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Genetic's picture
 
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 on 4/17/12 at 12:45am

I was chosen to head up a small cap deal, and we are in the beginning of the execution phase. I've done some research but it takes a lot of time to call all these different sites to get quotes, and I've got ridiculous amounts of work to do. Some are superior to others, but those are usually very pricey. I'd like to find a very professional site, but also good value.

Any of you monkeys know of sites that aren't crazy expensive but still offer quality service? Had any personal experience to vouch? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks guise

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TechBanking's picture

Dropbox or FilesAnywhere

EN
(King Kong, 1,101
 
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 on 4/17/12 at 3:09am

Dropbox or FilesAnywhere

analyst-therapist's picture

Intralinks or merrill

IB
 
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 on 4/17/12 at 8:19am

Intralinks or merrill datasite are both good, and will usually give you a free trial if you've never used them before

ThaVanBurenBoyz's picture

Data room sales reps are on

PE
(King Kong, 1,516
 
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 on 4/17/12 at 10:05am

Data room sales reps are on another level, they'll bug you quite a bit if they know you're looking. Proceed with caution, lol. Maybe even get a burner phone and a throwaway e-mail.

Intralinks and Merrill are awful suggestions. Very expensive. Some providers of comparable quality, but cheaper price include: Firmex, Deal Interactive, Ansarada (they'll deal), and Sharevault. Bowne/RR Donnelly would be slightly more expensive than those providers, but cheaper than Intra & Merrill. Depending on your needs, OneHub is a great solution. Much cheaper than anything I mentioned above. It's basically WatchDox with additional features commonly needed in deals (customizable disclaimer pages, etc.).

Whatever you do, pit the offers against each other. You'll be amazed how much they can move down in price from the initial offer, haha.

ThaVanBurenBoyz's picture

Uh oh, here comes the spam.

PE
(King Kong, 1,516
 
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 on 4/17/12 at 12:15pm

Uh oh, here comes the spam.

jack_donaghy's picture

Just go ahead and email

IB
 
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 on 4/17/12 at 12:28pm

Just go ahead and email everything to me.

Genetic's picture

ThaVanBurenBoyz: Data room

 
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 on 4/18/12 at 4:36am
ThaVanBurenBoyz:

Data room sales reps are on another level, they'll bug you quite a bit if they know you're looking. Proceed with caution, lol. Maybe even get a burner phone and a throwaway e-mail.

Intralinks and Merrill are awful suggestions. Very expensive. Some providers of comparable quality, but cheaper price include: Firmex, Deal Interactive, Ansarada (they'll deal), and Sharevault. Bowne/RR Donnelly would be slightly more expensive than those providers, but cheaper than Intra & Merrill. Depending on your needs, OneHub is a great solution. Much cheaper than anything I mentioned above. It's basically WatchDox with additional features commonly needed in deals (customizable disclaimer pages, etc.).

Whatever you do, pit the offers against each other. You'll be amazed how much they can move down in price from the initial offer, haha.

Appreciate the advice. I've already fallen victim to their schemes. The last place I was at used intralinks and the invoices were ridiculous. No way I'm using them. I'll check out the others tomorrow.

NewGuy's picture

Only ever used Intralinks

HF
 
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 on 4/18/12 at 5:00am

Only ever used Intralinks

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Genetic: ThaVanBurenBoyz: Da

HF
(Neanderthal, 2,449
 
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 on 4/18/12 at 11:10am
Genetic:
ThaVanBurenBoyz:

Data room sales reps are on another level, they'll bug you quite a bit if they know you're looking. Proceed with caution, lol. Maybe even get a burner phone and a throwaway e-mail.

Intralinks and Merrill are awful suggestions. Very expensive. Some providers of comparable quality, but cheaper price include: Firmex, Deal Interactive, Ansarada (they'll deal), and Sharevault. Bowne/RR Donnelly would be slightly more expensive than those providers, but cheaper than Intra & Merrill. Depending on your needs, OneHub is a great solution. Much cheaper than anything I mentioned above. It's basically WatchDox with additional features commonly needed in deals (customizable disclaimer pages, etc.).

Whatever you do, pit the offers against each other. You'll be amazed how much they can move down in price from the initial offer, haha.

Appreciate the advice. I've already fallen victim to their schemes. The last place I was at used intralinks and the invoices were ridiculous. No way I'm using them. I'll check out the others tomorrow.

The sales boys at those places have a pretty big budget to spent, you should make them take you out, have a good time, then use DebtDomain.

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Genetic: ThaVanBurenBoyz: Da

(Chimp, 2
 
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 on 4/18/12 at 5:02pm
Genetic:
ThaVanBurenBoyz:

Data room sales reps are on another level, they'll bug you quite a bit if they know you're looking. Proceed with caution, lol. Maybe even get a burner phone and a throwaway e-mail.

