. Read our latest case study to find out more about these complexities and how to overcome them.
Find out how due diligence is thwarting GDPR risks and what steps companies are taking to ensure compliance.
A team of dealmakers at a major global investment bank was looking for innovative ways to reduce deal team time spent on document redaction and increase time dedicated to higher-value deal activities. Using Redaction for DatasiteOne, the team saw an improvement of 30% of time saved using DatasiteOne vs a stand-alone redaction tool.
Our Services team is here to help you achieve success: 24/7/365, in 14 different languages. See what we can do for you, how we do it, and what our clients say.
OTE is the largest telecommunications provider in Greece, and is part of the Deutsche Telekom Group. Using Redaction for DatasiteOne they were able to redact 40% faster than their previously manual approach.
Everyone seems to have a different opinion on Brexit, but when it comes to M&A, 'uncertainty' and 'opportunity' are on the tips of everyone's tongues - including the experts. See what they had to say when they spoke to us recently.
After January 31, 2020, the UK is no longer part of the EU. It is important to review whether your data room or due diligence application is compliant, as any business that sends or receives data to/from the UK/EEA is affected. Our checklist can help you navigate the compliance process.
In our exclusive Q&A with David Chmiel, Managing Director of geopolitical research and analysis firm Global Torchlight and a former M&A lawyer, he discusses the impact of Brexit on M&A, its effect on due diligence, and much more.
What are the biggest hurdles facing Technology, Media, and Telecommunications M&A deals? We discussed with our TMT webinar panelists and polled an audience of 500+ finance professionals across multiple time zones to find out.
Securely share sensitive data and documents with stakeholders inside and outside your organization. Minimize risks from potential leaks and breaches, have dedicated support and accelerate your process in ways regular file-sharing products and tools cannot.
DatasiteOne Diligence allows firms to execute complex financial transactions and meet global regulatory disclosure requirements on an ongoing basis with the only cloud solution designed for long-term use and stability.
Buyers and sellers must remain vigilant when in comes to GDPR compliance. Read our case study to learn why leading international law firm White & Case says GDPR compliance should be treated as a journey rather than a destination.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
How much impact is Brexit and the Spanish political situation having on M&A in Spain? What opportunities are available? Read our blog to find out.
Inbound dealmaking continues to be a dominant theme in the Australian M&A market as international firms and funds continue to pour capital into the market.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
We understand that the due diligence process is constantly moving, whether in the upload and organize, permit and publish, or analyze and report stages. Our new tools make your due diligence process less painful and much faster, saving you time and ultimately money.
Do client and adviser opinions differ when it comes to due diligence? Do they think things will change in the future? Find out their views on data breaches, the role of technology, the effect of GDPR on transactions and much more.
Our Services team is here to help you achieve success: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, in 14 different languages. Find out what we can do for you, how we do it and what our clients say.
For private equity professionals, readiness is a key factor in successful exits. Coupled with an effective information-sharing strategy, DatasiteOne enables you and your portfolio companies to take advantage of any market interest as it arises.
DatasiteOne Preparation and an effective information sharing strategy with portfolio companies enables you to capitalize when market interest and valuations are right.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
M&A deals in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are on the rise, bucking the downward trend across Europe. How can you continue to achieve M&A success in the CEE? Read our blog to find out top tips from experts, and more.
Find out the latest EMEA M&A forecast and trends for H1 2019 in our EMEA Deal Drivers H1 2019 report, published in conjunction with Mergermaket.
What does it take to climb the M&A ladder? In this infographic, we compile Dos and Don'ts taken from panelist learnings and live audience polling in our Merrill Insight webinar: Dealmaker Stories - How I Became a Rockstar in Investment Banking.
Get the latest Americas M&A forecast and trends for HY 2019 with our Deal Drivers Americas HY 2019 report, published in conjunction with Mergermarket.
No matter how elegant the financial model, spreadsheets can only take you so far. Want to learn what it really takes to stand-out from the investment banking crowd? Here are top tips from those who've been there.
Redaction for DatasiteOne is a powerful add-on capability to the DatasiteOne application. Learn more about integrated redaction.
Due diligence compliance has always been an issue in M&A, but do corporates and private equity firms have different concerns than lawyers and bankers? Read our blog to learn more.
