Virtual data rooms are an essential tool in a world of data. They permit secure and efficient storing and sharing of documents between employees, and with outsiders. VDRs aren’t only for M&A or due diligence. They can be utilized in many other ways. For instance, companies often make strategic alliances with other companies in order to produce new goods or expand into new markets, and those partnerships require lots of document sharing.
Vendors were quick to recognize the opportunity as demand for VDRs was growing and they came up with solutions that would satisfy this demand. In the end, VDR providers have come a long way from their humble beginnings. Initially, most of these solutions were based on connections to Financial Printing companies: Intralinks, RR Donnelly and Merrills all had their own data room solutions, and Sterling launched iRooms.
The ramp up in acceptance of virtual data rooms has continued and, according to IBISWorld the revenues generated by this kind of software hit over $800 million in 2017. Some providers provide basic software with no customer support, training or assistance. Some have a dedicated team on call to assist customers and offer a suite of tools which simplify the M&A processes.
CapLinked is a good illustration. CapLinked allows users to access and manage all the essential information required for transactions from any location, with any device. Its capabilities include the possibility of creating multiple projects, manage access through custom permissions, add NDAs, apply branding and watermarks, include project-specific notes or Q&As and create automatic indexing. With CapLinked you can also schedule reports to be emailed to users via email so that they are aware of any changes made to the project at all times.
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