Case Study Imprima for M&A

VDR Best Practices

Virtual data rooms are an important tool to accelerate M&A transactions and other critical business tasks like due diligence. Through providing a secure and centralized platform for teams around the world, they are able to improve trust and transparency in M&A deals while saving time and money over physical file sharing methods.

However, using a VDR has its own unique issues that need to be carefully handled to ensure security and efficiency. This article will go over some best practices to follow when using a VDR. It will cover how to organize your space to organize your files and documents and control access to users.

To maximize the impact of a VDR it is crucial to structure your room so that it is intuitive and easy for users to navigate. This means defining each area’s purpose and creating an arrangement that provides ease of access to each stage of the project. It is also crucial to ensure that everyone knows the significance of the VDR and their role in the process.

A VDR should be able support a variety of file formats and include options that can prove useful during due diligence including detailed audit logs and digital signature capabilities. Moreover, it should have an advanced search engine that can do “stemming”–the ability to identify words in a sentence to enable users to quickly and efficiently locate files in the system.