Data Rooms

A virtual data room is, in its simplest form, an internet site where important documents can be stored and accessed through strictly controlled permissions. State of the art security referred to as Digital Rights Management (DRM) dynamically controls who has access to the data room, along with providing critical insights into user access history. Historically a data room would have been a physical location, the internet led to Virtual Data Rooms (VDR).

Now through advances in technology, next generation VDR's are available and being used by leading firms to achieve success in a wide range of transactions, including:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions.
  • Corporate finance.
  • Bankruptcy and reorganization.
  • Corporate and board communications.
  • Fundraising and investor communications.
  • Procurement and tendering.
  • Loan syndication.
  • Life sciences.
  • Commercial real estate.
  • Business development.
  • Technology licensing.

Why use Virtual Data Rooms?(VDRs)

The next generation of online data rooms, provide users with wide ranging benefits to enhance the outcome of their project. The new virtual data rooms offer leading edge technology, developed with business led innovation to increase the reach and speed at which projects can be executed.

One VDR provider, Ansarada is a specialist that offers next generation VDRs. Ansarada data rooms are extremely easy to use, fast and flexible. Using a next generation VDR you will achieve results in a way that is not possible through a traditional VDR platform.

To give users the opportunity to maximize the value of their transactions, leading VDRs achieve optimal results through the following services.

  • Quick and simple document management. You can add/edit/ delete files and folders individually or in bulk.
  • Quick and simple user management. You can add/edit/ delete users, groups and security settings individually or in bulk.
  • Real time reports and audit trails that are easy to customize, print and export.
  • A role based Q&A facility that is easily customized to suit each transaction. You can assign, track, set security/visibility and report on each question and answer.
  • Control document use both inside and outside the data room. Set pre defined expiration dates and revoke access to previously distributed documents flexibly on a 'per user' basis.
  • Restrict document access to the 'data room' environment only, without using any plug-ins or java based document viewers
    -no copying or changing content.
    -no printing.
    -no saving and viewing.
  • Apply dynamic water marks (choose tags to display watermark information such as a users email, the date and time, their location etc). You can create and apply your own custom watermarks and assign flexibly to different documents and users.
  • 24/7/365 contractually guaranteed support and project management services.
  • Flexible fee structures that are not strictly based on the number of pages.
  • Virtual Data Rooms

    Virtual Data Rooms, or VDR's, are online sites where information is stored.

  • Due Diligence

    The term 'due diligence' has its origins in some corporate law dating back to 1933.

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

    Mergers and acquisitions, sometimes just called "M and A's", are amongst the most complex of business transactions.

Using VDR's in your business

VDR's have revolutionized how we do business . Within a wide range of document intense projects, stakeholders are now able to access documentation, submit questions and answers from anywhere in the world, at any time, within a strictly controlled environment.

The next generation of data rooms, have developed in response to the growing dissatisfaction of due diligence professionals with the limited, rigid and often confusing older virtual data room services. They offer users new levels of flexibility, stability and security without any compromise to functionality. Advances in the resources available include customizable settings, to meet the changing needs of any project. These next generations VDR's are designed with a strong emphasis on achieving successful outcomes. Easy, intuitive and comprehensive are words that are often used to describe some next generation data rooms. Firms can be confident that all users will not require any training, or experience stress when using data rooms for their corporate transactions and projects.

The security of virtual data rooms should always be contested, as a secure virtual data room provider should be able to demonstrate their external security accreditation. To protect the integrity and confidentiality of your sensitive information, data room providers should demonstrate an ISO 27001 certificate, which complies with the globally recognized Information Security Management System (ISMS) standards. Such accreditation encompasses physical hosting, system access, user access, and development of code, storage, business continuity and dozens of other processes.

Expedite your projects by having information instantly available to stakeholders. Good VDRs will provide dynamic question and answer facilities so that you may carry out essential due diligence and expressly respond to requests for more information.

As both time and costs are a major concerns for all businesses, VDRs add value to your projects through optimizing everyone's time and minimizing costs. A reputable VDR provider should not charge for extra features or functionality, costs should be transparent, all inclusive and not entirely based on the size of the data room. Anyone who deals with information has to now consider the competitive edge VDR's can provide in their transactions.