Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Merrill DataSite® Virtual Data Room Honored as “Information Management Services of the Year" Award to be presented at the 6th Annual M&A International Awards Gala

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St. Paul, Minn. — Merrill Corporation, a leading global provider of technology- enabled services for the financial, legal, health care and other corporate markets, announced today that its virtual data room business, Merrill DataSite® has been named “Information Management Services of the Year” by the M&A Advisor.  

On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, The M&A Advisor will present the award at a black tie Awards Gala at The New York Athletic Club in New York, in conjunction with the 2014 International Financial Forum. The International Financial Forum is a private “invitation only” summit that will bring together more than 500 of the world’s most active cross-border dealmakers and other key international market experts – academics, media, and political influencers. Led by a faculty of more than 80 industry leaders, delegates will engage in interactive sessions about the key issues in the international M&A markets today.  

Award categories included honors for deals such as “M&A Deal of the Year,” “Professional Services of the Year,” “Firm of the Year,” and other financing categories. There were also honors for deals in a variety of industry sectors, such as media and entertainment and consumer/retail. Merrill DataSite was nominated and selected as a winner in the “M&A Product and Service of the Year” category.  

“Since 2002, we have been honoring the leading M&A transac­tions, companies and dealmakers. Merrill DataSite was chosen from over 300 participating companies to receive the award. It gives us great pleasure to recognize Merrill DataSite and bestow upon them our highest honor for cross border M&A firms and professionals,” said David Fergusson, president, The M&A Advisor. “Merrill DataSite represents the best of the international M&A industry in 2014 and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive candidates.”  

“We’re delighted to have been awarded as the winner of ‘Information Management Services of the Year,” said Ed Bifulk, president of Merrill DataSite. “It is an honor to be recognized, particularly among such an illustrious group of other service providers and emphasizes how integral our VDR solution has become in the M&A industry.”  

Merrill DataSite’s virtual data room (VDR), is a complete, secure VDR solution that optimizes the due diligence process and offers a highly efficient method for sharing critical business information for electronic due diligence via a secure online data room, accessible by way of the Internet. Through the deployment of advanced technology, dedicated multi-lingual customer service and constant development upgrades, Merrill DataSite has emerged as the leading global provider of VDR solutions.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
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2014 Annual European PE Breakdown New data on the European private equity industry from PitchBook

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Download data on thousands of European PE deals, investors and funds.

The Pitchbook 2014 Annual European PE Breakdown, sponsored by Merrill DataSite, offers new private equity and venture capital dataas well as data-driven analysis of European deal flow, equity investment trends, exit activity and fundraising activity.

It covers:
l  Deal volume and capital invested by year
l  Investments by deal type, deal size, industry and region
l  Exits and fundraising overviews
l  Select largest fund closes in 2013
l  League tables

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
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Monthly M&A Insider: March 2014 New Mergermarket data on global M&A activity

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Get the full story behind February’s M&A performance with the latest global data and analysis brought to you by Mergermarket and Merrill DataSite.

With last month’s global year-on-year deal volume up 7% and deal value up 24%, there are signs of an improvement in global M&A. However, the news isn’t positive across the board with Europe performing better than expected and Asia-Pacific and the Middle and Africa experiencing downturns.

The new Mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider, published in association with Merrill DataSite, features global analysis and data for every regional deal market to inform your deal strategies.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: +44 (0)845 602 6916;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Complimentary Webinar - Tech Startup Exit Strategy

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You are cordially invited to attend an upcoming webinar titled, "The Evolution of the Tech Startup Exit Strategy." In this webinar, Merrill DataSite is pleased to bring together a group of high-tech deal professionals who will lend their expert insight into this fast-growing, quickly evolving sector of the market. Our panelists will discuss the long-term challenges of today’s frothy tech valuations and in addition, they will weigh the pros and cons of floating an IPO versus an outright sale or remaining independent.

COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR  
Thursday, March 27, 2014
2:00 pm EDT / 1:00 pm CDT / 11 am PDT

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
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Ensuring IPO success in South-East Asia Top professionals debate Asian IPO activity and share predictions for 2014

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2013 saw many substantial listings across South-East Asia, and, with “going public” taking off across the region, this strong pipeline of IPOs in Asia is set to continue.

Merrill DataSite brought together an expert panel of South-East Asia M&A specialists from Mergermarket, Millbank Tweed, USB, Singapore Exchange and HSBC to discuss how to ensure a successful IPO strategy in the region.

They debate key issues, such as the emergence of ‘frontier markets’, the importance of having a working group of – preferably local – expert advisors and the impact of regulation on IPO deal success.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
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Thomson Reuters’ IFR Databook The outlook for M&A in France, Belgium and Luxembourg

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Get the latest forecast for M&A growth in France, Belgium & Luxembourg with the new IFR Databook brought to you by Thomson Reuters and Merrill DataSite.

In this special edition of the IFR Databook, experts from Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Lazard France, Linklaters and BNP Paribas make their predictions for M&A in France, Belgium and Luxembourg in 2014.

They analyse the importance of:
l  Improved market conditions, in debt, equity capital and bank markets
l  New government strategies, like François Hollandes pro-business agenda
l  Flagship deals, including Publicis-Omnicom and Schneider-Invensys

It also features the key historical data on 2013 deal activity for each country, including:
l  Financial advisor league tables
l  Cross border mergers and acquisitions
l  Trend graphs, plus top deal tables
l  Industry sector rankings for each country


About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: +44 (0)845 602 6916;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Webinar Playback - The Future of Deal Making Tools:Turning Big Data into Big Insight

Watch the webinar playback here: http://bit.ly/1pTNVcF

To help us better understand Big Data and more importantly, the tools to harness it, Merrill DataSite partnered with Dealdrive to bring together a group of seasoned technology and deal professionals to lend their expert insight into this increasingly important aspect of private equity investing. Register here for the free playback of that discussion.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
Watch the webinar playback here:


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The Future of Deal Making Tools: Turning Big Data into Big Insight

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Merrill DataSite recently partnered with Dealdrive™ (www.dealdrive.com) to stream the live webinar The Future of Deal Making Tools: Turning Big Data into Big Insight Playback featuring a discussion from a group of seasoned technology and deal professionals who shared their expert insight into the definition of Big Data and how to harness and apply it to private equity investing. This ROUNDTABLE report provides the complete transcript of their insightful discussion.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
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Thursday, March 6, 2014

The Future of Deal Making Tools: Turning Big Data into Big Insight

Watch the webinar playback here: http://bit.ly/1pTNVcF


To help us better understand Big Data and more importantly, the tools to harness it, Merrill DataSite partnered with Dealdrive to bring together a group of seasoned technology and deal professionals to lend their expert insight into this increasingly important aspect of private equity investing. Register here for the free playback of that discussion.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
Watch the webinar playback here:


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Deal Drivers full year 2013 - EMEA Review Heat Charts, data and analysis on M&A in EMEA

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What are EMEA’s hottest M&A regions and sectors for 2014? Mergermarket’s new Deal Drivers full year 2013 review has the answer.

Get analysis on predicted deal flow and M&A hotspots with the new EMEA Deal Drivers full year review for 2013, brought to you by Mergermarket and Merrill DataSite.

A Heat Chart tracks recent stories on companies for sale and breaks them down into 15 sectors and 11 EMEA sub-regions to reveal:
l  The sub-regions likely to be M&A hotspots in H1 2014
l  The sectors that look set to have the highest number of deals

Also featured is analysis of the big players and top deals in every sector and region.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
Download the report now:


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