There are many challenges associated with ensuring the success of a portfolio company exit. A deal can be easily lost while you scramble to assemble the deal team, aggregate data, or choose a data room provider on short notice. DatasiteOne helps private equity dealmakers navigate these challenges to accelerate deal readiness with advanced asset staging.
Election season has swept India and much of Southeast Asia this year. For some investors, this meant time seated on the sidelines of dealmaking until results, and prospective leadership changes, were announced. Download this newsletter to read trends and insights shaping dealmaking in Southeast Asia and India, jointly presented by Merrill and Mergermarket.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Which countries have incurred the biggest fines for GDPR breaches? Who is spending the most on data protection? How is GDPR affecting M&A deal progress? Find out here.
One year on and GDPR is making an impact, with EUR56 million in fines issued and the number of data breaches expected to rise significantly this year. Moreover, GDPR compliance is complicating the deal-making process, whether by stalling transactions or increasing scrutiny on the data protection policies and processes of target companies. Read our blog to learn more.
In managing your due diligence process, choosing a GDPR-compliant due diligence application is imperative to minimizing GDPR risks and breaches. Our updated checklist can help you manage the compliance process for your due diligence application or virtual data room.
Security, service, expertise, innovation and value confirm that DatasiteOne is the only application for due diligence - resulting in less pain and more gain for you. See the difference between DatasiteOne and other providers here.
Outbound M&A in Japan has been dominating the market in recent years. This overseas acquisition spree is likely to continue through 2019. Download this newsletter to read trends and insights shaping dealmaking in the country, jointly presented by DatasiteOne and Mergermarket.
What are the key local trends impacting M&A and due diligence in New Jersey? In this Groundview installment, we discuss key sector trends and due diligence tips with Susan Kindya, DatasiteOne Director.
New technologies, like data analytics, have the potential to enhance the due diligence process, providing dealmakers with more a comprehensive, and much faster, analysis. Discover more in our case study from the third-largest bank and financial services provider in the Baltic region.
Embracing and investing in new technology can be transformative for firms involved in the due diligence process, allowing them to use their time more effectively and efficiently. Learn how one of the world’s largest law firms is doing just that in our latest case study.
How closely aligned are clients and advisers when it comes to their views on the due diligence process? Where does technology currently fit in and what role will it play in the future? Download our report to find out more.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
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Although megamergers in the healthcare sector have been grabbing headlines, spin-offs and divestitures may be the new game of the day. What are the reasons behind this shedding of assets and what are some best practices?
Check out what this newest feature has to offer with our comprehensive infographic.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Learn how Q&A can solve for common challenges such as security, tracking and buyer engagement.
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Large corporate spin-offs, biotech and technology breakthroughs, private equity dry powder, and stronger-than-ever data privacy requirements make the healthcare sector one rich with opportunity and risk. As a result, staying on top of due diligence best practices has never been more important. Are you ready?
Your Questions Answered - Bonus Q&A from our Healthcare M&A Panel
Document chaos, eCTD blindness, IP vulnerability and insecure Q&A transmittal can be large road blocks when it comes to the drug development process. Learn how Datasite can help clear the way and get you on the fast track to success.
What local deal trends are dominating the Boston market? What are the 10 most active cities in Massachusetts? How are due diligence app project managers like interior designers? Get the download from Alexia Rains in our latest Q&A with top DatasiteOne reps from around the globe.
Merger and acquisition opportunities arise quickly. DatasiteOne is built for rapid, secure implementation no matter the size or complexity of the deal and content requirements. Download the brochure to learn the key functionality and expanded features of DatasiteOne - best-in-class app for due diligence.
M&A due diligence is faster, more secure and technology-enabled than ever. Discover how practitioners in France, Germany, Italy and Spain think it will continue to evolve in the next five years.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
What are the M&A trends in Canada? What due diligence issues do clients care most about? We speak with Sean Dainty, Vice President Sales, Canada, to find out what he's seeing on the ground.
Comprehensive infographic on the drug development process and the need for secure information sharing.
Virtual data rooms have been a welcome innovation for M&A due diligence, but augmented reality could further revolutionise the process. Read our latest case study to learn how technology is playing a leading role in the due diligence process for the German-based market leader for braking systems.
M&A deals in CEE are on the rise. What's pushing this wave of activity and will it be an endless summer of deals?
Download our M&A Due Diligence in Europe report to understand the key issues facing M&A practitioners in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, and how new technologies could transform the due diligence process for you.
A quick guide on how DatasiteOne can help navigate challenges in the due diligence process.
