On 28 October 2025, DFIN proudly partnered with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in Singapore to support the Asia Pacific Capital Markets Forum. This influential event brought together leading voices from Ashurst, Peel Hunt, and DFIN, alongside special guest Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi, to explore why London continues to be a compelling venue for Asia Pacific companies seeking global capital access.
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Regulations and disclosure requirements are growing in complexity every year. Public companies must ensure that they meet these requirements, or they risk hurting their relationships with their investors, looking poorly to prospective investors, or inviting additional scrutiny from the SEC. Accuracy and efficiency are becoming more important by the moment. Manual compliance processes often don't cut it because their slow frameworks for tracking changes, providing approvals and filing by the deadline tend to introduce inaccuracies and inefficiencies.
Virtual data rooms (VDRs) are secure online environments that store confidential information necessary to complete the largest and most complex financial transactions. As speed and security become the two key metrics by which deals succeed or fail, virtual data rooms have become the backbone of most global transactions.
Due diligence preparation is one of the most important parts of any deal, whether it's a SPAC, IPO, or M&A. In the due diligence phase, potential investors research a company by analyzing financial statements, digging into proprietary information, and performing all the necessary investigations to make sure that the company is presenting itself accurately and a deal can proceed. Increasingly, this sort of probing is conducted virtually in what's known as a virtual data room, or VDR.
The benefits of a virtual data room (VDR) aren’t new to dealmakers. When it comes to promoting company interests, VDRs are an efficient, cost-effective and strategic way for buyers and sellers to not only cross the finish line, but to win.
Before investors commit their capital, they need complete confidence in the integrity, transparency, and long-term potential of a company or fund. That confidence doesn’t appear overnight—it’s earned through consistent, accurate, and insightful financial reporting. From quarterly earnings to annual reports, the way an organization communicates its financial performance directly impacts investor trust.
If companies want to know how they compare to others in a similar industry, peer benchmarking is one approach they may use to make that comparison. Peer benchmarking involves selecting a group of companies with similarities, such as industry or index. Within this group, companies can compare key metrics, disclosures, and various performance indicators. This helps businesses to ensure that they are stacking up against the competition in the way they handle investor relations, strategic planning, and regulatory reporting.
In the fast-paced legal world, managing sensitive information securely and efficiently is not just a priority — it’s a necessity. The digital tools law firms use must meet a wide range of stringent privacy and compliance standards, including SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA. That’s where legal data rooms step in, offering a robust solution that goes beyond traditional document storage. These platforms are transforming how legal teams collaborate, store critical data and meet stringent regulatory requirements.
When publicly traded companies approach their filing deadlines with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, they need to include all the correct information necessary for a fault-free filing. Many businesses look at their competitors to get insight into the ways that disclosures should be completed, but they can also look at their own historical filings.
Artificial intelligence is redefining how the finance industry approaches data analysis, compliance, and reporting.