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The Rise of Private Equity M&A Deals

By: SmartRoom on 09/24/18 11:54

We’ve written a lot about mergers and acquisitions over the last year. The market is certainly robust, with megadeals leading the way. In fact, the M&A market is on pace for a ...

Top 5 Industries at Risk for Restructuring

By: SmartRoom on 09/17/18 13:23

While the stock market hovers around all-time highs and unemployment is at less than 4 percent, it’s easy to assume that these are the best of times when it comes to the U.S. ...

Is it Time to Break up with Your Virtual Data Room Provider?

By: Tony Bellagamba on 07/17/18 16:34

Here are 5 questions to ask yourself before making that determination. If you’re like me, you never seem to understand why friends stay in bad relationships. It becomes evident ...

The 2018 Private Equity Technology Revolution

By: SmartRoom on 07/11/18 16:05

Every once in a while, something is said about business that’s so on point that it’s hard to phrase it in any other way. In this case, it’s KPMG with their recent report “The ...

Do I Really Need a Virtual Data Room? Why Can't I Just Use Box or Dropbox?

By: SmartRoom on 06/21/18 18:28

The worldwide virtual data room (VDR) market is expected to more than double in size to nearly $1.9 billion by 2022, this according to MarketsandMarkets. Driven by a ...

5 Key Benefits of Virtual Data Rooms That Are Often Overlooked

By: SmartRoom on 05/01/18 12:23

In 2017, the number of data breach incidents in the U.S. hit a record high of 1,579 breaches (ITRC). This number indicates a nearly 44% increase over the record high figures ...

M&A Activity is Accelerating. What's Driving it?

By: SmartRoom on 04/02/18 10:46

Expect big things in mergers and acquisitions through 2018. This is the word from Deloitte, which surveyed more than 1,000 executives to get their sense on these types of ...

Is the Virtual Data Room on the Brink of Extinction?

By: SmartRoom on 03/26/18 7:00

Is the virtual data room on its way out?

5 Things You Must Consider Before Beginning NPL Sales

By: SmartRoom on 03/05/18 12:52

The sale of non-performing loan (NPL) assets - mortgages, student loans, car payments or otherwise - can be a sizable undertaking for any financial institution. These ...

Going Public? You need a virtual data room for your IPO. Here's Why.

By: SmartRoom on 02/08/18 12:18

With the stock market in near-record territory, experts predict interest in the equity markets will lead to a resurgence in IPOs after years of slow going. In a January 2018 ...