In the life sciences industry, a site visit prior to executing an M&A, licensing or strategic partnership is a critical part of comprehensive due diligence. However, each visit must be carefully planned and executed for maximum impact.
We distilled findings from our global future of due diligence survey to see how dealmakers can use technology to improve due diligence in the here and now.
Virtual data rooms and big data have a huge impact on the way diligence is done, says a company that has completed over 130 acquisitions across the globe in the past three years.
According to one of the largest financial services groups in the Nordics, technology and AI will continue to improve the due diligence process, as more and more M&A practitioners use virtual data rooms (VDRs) to solve some of their biggest due diligence challenges. Discover more in our latest case study on the evolution of M&A due diligence process in the Nordics region.
M&A due diligence is faster, more secure and technology-enabled than it has ever been. Over the next few years, the due diligence process will continue to evolve.
Investor confidence remains relatively strong toward China and Hong Kong. Both markets avoided much deeper downtrends amid trade tensions and economic uncertainties. Download this newsletter to read trends and insights shaping dealmaking in the region, jointly presented by DatasiteOne and Mergermarket.
We surveyed over 100 M&A practitioners in the Nordic region to discover the challenges they are facing and to question the future of M&A in the digital age. To read the findings, download the report today.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
In this latest Groundview installment, we ask Mona Shah what key M&A and due diligence trends and issues she's spotting on the ground in Florida.
What does the future of due diligence look like? And how can savvy deal makers best prepare for it?
The DatasiteOne M&A Career Guide will help you assess which role may be the best fit for you as you take the next step in your financial career.
Merrill is pleased to present the full-year edition of Deal Drivers Americas, a report published in association with Mergermarket. This report provides an in-depth review of mergers and acquisitions in the Americas region, offering insights on notable deals, sector performance, and trends that impacted dealmaking through 2018.
What do you need to know about Americas M&A in Q1 2019? Mark Williams summarizes key trends impacting current M&A state of play.
Discover the EMEA M&A highs and lows in 2018 in our annual Deal Drivers report, published in association with Mergermarket. This report provides an in-depth review of M&A in the EMEA region, offering insights on notable deals, sector performance and trends that impacted dealmaking in 2018.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Every year, AIG publishes what is considered by many the standard report in M&A deal insurance around representation and warranties. Mary Duffy, Global Head of M&A at AIG, provides us with an overview of the key facts and figure in this discussion.
DatasiteOne is the only application for due diligence that helps dealmakers around the world close more transactions, faster, with the strongest combination of deal making, analytics and reporting support.
At DatasiteOne, we know how much impact little things can have on your ability to quickly execute on deals - and get some time back in your life. Straight from the trenches, here are 7 small ways DatasiteOne can make an outsized impact on your quality of life both in and out of the office.
How do savvy dealmakers best navigate increasingly choppy geopolitical waters, market turmoil and tightening data privacy standards? In this infographic, we compiled research from financial professionals across the globe to come up with these 6 ways dealmakers from the Americas, EMEA and APAC plan to survive and thrive in 2019's increasingly complex landscape.
How can savvy APAC dealmakers navigate increasing geopolitical headwinds, market turmoil and regulatory headwinds to M&A success in 2019? Pulling on recent market research, this infographic explores 8 ways to win the M&A game.
How will governments cope with the unintended consequences of regulations on growth? Is the outlook for natural gas M&A more positive in the months ahead? What should dealmakers expect from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)? These are some of the audience questions our Energy & Power panel tackle in the follow-up podcast to our video webinar.
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Due diligence is more advanced and efficient than it has ever been, but how much more improved could the process become? Datasite asked 539 M&A professionals from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA), what their expectations were for the future of EMEA M&A in the Digital Age. The findings are interesting, to say the least.
The January M&A Insider explores the global M&A market with a focus on numbers, movements and current trends for all of 2018. This edition offers insights into global regional trends, private equity buyouts and exits as well as insightful sector analysis for the year.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Shareholder Activism is having far greater impacts on corporates worldwide beyond just the hundreds of activist-targeted companies. A record number of board seats have been won by activists, M&A deals have been impacted, CEOs have lost their jobs and corporate strategies and operational initiatives have been dramatically altered due to activists’ campaigns and influence. The campaigns have significant ripple effect and are influencing demand for changes across corporates large and small. Download this whitepaper to learn how to build an effective shareholder relationship management strategy.
