Prediction: Here's Where Global M&A Is Heading in H2 2022

By Brian Hwang - 4 AUGUST 2022

Despite challenges, our data indicates global dealmakers are taking aggressive deal postures.

SS&C Intralinks has been a leader in applying cutting-edge technologies to due diligence and financial transactions for over 20 years. To date, over USD 34 trillion in global capital markets events, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity/debt, fundraising and restructuring deals, have utilized our services for successful execution.

From an M&A perspective, due diligence on over 13,000 transactions is executed through our platform annually, giving us tremendous proprietary insights into future market movements.

MLS CREATE - CONTRACT AUTOMATION

SUMMARY

• Coded Contracts

• Legal Contract Automation & Generation

• Approval Workflow

• Automation

• Automated Email

• Notifications

• E-signature and Contract

• Status Tracking

THE CHALLENGE

Manual legal contract generation of critical documents like contracts, letters and reports, can become a bottleneck for progressing business deals.

Document templates can be time-consuming to find and outdated – one that doesn’t accurately reflect the current position of the business or is not on brand. Business users will often turn to emails and phone calls to get a ‘quick response’ from the legal team. The legal team responds, but with the same questions each time: “Who is requesting this?”, “What is the purpose?”. Considering the hundreds of documents requested from the legal team, we realize the number of repetitive and tedious hours spent each year when higher impact work should be prioritized instead. Furthermore, after stakeholders have signed the completed document, finalized contracts may not be centralised in a single repository.

MLS Enforce - "Don't buy CLM."

Don't buy CLM. 

Contract lifecycle management is the worst-performing segment in legal tech. For most organizations, purchasing CLM software and administering it on their own is a failing strategy. They don't have the time or the expertise.

Avoid the Curve of CLM Disappointment.

Most of the 200+ CLMs on the market have plenty of features. Unfortunately, organizations seldom have the capacity to manage the features or the contracts themselves after implementation, leading to failure.

Contract Administration as a Service: Find your contracts in 10 seconds or less and never miss a date.

Curating contracts is not core to your business, but it is core to ours. With MLS Enforce, our contract administration team becomes your contract administration team.

Your team expects to find its contracts in 10 seconds or less and never miss a date. If your data isn't at least 99% accurate, we'll fix it at no additional cost.

TechValidate Security Facts

We asked Dealmakers about Security. Here’s What They Told Us…

In our latest survey using Techvalidate, a leading third-party research provider, we reached out to dealmakers for their perspectives on Security and Intralinks. What did they say?

• 79% agreed that the highest level of security is a priority when selecting a VDR.

• 93% confirmed there is no VDR provider their organization trusts more than Intralinks to keep deal data safe.

• And a full 100% said they always trust the security of Intralinks to keep their team’s deal data safe at all times.

In all, we’ve collected 20 new, third-party verified proof points and customer testimonial quotes – known as “TechFacts” – touting the importance of data security and confirming how Intralinks is delivering on our security promise with customers.

Deal Services. NEW!

Deal Services

Relying on MLS Intralinks to complete repetitive, labor-intensive tasks allows you to more effectively manage your resources, reduce cost, mitigate risk and increase project velocity.

Our team of experts can help you in four critical areas: Redaction, Contract Review, Transactional Support, Advanced Reporting, Contract Generation and Translation.

VIRTUAL DATA ROOMS - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AUTOMATION

Private Equity Fundraising Outlook for 2022

As private capital fundraising continues to surge, general partners (GPs) need to find ways to stand out in the competitive market – plus manage limited partners' (LPs’) increasing demands for data and transparency. How can fund managers step up their game?

Intralinks, In association with Private Equity Wire, recently hosted a panel of industry experts to discuss the evolution of fundraising over the next 12 months, as well as LPs’ allocation preferences and how technology plays a role in the fundraising process.

Watch this webinar replay to understand current LP sentiment and plans, the new fundraising playing field, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for GPs. Among the topics our panel explores in this eye-opening discussion:

• Current key strategies of interest for LPs – Where are we seeing inflows and why?

• What are some of the best tactics/best practices managers ought to be thinking about when fundraising in 2022?

• What emerging trends and focus areas are we seeing for new funds in the market?

• How is technology playing a role in the fundraising process?

• New ways of engaging with GPs – Are we seeing the true digitization of investor onboarding or just an adaptation of the norm?

• What trends are we seeing in ODD – Have we hit a tipping point with LPs searching for better (and uniform) ESG standards?

Length:
48 minutes

Speakers:

Jacob Comer, Partner, NovaQuest Capital Management

Scott Beechert, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Granby Capital Management, LLC 

Meghan McAlpine, Senior Director, Strategy and Product Marketing,  Alternative Investments, SS&C Intralinks

How Will the Risk of Recession Impact M&A Trends?

Intralinks recently partnered with the Financial Times to host a webinar titled “How Will the Risk of Recession Impact M&A Trends?” The expert panel discussed current global economic volatility and how dealmakers are responding to uncertainty. Key discussion points included:

• Rising inflation and funding costs

• Key lessons to be learned to ensure industry growth going into 2023

• How are private equity investment strategies evolving in the hunt for returns

• Primary ESG considerations when contemplating a deal

Watch this essential on-demand webinar to watch these top thought leaders’ share their outlook for M&A dealmaking.

Speakers

• Massimiliano Ottochian – Group Head of M&A, Generali

• Marco Caggiano – Co-Head of North America M&A, JP Morgan

• Mena Lindlar – Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Philips

• Brian Healy – Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Americas, Morgan Stanley

• Ortenca Aliaj – M&A Correspondent, Financial Times (Moderator)

Duration

• 50 minutes

Cybersecurity Management

Intralinks empowers CISOs, CIOs and CTOs

Intralinks empowers CISOs, CIOs and CTOs to facilitate secure information sharing with internal and external collaborators and stakeholders

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Security should be top of mind when you're selecting a virtual data room (VDR). Intralinks protects your key documents and data with built-in security, so you'll have peace of mind throughout your deal. Use this checklist to see how well your VDR provider stacks up.

Why Intralinks
Intralinks provides customers with world-class security and compliance best practices. The award-winning Intralinks VDRPro is a leader in the industry – it’s the first virtual data room to offer ISO 27701 certification and the only VDR to feature UNshare technology. These defenses protect against security threats, giving you the power to leverage our technology with complete control, privacy and confidence.

Legal Tech's Potential Is Getting Attention

Over $1 billion was invested in the first nine months of 2021

The Financial Times examines the legal technology sector, reporting that venture capital of over $1 billion was invested in the first nine months of 2021.

The article examines why external investors are waking up to the potential rewards from tech that makes a lawyer’s life easier.

We think you'll find this article interesting. 

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Accelerate your next deal with industry-leading VDRPro – the world’s most advanced virtual data room (VDR). Since inventing the VDR over 25 years ago, Intralinks has leveraged innovation and expertise to deliver the solution preferred by dealmakers worldwide.

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