At SecureDocs, our employees come from a variety of experiences and backgrounds, each with a unique set of skills and talents that align with our overall mission of providing simple, smart document management solutions.

We’re proud of the team we’ve assembled, and we think it’s about time you get to know the people that are innovative, agile, and committed to fulfilling the needs of our customers.

In this blog, we're checking in with Senior Software Engineer Stephen Crosby. Stephen plays a key role on the SecureDocs Engineering team and helps improve the way the platform functions, and in turn, the user experience.

According to a variety of studies, the failure rate of M&A deals is at least 50 percent, and may even be as high as 70 to 90 percent. With the risk of failure so high, both parties have an obligation to meticulously perform M&A due diligence and address any buyer concerns before they snowball into real problems.

In this article, we’ll discuss 5 of the top buyer concerns during the M&A due diligence process, so that you can anticipate and avoid them before they derail your next deal.

Preparing to sell your business is both exciting and nerve-wracking. The good news is that by following established best practices, you’ll have a much better chance of selling your business to the right buyer for the right price. Below, we’ll discuss 6 of the best tips to follow when you’re getting ready to sell your business.

Due diligence is a time-consuming yet essential part of mergers and acquisitions, giving the prospective buyer the chance to review information about the seller and its assets. By enforcing openness and transparency, due diligence allows both M&A buyers and sellers to lower the financial and legal risk of participating in the transaction.

In some respects, a lengthy due diligence process is a good thing: it ensures that buyers have the time to fully understand what they’re getting into. But far too often, a due diligence process that stretches on for too long can threaten and even derail an M&A transaction. The longer a deal goes on, the more likely it is that this “honeymoon” phase will wear off, and the easier it will be for the buyer to find an excuse that serves as an escape hatch from the deal.

The good news is that you can follow a few best practices to shorten your own due diligence timeline and give the transaction the greatest chance at success. Below, we’ll discuss 4 tips for speeding up the M&A due diligence process.

The world of mergers and acquisitions received a big shake-up last quarter due to global health concerns—but was the Q2 2020 M&A landscape really as dire as some forecasts predicted? In this article, we’ll go over the highlights of Q2 2020 M&A.

When it comes to electronic data storage and sharing not all solutions are created equal. Traditional cloud storage solutions simply don't offer the high level of security that's needed when sharing sensitive documents, such as intellectual property, a company’s private financial data, or personal information. For this reason, many businesses opt to store and share their digital files using a virtual data room or another secure file solution that goes above and beyond to provide enhanced and innovative security features. As a result, companies are able to enjoy greater peace of mind and confidence that their files are safe.

So, how do the best secure file sharing systems actually work when it comes to protecting sensitive information? This article explores some basics and best practices around secure file sharing and the various solutions businesses use to facilitate the process.

Fundraising is an essential activity for small and medium-sized businesses—but it’s also one that too many startup founders and executives struggle to do effectively. In this article, we’ll discuss five of the best ways to accelerate the fundraising process and get your company on the right track.

Financial audits are a necessary process for organizations of all sizes and industries. While audits provide external verification that you’ve complied with the applicable laws and regulations, they also require a great deal of time and effort on your part.

Preparing for a financial audit can be stressful and complicated—but it doesn’t have to be. By following the 4 tips below, you’ll be ready to meet the challenges of a financial audit when the time comes.

Shareholder meetings are a once-a-year opportunity for investors to engage with a company’s leadership and hold them accountable for the previous year’s performance. But with much of the workplace moving online in the past few months, can shareholder meetings make the leap as well?

The answer is yes: many businesses have successfully migrated their stockholder meetings to cyberspace. Not only is this more convenient and safer for many shareholders, it also opens the meeting up to a much wider live audience.

The SecureDocs team is committed to supporting our customers by providing virtual data room solutions with features designed to simplify the deal process and allow users to securely store and share sensitive information. By providing a product that is intuitive, affordable, and backed by unparalleled customer support, SecureDocs makes it easy for businesses to get deals done.

That's why we're proud to announce that SecureDocs has recently been named a top virtual data room solution by some of the most respected and trusted software review sites, thanks to the feedback from customers who count on our software to help facilitate their most important financial events, including mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, and IPOs. 

Below is more information about the latest software review site reports that show why SecureDocs is one of the leading virtual data room solutions.