Private equity deals involve investing in companies that aren’t publicly traded. Private equity firms collect funds from wealthy individuals, pension funds and endowments, insurance providers, and other institutional investors to invest in privately-held businesses or buy publicly-listed ones, then delisting them (a process referred to as a leveraged purchase, or LBO). To earn the desired investment returns, private equity investors seek to improve the business operations of their portfolio companies to ensure they can increase their profits.
In the process of sourcing, monitoring and closing of private equity deals, it’s important for an PE firm to utilize an online data room that offers professional tools to streamline M&A transactions. These fortified digital environments offer several services including granular access privileges and advanced security features like redaction, watermarking and fence view. They also allow users to manage and upload large amounts of data quickly, while creating custom workflows to facilitate better efficiency in the due diligence.
A private equity VDR can also make it easier to raise venture capital from limited partners (LPs). Emerging managers must provide LPs with a complete set of due-diligence materials that demonstrate their track record in terms of strategy, traction and results when pitching them. This is a good way to aid them in assessing whether they’re the right candidate for their fund, and if they’ll be able to deliver on their pledge to invest in high-growth, late-stage businesses.