Intralinks and Merrill are awful suggestions. Very expensive. Some providers of comparable quality, but cheaper price include: Firmex, Deal Interactive, Ansarada (they'll deal), and Sharevault. Bowne/RR Donnelly would be slightly more expensive than those providers, but cheaper than Intra & Merrill. Depending on your needs, OneHub is a great solution. Much cheaper than anything I mentioned above. It's basically WatchDox with additional features commonly needed in deals (customizable disclaimer pages, etc.).

Whatever you do, pit the offers against each other. You'll be amazed how much they can move down in price from the initial offer, haha.

Appreciate the advice. I've already fallen victim to their schemes. The last place I was at used intralinks and the invoices were ridiculous. No way I'm using them. I'll check out the others tomorrow.

Your complaint about invoices is spot on. It’s an unfortunate fact that many vendors rely on complex invoices, to keep the signing prices low by hiding costs. Watch for contracts that detail complex calculations to count pages uploaded, calculate documents according to size and charge extra for storage fees, etc. etc.

In the interest of full disclosure, I work for Firmex, so I’m admittedly bias but I do hear a lot about what goes on in the market. My advice – take a minute and look at the contract fine print. If the sales rep is straight forward and the terms are simple, you’ll avoid the schemers.

Genetic's picture

Edward

 
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 on 4/18/12 at 9:41pm
Edward Stephen:
Genetic:
ThaVanBurenBoyz:

Data room sales reps are on another level, they'll bug you quite a bit if they know you're looking. Proceed with caution, lol. Maybe even get a burner phone and a throwaway e-mail.

Intralinks and Merrill are awful suggestions. Very expensive. Some providers of comparable quality, but cheaper price include: Firmex, Deal Interactive, Ansarada (they'll deal), and Sharevault. Bowne/RR Donnelly would be slightly more expensive than those providers, but cheaper than Intra & Merrill. Depending on your needs, OneHub is a great solution. Much cheaper than anything I mentioned above. It's basically WatchDox with additional features commonly needed in deals (customizable disclaimer pages, etc.).

Whatever you do, pit the offers against each other. You'll be amazed how much they can move down in price from the initial offer, haha.

Appreciate the advice. I've already fallen victim to their schemes. The last place I was at used intralinks and the invoices were ridiculous. No way I'm using them. I'll check out the others tomorrow.

Your complaint about invoices is spot on. It’s an unfortunate fact that many vendors rely on complex invoices, to keep the signing prices low by hiding costs. Watch for contracts that detail complex calculations to count pages uploaded, calculate documents according to size and charge extra for storage fees, etc. etc.

In the interest of full disclosure, I work for Firmex, so I’m admittedly bias but I do hear a lot about what goes on in the market. My advice – take a minute and look at the contract fine print. If the sales rep is straight forward and the terms are simple, you’ll avoid the schemers.

I gave firmex a quick look a few days ago. I'm still open. What would you say are Firmex's price variables and "average" total prices for a small cap deal?

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Used MerrillDatasite and

IB
 
Points)
 on 4/19/12 at 3:45am

Used MerrillDatasite and iRooms recently. I would recommend Merrill.

Edward Stephen's picture

Genetic: Edward

(Chimp, 2
 
Points)
 on 4/19/12 at 10:32am
Genetic:
Edward Stephen:
Genetic:
ThaVanBurenBoyz:

Data room sales reps are on another level, they'll bug you quite a bit if they know you're looking. Proceed with caution, lol. Maybe even get a burner phone and a throwaway e-mail.

Intralinks and Merrill are awful suggestions. Very expensive. Some providers of comparable quality, but cheaper price include: Firmex, Deal Interactive, Ansarada (they'll deal), and Sharevault. Bowne/RR Donnelly would be slightly more expensive than those providers, but cheaper than Intra & Merrill. Depending on your needs, OneHub is a great solution. Much cheaper than anything I mentioned above. It's basically WatchDox with additional features commonly needed in deals (customizable disclaimer pages, etc.).

Whatever you do, pit the offers against each other. You'll be amazed how much they can move down in price from the initial offer, haha.

Appreciate the advice. I've already fallen victim to their schemes. The last place I was at used intralinks and the invoices were ridiculous. No way I'm using them. I'll check out the others tomorrow.

Your complaint about invoices is spot on. It’s an unfortunate fact that many vendors rely on complex invoices, to keep the signing prices low by hiding costs. Watch for contracts that detail complex calculations to count pages uploaded, calculate documents according to size and charge extra for storage fees, etc. etc.

In the interest of full disclosure, I work for Firmex, so I’m admittedly bias but I do hear a lot about what goes on in the market. My advice – take a minute and look at the contract fine print. If the sales rep is straight forward and the terms are simple, you’ll avoid the schemers.

I gave firmex a quick look a few days ago. I'm still open. What would you say are Firmex's price variables and "average" total prices for a small cap deal?

We offer a fixed fee with no overages. Two pricing options – single transaction or unlimited subscription (http://www.firmex.com/get-started/). If interested in learning more, PM me and I will put you in contact with one of our reps. If the deal is straight forward the call won't take long.

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