Mergers & Acquistions

Don’t let your deal fall apart because of a poor process.

M&A deals breakdown when the information sharing process impedes on the deal getting done on time. You’re sharing your most confidential information to a bevy of potential suitors – speed is critical, security is paramount.

Challenges & Opportunities
To move quickly, your banking team must provision and scale a virtual data room, in real-time, to the largest possible universe of bidders (with full teams of experts/advisors) in the shortest amount of time. To guarantee information integrity, they need a commonly accessible platform that enables document level control, automates ease-of-use and provides anonymity for all parties involved. To position your asset, your banker needs to know what information is receiving the most interest and scrutiny and by whom.

Products & Services That Can Help
IntraLinks for Mergers & Acquisitions is a fast, powerful, end-to-end deal management solution.  Reduce closure risk. Improve efficiency, access and professionalism during key phases of the entire deal management process.

• With IntraLinks Exchanges expand reach to buyers across time zones and continents to maximize valuation and diversify deal completion risk.
• Banking teams can securely manage the Q&A process for follow-on requests and clarifications.
• Real-time reporting shows information review activity. Gain intelligence and insight into buyer intent and the viability of their bids.
• Audit capability for disclosure levels, across all parties, supports compliance and reduces litigation exposure.
• Document Locking & Protection ensures information security by restricting document printing, forwarding and saving, as well as enabling watermark security.