Data room M&A

Experts in Mergers & Acquisitions? Save time and control your deals

An M&A Dataroom designed and tested by Finance and M&A experts. We've designed a host of features to help you share your data and secure your external collaboration.

15 free days – No card required

Question & answer (Q&A) module

Streamline due diligence

With the Q&A module included in the M&A data room, you can answer questions from potential buyers and add additional documents to the file in a secure, centralized way.

Module questions réponses dans l'interface de la data room de timeref
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Open multiple data rooms from a single space

Upload your customer’s information to a digital vault and open multiple M&A data rooms without having to download data multiple times. Open as many data rooms as your customers need.

15 free days – No card required

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Dynamic watermark

Protect your documents

Your documents are protected by a dynamic watermark to reduce the risks associated with M&A transactions, such as the leakage of confidential information.

With a watermark, you can carry out your due diligence with complete peace of mind.

15 free days – No card required

Encapsulating the data room

Improve your customer offering

Reassure your customer with evidence-based encapsulation. At the end of the deal, your customer will have access to a downloadable version of the data room, including files, activity log and Q&A. In the event of a dispute, encapsulation is a key piece of evidence in court.

15 free days – No card required

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With the Timeref customization option...

Give your data room guests a platform that's just like you. Nurture the confidence of deal stakeholders with our advanced customization options.

With the probative value encapsulation option...

Be your customers' trusted third party in the event of a dispute for 5 years. Store and encapsulate the complete history of exchanges between the parties involved in the deal. Track every detail of the transaction, even after closing.

500€ HT

Download the complete data room.

Guaranteed document permanence up to legal archiving periods.

Reversibility thanks to the immediate application of the right to data recovery.

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What types of files can be stored in the M&A data room?

All file types can be stored in the M&A dataroom:

Document file: doc | docx | rtf | txt

Image files: jpg | jpeg | png

Presentation files: pdf | pps | ppt | pptx

Data files: csv | xls | xlsx | xlsb

Compressed files: rar | tar.gz | zip

Miscellaneous files: odf | odg | odp | ods | odt | otp | ott

The M&A data room administrator grants access to guests through the software interface.

He/she may decide to grant access on a folder-by-folder basis.

No, you have a 15-day free trial period, after which you will need to provide a payment method if you wish to continue with Timeref dataroom M&A.

You can contact us timelyup, timeref service providers, to request a customized subscription with features for specific transactions.

You can invite as many people as you like to your dataroom.

Guests will have access to the dataroom, but will not be able to modify it.

You are not limited to the number of pages or files in your dataroom.

Encapsulation is an innovative process developed by Timeref which takes place at the end of the deal. It consists of recording and freezing in a “capsule” all the communications made during the course of the deal: deposits and consultations of sensitive data, annotations of working documents, questions/answers, access to the dataroom by users.

The entire life of the dataroom is archived in the capsule, like a film that ran from the beginning to the end of the deal. Whatever the information to be preserved, encapsulation enables it to be traced.

But the biggest advantage of this process is its probative value.

In the event of a dispute after the deal has been closed, the Timeref capsule can be used as evidence before a competent court, thanks to AFNOR NF203 certification, which guarantees the integrity of the data hosted by Timeref. For example, this makes it possible to prove that a document was indeed delivered to the auditors, and that it was consulted or modified by a given user on a given date.

In short, Timeref encapsulation makes your firm the “trusted third party” your customers can rely on in the event of a dispute.

  1. Financial documents: Balance sheets, income statements, audit reports, financial forecasts and other relevant financial documents.
  2. Legal documents: Contracts, agreements, patents, licenses, minutes of meetings, articles of association, and other legal documents.
  3. Corporate Reports: Annual reports, business plans, market analyses, management reports, etc.
  4. Human Resources Documents: Employee files, employment contracts, compensation information, and training documents.
  5. Intellectual Property Data: Information on patents, copyrights, trademarks, current research and development.
  6. Communication Documents: Press releases, marketing strategies, public relations documents and other promotional materials.
  7. Technical and Research Data: Technical specifications, manuals, research and development results, test data and analyses.
  8. Governance Documents: Documents relating to organizational structure, internal policies, regulatory compliance.
    Proposal documents: For better sales follow-up, documents such as letters of interest, letters of intent or termsheets can be stored in the data room.

Generally, the seller subscribes to the dataroom until the company is acquired by an investor, a new buyer, a large group or investment funds.

Once the target company has been sold, the new shareholders may or may not decide to keep the dataroom. In most cases, a copy is kept with the dataroom encapsulation.

Of mergers and absorptions,

financial audits,

Subsidiary spin-offs,

LBOs,

Fund-raising for start-ups, but also for traditional companies such as SMEs or ETIs.

Who has access to the dataroom depends on the type of operation.

Most of the time, in the case of mergers and acquisitions :

  • The potential acquirer (competitor, investment fund, buyer),
  • Sell-side and buyerside law firms,
  • Various consultants (e.g. an investment banker),
  • Operational management of the company for sale,
  • Auditors to carry out an acquisition audit,

A virtual data room allows secure file sharing, document management, and access control, making it easier to organize and track the due diligence process. Unlike physical data rooms, virtual data rooms (VDRs) offer faster, more efficient workflows with tools like drag-and-drop functionality, document review, and rights management.

Virtual data rooms use advanced technology like encryption, dynamic watermarks, and multi-level access controls to protect sensitive data. Administrators can manage permissions for each user, ensuring only authorized parties can view, edit, or download specific documents.

The best virtual data room providers offer features like:

  • Secure file sharing
  • Rights management for sensitive documents
  • Drag-and-drop file uploads
  • Live chat support
  • Workflow automation tools
  • Flexible pricing for your needs

These features help streamline the due diligence process and ensure data integrity.

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