Is AI over-hyped? What does activity in Lat Am look like? How will Space Force impact M&A and what’s a company called Planet got to do with it? Find out what our panelists had to say in our Bonus Audience Q&A round following our 2019 Corporate Development Outlook webinar.
Successful completion of large-scale M&A transactions is a complex process. Companies often make common mistakes that can negatively impact M&A transactions. Access the white paper today so you can avoid these critical M&A transaction mistakes and secure a successful deal.
As a large international business, this telecom leader relies on continuous innovation in the M&A process to optimize its business growth.
In this latest Groundview installment, we ask Miguel Gomez what key due diligence and M&A trends he's seeing on the ground in New England, and how clients are using DatasiteOne to get ahead of the competition.
What trends are driving M&A and due diligence in the New York City market? We ask Donald Davis, head of our advisory team, what conversations are taking place in the local market.
Complex carveouts, sensitive technology and intellectual property (IP) sharing issues, an increasingly complex global regulatory environment, litigious shareholders, and emerging market manufacturers and suppliers all present unique challenges for M&A professionals in today’s Industrials landscape. Learn how DatasiteOne can help you navigate them successfully.
Technology has hit the industrials sector with force, creating tidal waves of change. To better understand how this change flows into merger & acquisitions, we polled 175 dealmakers and compiled their answers into a comprehensive infographic debunking common myths.
The December M&A Insider explores the global M&A market with a focus on numbers, movements and current trends. This edition offers insights into global regional trends, private equity buyouts and exits as well as insightful sector analysis.
DatasiteOne enables Investor Relations professionals to share important documents with shareholders as part of a proactive, targeted and transparent approach to managing shareholder relationships.
Originally appearing in the Nov/Dec issue of Middle Market Growth, Merrill Corporation's Mark Williams, Chief Revenue Officer, Americas explains the four technology trends that are impacting dealmaking. Disruptive technology allows forward-thinking deal makers to thrive by utilizing the best elements of innovation to complete deals securely, quickly and successfully.
Everyone’s got advice – your grandpa, your neighbor, your taxi driver, your mom… it’s non-stop. When it comes to building your career, isn’t it time to kill the noise and go straight to someone who has been there, done that and made bank? That’s what Merrill Corporation thought, so we assembled an all-star panel of dealmakers for a Datasite Insight™ Live breakfast focused on Turbo Charging Your Wall Street Career.
Where will most divestitures come from next year? Is R&W Insurance worth the time and money? What makes an attractive target for mid-to-large private equity firms? These are some of the additional audience questions we tackled in the follow up to our lively Industrials M&A Video panel.
The future of due diligence is here - or is it? This infographic explores four key takeaways from Merrill Insight™ audience polling on where the due diligence industry is headed.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Hear how Ernst & Young Solutions LLP partnered with Merrill to overcome some of their biggest due diligence challenges.
Stay on top of industrials due diligence best practices. Download the top questions to ask yourself.
We recently caught up with Ari Fuchs, Director at The DAK Group, to ask about his experience with Merrill DatasiteOne. Hear what he has to say.
Failure to adhere to key business principles places both buyers and sellers at risk of capsizing even the best potential transaction. Datasite has distilled seven common mistakes that we have seen sink deals, which are compiled in this white paper. See what these critical mistakes might be, and mitigate the risks that might derail even the most viable M&A opportunity.
When choosing a virtual data room for due diligence, speed in set-up, security, and ease of use are key evaluation criteria. Download this checklist to ensure success when choosing a VDR platform and partner.
Synergy savings matter - the collaboration of both buyers and sellers in leveraging information resources and tools will determine how quickly they are able to identify the hidden gems in the deal.
The November M&A Insider explores the global M&A market with a focus on numbers, movements and current trends. This edition offers insights into global regional trends, private equity buyouts and exits as well as insightful sector analysis.
Shareholder activism is on the rise with activist events hitting record levels in 2018. Over 200+ executives shared what's top of mind and what to consider for a successful long-term shareholder relationship management strategy. Access the infographic to find out which areas of shareholder activism are of greatest concern - and how to prepare for an activist attack.
Datasite and Refinitiv bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
For private equity and corporate development professionals, timing is a major factor in the success of a divestiture or acquisition. When engaging a potential partner or target, your ability to privately share relevant, accurate information and perform discreet analysis of the opportunity is essential.
