Life sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical firms are pivotal in advancing medical research and revolutionizing the healthcare industry through innovations, developments, and research. In their pursuit of groundbreaking treatments, cures, and therapies, these firms handle, collaborate on, and regularly need to transmit a wealth of sensitive information — and need to do so securely and efficiently.

In his new SecurityInfoWatch article, Craig Clay discusses the exponential growth in cyberthreats and how a partnership between the CEO and CISO holds the key to defeating those threats. Working together, they can master two essential components of an effective cybersecurity strategy, data management and risk mitigation, to defend the company’s critical assets.

“Divest” is a common word. “Divestiture” is less familiar, and you may be wondering what it means. Discover the definition of “divestiture,” how to plan and execute different types of corporate divestitures, and the reasons for doing so.

What Is a Divestiture?

The more familiar word “divest” means to get rid of something. It's usually used in the context of investments, in which case it would mean to get rid of investments that are no longer wanted.

Sharing business documents containing sensitive information is an everyday task, and a critical one. But sharing them with external parties via unencrypted email or Dropbox can pose security or exposure risks that can have disastrous consequences. When security and speed are essential, investment banks, private equity firms, pharmaceutical companies, legal firms, healthcare, and government agencies rely on virtual data rooms (VDRs), such as DFIN’s Venue.

Biote, a leading innovator in precision and preventive medicine, was searching for a corporate repository that would allow them to easily organize and securely share 1,000 + documents with stakeholders. See how DFIN helped Biote get and stay deal ready to go public and close a secondary offering by using Venue.

Data redaction is very important for companies in the dealmaking process. It's also time-intensive — or at least it used to be. Discover how bulk redaction tools streamline the workflow of redacting sensitive information such as PII, PHI, and MNPI from company documentation.

What Is Bulk Redaction?

As a refresher, data redaction refers to hiding confidential information, typically by blacking it out. When information is redacted, a document can be shared while protecting regulated data or intellectual property.

Corporate transactions have two sides, a buy side and a sell side. Discover the difference between buy-side and sell-side, including buy-side vs. sell-side due diligence.

What Is Buy-Side?

M&A deals have two sides. One company takes over (or merges with) another. They are known as the buyer or the M&A buy-side. The company that is being acquired is known as the seller or M&A sell-side.

Discover how DFIN helped DMH Stallard provide better experience to their customers by suggesting the most intuitive and easy to use data room to its business clients.

When you have sharper insights into your data management practices, including visibility into where your data resides, your organization is better positioned to mitigate data security risks. This article will outline the latest data security trends and offer data visibility strategies for organizations.

Could Europe’s loss be America’s gain? Big name companies across the pond have raised eyebrows by choosing New York-based stock exchanges rather than European counterparts.