Interactive role selector


Discovery turns into Decisions.
Decisions turn into Action.

Pre-signing: advisors in the data room.
Post-signing: the enterprise through close.
Same deal, different data.

Window 1
Post-formation, pre-signing

Sellers prepare a virtual data room. Buyers review it to assess risk and negotiate terms. The work is broad, fast, and driven by deadlines that rarely move.

Window 2
Post-signing, pre-close

During the TSA period, services and systems must align. Decisions made in diligence carry through to execution. What gets separated, preserved, or deleted is no longer hypothetical.

Two concentrated windows of work. Different pressures, different stakeholders, but the same data flowing through both.

STARTDeal FormationMonth 0Month 3DiscoverPrepare VDRSell SideSearch VDRBuy SideAnalyzeBuy SideDealSigningMonth 0Month 12Transition Services Agreement (TSA) PeriodClassifyBuy Side Requests of Sell SideRemediateDataPreservationData Risk MitigationBuy SideData Separation →Sell SideDeal CloseENDNot to scale

Four phases. One journey.

Every deal moves through the same lifecycle. The people change. The questions change.
The need to find, understand, and protect what matters does not.

01

Discover

Find what matters
Sell Side

Teams locate and prepare files for the virtual data room. The goal is a clean, complete picture that builds buyer confidence and reduces follow-up cycles.

Buy Side

Multiple parties search and review to understand what exists. Speed matters. Missing something early means paying for it later.

Stakeholders
FinanceLegal & ComplianceOperationsPrivate EquityRisk & PrivacySecurity & TechnologyStrategy & Corp Dev
Advisors
ConsultantsForensic AccountantsInvestment BanksLegal CounselTax
02

Analyze

Turn data into decisions that hold up
Sell Side

Teams ensure the data room tells a clear story. They respond to follow-ups and close gaps before they become negotiation leverage.

Buy Side

Advisory teams review curated material to assess risk, surface discrepancies, and inform pricing. Every finding shapes the deal terms.

Stakeholders
Legal & CompliancePrivate EquityStrategy & Corp Dev
Advisors
ConsultantsForensic AccountantsInvestment BanksLegal CounselTax
03

Classify

Know what you have before it moves
Sell Side

Identify what sensitive information is leaving. Confirm appropriate handling. The seller's exposure doesn't end at signing.

Buy Side

Assess what risk they would inherit by integrating the seller's data. Regulated content, PII, trade secrets. Know what you're acquiring before it lands in your environment.

Stakeholders
Legal & ComplianceRisk & PrivacySecurity & Technology
Advisors
ConsultantsLegal Counsel
04

Remediate

Carry decisions through to action
Sell Side

Data is separated so the right information stays with the right party. Nothing leaks. Nothing gets left behind. The separation is auditable and defensible.

Buy Side

Sensitive information is moved to approved locations or permanently deleted. CFIUS, ITAR, antitrust. The regulatory framework determines the action. The platform executes it.

Stakeholders
EmployeesLegal & ComplianceOperationsRisk & PrivacySecurity & Technology
Advisors
ConsultantseDiscoveryLegal Counsel

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