Ryusuke Okada, Director and Managing Executive Officer of Takara Printing Co., Ltd. in Japan, spoke with Merrill recently and shared how Merrill DatasiteOne offers outstanding features, making it much more than a basic VDR. Hear how Takara discovered many potential use cases for DatasiteOne, apart from being an important solution for M&A for their customers.
DueDiligence2022 is a fresh report that explores the current state of M&A due diligence whilst taking a forward view of how technology is transforming this domain. The findings were based on a survey of 539 M&A clients and advisors across Europe, The Middle East and Africa.
Find out why energy deals are so data-intensive and more in this installment of our Groundview series, which provides local takes on the M&A and due diligence market from senior Datasite representatives. In this blog, Nicholas Renter discusses the state of the Texas M&A market, new mineral trends, and some of the quirks of conducting due diligence in the energy sector.
We polled 500+ dealmakers during our Datasite Insight™ Video | Hot or Hype? Trends in Technology M&A on what they thought about technology-specific challenges such as new, looming regulatory hurdles like CFIUS expansion. Here's what they said.
Whether M&A is part of an organisations growth strategy or is taking place as a one-off transaction, the pressure to be efficient in deal-making is forcing companies to look for new ways to manage the due diligence process. Many are using technology and new project management techniques to manage the due diligence process in an organised, smart way so that they can focus on what really matters—running their business. Due diligence has evolved and improved thanks in large part to the advance of technology and digitisation. But if today due diligence is more advanced and efficient than in the past, how much more advanced and efficient could the process be in the future?
The October M&A Insider explores the global M&A market with a focus on numbers, movements and current trends. This edition offers insights into global regional trends, private equity buyouts and exits as well as insightful sector analysis.
“Transactions that involve cross border and CFIUS issues are going to cost more, they are going to extend the regulatory approval cycles and it will keep the lawyers busy,” Jim Ackerman, Vice President of Corporate Development for Flex Ltd, predicts during our Merrill Insight Video panel Hot or Hype? Trends in Technology M&A. Here are 7 other top takeaways from our October 4 live-video panel.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Datasite knows how important local expertise is - that's why we have representatives in offices throughout North America. In this series, we ask our top representatives what local-specific M&A issues they're hearing about. Bill Polese gives his view of common diligence pain points in the New York corporate market and local M&A trends he's seeing.
Simplicity, speed, and innovation help Big Four accounting firm to focus on the deal.
The September M&A Insider explores the global M&A market with a focus on numbers, movements and current trends. This edition offers insights into global regional trends, private equity buyouts and exits as well as insightful sector analysis.
Yoichi Arai, Representative Director of Hongo Tsuji Business Consulting in Japan, spoke with Merrill recently and shared how DatasiteOne exceeds his expectations.
Thanks to a revolutionary architecture, DatasiteOne’s project engineers and development team are moving faster than ever, rapidly creating and delivering new features and functions that unlock productivity across the due diligence lifecycle.
Because of DatasiteOne’s intuitive interface, we can quickly onboard clients to the new application. Our introductory planning calls/demos are taking less time and we’re even seeing a decline in the number of requested onboarding calls. This means clients are getting started quickly without a significant learning curve.
When we launched DatasiteOne and established a new dimension for applications that address the due diligence phase in a transaction, we were stunned by the state of reporting and analytics amongst virtual data room providers.
“AI is a lot like the Iron Man suit – it takes a human and makes them more powerful,” says Joanna Riley in this interview discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing the way companies identify and recruit talent – and what it means for job seekers.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Shruti Gandhi, founder and managing partner at Array Ventures, joines Merrill Insight Audio for a podcast focused on on investments in big data, tech trends and the excitement of venture capital. Array was founded three years ago, and just sold one of its first investments in a fraud-prevention technology called Simility, to Paypal for $120m cash.
Listen to business technology expert Shruti Gandhi, co-founder of Array Ventures, describe the real-world applications of tech buzzwords like artificial intelligence.
West Coast technology remains the epicenter of upcoming deal activity, according to the latest Deal Drivers. But what are the local topics Bay Area deal-makers are discussing? Merrill DataSite Senior Director Shelle Martin discusses what she's hearing on the ground.
The private equity landscape is changing. As firms face stronger competition, often against new competitors from abroad and/or outside the industry, the need to secure confidential information and documents in real time has never been more critical. Use this white paper as your guide through the pros, cons and questions to ask when evaluating a cloud service like a virtual data room.
