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Our how-to blog category collects resources, guides, and tips on data rooms and M&A activities. We convey due diligence practices, data room usage, checklists, practical tips, and other topics.

Due diligence checklists

How guides help readers with the following:

  • Due diligence understanding. We offer tips and insights on due diligence methodology, preparations, and processes.
  • Due diligence improvement. We provide actionable tips to analyze due diligence documents faster, easier, and cheaper.
  • Due diligence checklists. We offer checklists on functional streams, integrations, auditing, etc.

Data room guides

You can also read how-to guides on data room features and workflows:

  • VDR features. We explain how VDR features work and how to use them for maximum security and efficiency.
  • VDR settings. We offer tips for configuring VDR settings, uploading content, and inviting users.
  • VDRs in business transactions. We offer free VDR checklists and explain how to use VDRs in business transactions.

M&A tips and checklists

Our how-to articles focus on the following:

  • M&A efficiency. We explain M&A technology and best industry-leading practices to increase integration success and shareholder returns.
  • M&A risks. We offer best practices on risk management, cultural integration, and compliance.
  • M&A practices. We research best practices that improve M&A results and explore M&A case studies.
Data room for life sciences

15 March 2024

Virtual Data Room for Life Sciences: Data Protection in Action

Life science companies face big challenges when trying to sell their products. They have to figure out how much their...

data room venture capital

16 February 2024

Data Room For Venture Capital: The Complete Fundraising Handbook

When you’re trying to gather funds for your business, having a structured way to show your past financial statements and...

due diligence for startups

05 December 2023

Due diligence for startups: checklist, common challenges, and their solutions

Statistically, about 20% of startups fail in the first year, 50% within five years, and 65% within 10 years. Key...

private equity data room, private equity virtual data room

01 December 2023

Virtual Data Rooms for Private Equity: Top 3 Providers and Benefits to Use

The Q3 2023 demonstrates that the private equity (PE) deal activity continues to expedite as macro volatility starts to decline...

m&a questions

22 September 2023

60 M&A Questions to Ask During Integrated Due Diligence

The mergers and acquisitions industry has been stagnating for the past few years. Rising interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and global...

data room index

04 August 2023

Mastering Data Room Indexing: Streamlining Efficiency and Security in Virtual Data Rooms

According to Russell Bradley Crook, HubSpot’s Leader in EMEA Tech Partnerships, between 20%–30% of questions in the M&A process come from bidders...

data rooms for audit

26 June 2023

How to Simplify Your Audit with a Virtual Data Room: Benefits and 5 Tips

Audits are time-consuming, challenging, and expensive. One of the reasons for this is that businesses undergoing audits often use outdated...

How to Set up a Data Room

07 March 2023

How to Set up a Data Room: A Practical 5-step Guide

Virtual data rooms in today’s corporate world are the business-critical engine that drives complex transactions.  Particularly, the solution delivers robust...

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