One data room for the entire transaction
From NDA to closing: docurex® brings all parties to an M&A transaction together in one data room – with separate views, structured Q&A and an audit trail that stands up even after closing.
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What sets an M&A transaction apart from simple document sharing
Multiple parties, competing interests, a tight timetable – and in the end it must be provable who saw what.
The seven steps of an M&A transaction
The usual path from target company to transfer of ownership – and where the data room comes in.
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What docurex® delivers in the three critical phases
Steps 2 to 7 take place in the data room – in three stages with very different requirements.
When competitors are in the same process
In a bidding process, the way permissions are assigned decides what each party gets to see – and what it does not.
Frequently asked questions
What we are asked most often before a transaction.
How does an M&A data room differ from cloud storage?
Cloud storage shares files; a data room manages a process. The difference lies in permissions down to document level, protected viewing without download, a structured question-and-answer procedure and, above all, tamper-proof logging: years later, you can show which party viewed which document and when. Cloud storage cannot do that.
Can several bidders work at the same time without knowing about one another?
Yes. You create a separate view for each party and decide per folder and document what is visible. Bidders see neither the other participants nor their activity. You, on the other hand, see everything – including how intensively a party is working with which documents.
How does the Q&A process work?
Bidders’ questions arrive in the data room rather than in scattered mailboxes. Each question can be assigned to an owner, tracked by status and answered once approved – either for the asking party alone or for all participants. The Q&A module is included from the Enterprise edition.
What happens to the data room after closing?
At the end of the transaction, the documents can be exported and archived in full, so the position at closing remains documented. We agree with you how long the data room stays available beyond that – it often remains in place for the post-merger phase.
How quickly is a data room ready for use?
We activate a trial at short notice, usually on the same working day. For a live data room, we set up the structure, users and permissions together with you; how long that takes depends mainly on how well organised your documents already are.
See the data room at work on your current transaction.
20 minutes on screen, no sales pitch. If you wish, we will set up a trial for you afterwards.