Prospects often ask, “Why do we need services like DatasiteOne? Don’t FTP protocols work well, or even other lower end Virtual Deal Room providers get the same job done?"
Cybersecurity incidents are making headlines. Asian enterprises are becoming as vigilant as their global counterparts about such risks. Download this whitepaper to examine how enterprises, investors and regulators are responding to cybersecurity issues.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Datasite is excited to share the half-year edition of Deal Drivers Americas, a report published in association with Mergermarket. This report provides an in-depth review of mergers and acquisitions in the Americas region, offering insights on notable deals, sector performance, and trends that have impacted dealmaking in 2018.
Datasite is pleased to present the exclusive Deal Drivers: EMEA HY 2018 report, in association with Mergermarket. This report presents a comprehensive review of mergers and acquisitions in the EMEA region throughout the first half of 2018, providing an insight into key trends and region and sector activity.
Meet DatasiteOne project manager Caroline Garrido; our gym loving, passionate dedicated Datasite Service team member who support clients through their due diligence process.
One of the questions professionals ask throughout their career is what are the differences between working at a small, medium or large shop. Ultimately, however, the most important thing in deciding where to take your career is understanding how your own personality and work preferences should guide your choice of employer size.
Global M&A activity reached unprecedented new heights in the first half of 2018 -- an H1 record US$1.93trn, more than a 25% jump YoY. Those eye-popping numbers were fueled, in part, by Takeda Pharmaceutical’s US$79.7bn acquisition of Shire, Cigna’s US$67.8bn takeover of Express Scripts, and T-Mobile’s US$58.9bn deal for Sprint.
The healthcare sector is currently one of the busiest in the IPO market because a robust 84% of Fortune 50 companies are currently involved in healthcare. That means there is plenty of ripe opportunity for savvy dealmakers and investors. Our recent webinar, Merrill Insight™ Video: Healthcare Spotlight, Datasite talked to a global panel of experts and polled dealmaking professionals on key topics.
Shareholder activism is going mainstream, and even mid-performing companies need to be prepared. Preparation is no longer a poison pill; however, instead it's deep understanding of avenues of attack and a willingness to work with shareholders and not against them.
Global M&A activity hit new heights during the first half of 2018. Energy, Mining & Utilities was the top performing sector, private equity saw fewer – but larger – acquisitions, and at 41% domestic dealmaking spiked dramatically YoY. Check out the July M&A Insider to enjoy more insights on numbers, movements, and trends.
Merrill Corporation is transforming, from its technology to its sales team -- and Selling Power magazine shares the full story in its July 2018 issue.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Following the loosening of listing criteria on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, a number of US and Asia companies are talking to advisers about raising capital and gaining more visibility. Learn more by listening to our panelists discuss during our recent Healthcare M&A Video.
Guests mingled on a perfect NYC summer night for the NYC DatasiteOne product launch event June 21st. Prior to moving to the rooftop, clients listened to Pulitzer Prize winner Dennis Berman interview Jim Rossman, head of Lazard's activist shareholder division, about how company's can best prepare for shareholder activists.
The live audience from our recent healthcare video sent in some really great questions. Kimberly Ha, one of our panelists, answers one of them on how to stimulate antibiotic R&D research, in this blog.
Dr. Bill Williams, CEO of BriaCell Therapeutics, discusses funding immunotherapy, why Biopharma is outperforming all other VC sectors and what's contributing to the returns.
M&A dealmaking totals tallied US$1.69trn for the first five months of the year, thanks in part to a strong May where deal value jumped 82.2% YoY. May's top transaction, by value, was Japanese pharma company Takeda purchasing Irish drugmaker Shire for US$79.7bn. Heading into the summer, M&A is filled with a sense of optimism.
As part of our ongoing Datasite Insight™ conversations with senior M&A professionals, we interviewed Jordi Sabé, SVP Corp Dev at Almirall, about his career.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
Regulatory compliance continues to be an ongoing concern for many companies. This is especially true for compliance departments at banker/advisor organizations where even the hint of impropriety between the deal side of the business, and the trading side of the business, can earn the ire of federal regulators that are on the lookout for unethical business practices. Two new data room technology tools assist with the challenge of ensuring recordkeeping compliance with SEC regulations during your M&A transactions.
