Comprehensive study from SS&C Intralinks, Bayes Business School and Mergermarket examines how due diligence has changed over the last decade
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced the release of the SS&C Intralinks report How Deal Terms Impact Due Diligence known. The M&A Research Centre from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) analyzed more than 900 global M&A deals announced between 2013 and 2023, using data from SS&C Intralinks’ proprietary database. The study found that the average due diligence phase of a private target company is almost twice as long as that of a public takeover. Additionally, private deals require almost twice as much documentation and collaboration.
“Deal makers continue to pursue numerous opportunities in the private markets, but the environment for raising and deploying capital is challenging,” said Ken Bisconti, co-head of SS&C Intralinks. “Due diligence timelines have increased , and the process has become more complex, often requiring more documentation. This study confirms the growing importance of virtual data rooms and other digital spaces for the efficient and effective implementation of due diligence processes.”
Among the most important findings from the Message belong:
- The average duration of due diligence – from the opening of the VDR to the announcement of a deal – is 234 days for a private target company compared to 125 days for a public company. Over the past decade, the period for pre-announcement due diligence has increased from 124 days in 2014 to 203 days.
- On average, private companies upload 7,583 files to a VDR, while public companies upload 4,896 documents. For medium-sized stores – which are the most common in the market today – the number of files uploaded increases to over 8,000.
- Private deals have more people involved in due diligence, with an average of 271 VDR users, compared to just 195 for public deals.
Die Study has also found that medium-duration due diligence typically produces the best results:
- Deals with a median due diligence time of approximately 139 days are more likely to close. Such transactions are expected to take 104 days from start to finish.
- Buyers are less inclined to pay a premium for medium-duration due diligence as the price hovers around 22% during such reviews. The average price increase after a short and a long due diligence phase is 30% and 33%, respectively.
- Deals with medium-length due diligence periods produce the best overall returns of up to 4%, while short or long due diligence periods often produce negative results.
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SS&C Intralinks is a pioneer of the virtual data room, providing software-enabled services across the entire transaction lifecycle, including deal marketing, deal prep, due diligence, insights and post-merger integration. Intralinks’ technology enables and secures the flow of information by facilitating mergers and acquisitions, Raising capital and Investor reports. SS&C Intralinks has processed more than $35 trillion in financial transactions on its platform.
Information about SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global provider of services and software to the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Approximately 20,000 financial services and healthcare companies, from the world’s largest enterprises to small and medium-sized companies, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale and technology.
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Information about M&A Research Center
The M&A Research Centre Bayes Business School, founded in 2008, is the only research center at a major business school that focuses on both the research and practice of mergers and acquisitions. Bayes Business School is part of City St. George’s, University of London, and is located in London’s historic financial district. Contact: BayesMARC@city.ac.uk
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