Another action-packed month for global dealmakers thanks to deal value that continued its upward climb to 82% YoY. The June M&A Insider explores the global M&A market with a clear focus on numbers, movements and trends. Included in the report are league tables, sector breakdowns, examination of private equity, regional analysis and much more.
New listing rules in Hong Kong for biotech and the healthcare reform in China are propelling capital raising activities in the region. Rocketed valuation in the biotech sector drives interest from private equity investments, who demand swift investment cycle with a clear profit-making path for going public. The importance of rigorous and timely pre-investment screening and due diligence process is at an all-time high.
Dealmakers and M&A specialists in Japan discussed the outlook of the Japanese M&A market and explored key factors of deal success at Datasite's Japan M&A Seminar. 65% of Japanese dealmakers forecast a positive outlook for Japan M&A activities in the next 6-12 months. See what sectors the professionals expect to be hot throughout 2018 and into 2019.
DatasiteOne now features multiple language OCR and search, helping reduce the risks and stresses of comprehensive due diligence. Already, 12% of projects in DatasiteOne include two or more administrators working in different countries, making multiple language OCR and search a vital new tool.
This year has started with a spate of megadeals — and the pace of these mammoth combinations only quickened last month. Private equity and international M&A both had a lackluster month, but M&A value in 2018 remains on track to nearly match the highest amount ever, US$3.87tn, reached in 2015.
Datasite Singapore organized a panel discussion on April 26, 2018, and engaged the startup ecosystem to deliberate on Fundraising Due Diligence – a topic that every startup would have to embrace along its business development journey. The conversation took place at the WeWork’s coworking space in Singapore and attracted about 80 delegates representing views from startups, investors, advisors and enablers.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
What do dealmakers really think about GDPR, leverage ratios and how to get a good ROI? Find out what our 600-strong live global audience said about the M&A market outlook, leverage ratios, ROI and GDPR during our private equity-focused webinar Merrill Insight™ | Mining Opportunity, Navigating Risk.
April was all about megadeals with three of 2018's six largest deals announced. A proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile valued at US$58.9bn dominated news cycles as did Comcast's bid for a majority stake in Europe's Sky TV for US$40.7bn. This month's M&A Insider has plenty of insight into a very busy April.
Multiple megadeals results in chart-topping deal value and strong growth on the domestic front comes at the expense of cross-boarder value. Plus, private equity has been charging ahead with buyers increasingly super-sizing acquisitions and historic US tax-cuts keeps North America as the top destination for deals.
Rory Cellan-Jones, a technology journalist for BBC News, was our headline speaker at our recent London-based launch events for our new application for due diligence, DatasiteOne. He was our headline speaker and unveiled to the invitation-only audience the four tech trends that have proven to continually disrupt fast-growing technologies.
Recently, more than 1,400 corporate development and M&A professionals from around the world joined Merrill for a Merrill Insight webinar featuring speakers from Pfizer, Northrop Grumman, Mastercard and GlobalLogic focusing on corporate development opportunities for the year ahead. Their conversation serves as a basis for this white paper.
In the M&A world, saying integration is critical to a successful deal outcome is a bit like saying the sky is blue. But when asked how to turn common wisdom into practice many dealmakers draw a blank.
The ongoing disparity between volume and value in global M&A was once again on display in Q1 2018. The first three months of the year saw US$890.6bn in deals come to market which is up 18% on Q1 2017, but it’s also the strongest start on our records.
Historically, due diligence professionals have relied on downloadable reports with additional spreadsheet manipulation to understand deal status. The DatasiteOne dashboard provides this data out of the box and in a graphically enticing format.
As regulatory organisations and governments around the world tighten their data protection laws, it can often leave businesses wondering where they stand with regard to compliance. This means taking a closer look at internal practices as well as evaluating 3rd party vendors as to their practices to ensure compliance. This guide provides some general information pertaining to the GDPR and outlines how Datasite is approaching compliance.
Although the responsibility for your organisations’ GDPR compliance lies with your business, choosing a provider that helps you to check off some the regulatory boxes saves you time and worry.
North America contributed 45% of global deal value in February 2018, boosted by General Dynamics's purchase of CSRA, Inc. The consumer sector was second to Energy, Mining & Utilities, but the nearly 15% market share is a strong bounce back from the general decline the industry's share last year. The value of cross-border deals dropped YoY, while domestic deal value surged.
Starting at Skadden Arps when M&A was a relatively new and growing practice area, Lori Anne Czepiel was often the only woman on the deal team. In this Q&A, Lori Anne tells us how she navigated her early years as a M&A lawyer, best practices for dealmakers and the advantages of serving the middle-market.
This March, two major Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) events hit the M&A world. Salesforce snapped up SaaS integration provider MuleSoft for $6.5B and Merrill Corporation announced the launch of Merrill DatasiteOne, the first SaaS application for due diligence.
Once again, the major M&A story is the disparity between value and volume in global dealmaking. February’s M&A activity saw value totals comparable to the same month last year, but from far fewer deals. The most active sector globally was Energy, Mining & Utilities, but two of the largest deals for the month occured in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications.
More than 300 insurance professionals recently attended a webinar focused on insurance M&A for the year ahead, answering four polling questions along the way. We’ve compiled their responses into a single infographic.
In the cut-throat world of M&A, your data room provider can make an outsized impact on deal success. Pick Merrill DatasiteOne and be a stand-out.
With the recent launch of our new Merrill DatasiteOne due diligence app, we’ve been thinking hard about other ways dealmakers can gain a competitive edge in today’s frothy market. Here’s what US and EMEA M&A experts told us about how they’re navigating the tricky shoals of demanding sellers and high deal valuations.
Datasite and Thomson Reuters bring you the latest APAC M&A updates, as well as a list of the month’s top financial advisors.
In this issue of the PitchBook 2017 Annual EMEA PE Breakdown report you'll see a review of the year and get a head start on the 2018 outlook.
Datasite is pleased to present the Full Year Edition: Deal Drivers EMEA, which takes an in-depth look at M&A data, movement and trends in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and examines key trends that dealmakers expect to see in 2018.
Following the passage of the US tax bill, M&A experts are more optimistic than ever about the US deal environment. However, dealmakers warn that high valuations, buy-side competition and antitrust issues will continue to pose challenges.
More than 1400 professionals across the globe recently attended a webinar focused on corporate development opportunities for the year ahead, answering six polling questions along the way. Survey responses reflect a wide range of industries and sectors, and we’ve compiled the most intriguing data into a single infographic.
A conversation with Cargill's Peter Hawthorne on life, leadership and how he hires.
Datasite is pleased to present the Full Year Edition: Deal Drivers Americas, which takes an in-depth look at M&A data, movement and trends in North America and Latin America and examines key trends that dealmakers expect to see in 2018.
Datasite has partnered with Thomson Reuters to produce a monthly league table, ranking leading M&A advisors in Asia Pacific (APAC) including Japan. This summary also provides insight into the biggest deals in the region for the previous month.
What does the private equity pipeline look like for next year? Get answers from our Global Head of Strategic Advisor Accounts in this recent Q&A session.
Apart from the marriage of the two words “finance” and “technology”, what does FinTech really entail? To many, it is still an insurmountable task to look beyond the word and scope out elements that would succinctly define FinTech.
December deal making helped to give the year’s M&A activity a boost, with five mega deals contributing almost $200 billion in value. This surge in December gave an overall boost to the market. A total of 18,443 deals worth $3.2 trillion were announced globally during 2017, reflecting a 3% drop in value year-on-year. Merrill Vice President Matt Ellis takes a closer look at the trends marking the final month of 2017.
December dealmaking helped give 2017 a much-needed final boost, with five megadeals -- but there was still a year-on-year decline. As part of the overall annual decline, cross-border activity also saw a small margin drop. Private Equity showed an exceptionally strong performance across the year, with buyouts and exits well exceeding 2016 total deal values.
Deal duration times fell by an astonishing 17.6 percent to a 6.1 month average in 2017 from 7.4 months in 2014. We help you try to understand why in this blog post.
As the agenda in the developed world begins to shift under increasing public pressure to acknowledge and react to environmental concerns, the Oil & Gas industry sees itself facing many challenges and increasing opportunities.
M&A activity at the start of 2017 was lacklustre and, although momentum picked up towards the end of the year, global M&A volumes were at their lowest since 2013. Despite this, rumours and announcements of high-profile acquisitions, rising deal values and an increase in strategic acquisitions made 2017 a banner year for M&A activity and gave investors, consumers and journalists plenty to talk about.
Be it professional or personal, a good partnership stems from good communication. Thanks to Datasite's DataSite virtual data room (VDR) solution, opportunity for effective dialogue is never out of reach, enabling your most lucrative deals every chance to blossom.