The Ultimate M&A Tool Kit

The most mature, capable, easy to use M&A software
Rapid set-up, deployment and adoption
Now accessible to almost any size organization
Special license and terms for M&A consulting firms

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M&A Tools for every client profile

M&A Tools Enterprise (“EKNOW classic”) for large acquirers or complex integrations
M&A Tools Business for mid-sized organizations
M&A Tools Team for smaller M&A teams
M&A Tools Partner Platform for premium consulting firms and their clients

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What are EKNOW M&A Tools?

Web-based software tools for mergers & acquisitions
Tool modules for every M&A phase or activity
A secure environment to plan, execute, and report
Connects all contributors, internal and external
For consultants: Comprehensive tools and client support platform

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M&A Tools Release

19.0

Professional dashboards

Professional, attractive and readable
Automated real-time summaries
Management annotation
Link directly from dashboard to details
Built-in dashboards for all clients
Built-in + custom dashboards for Business, Enterprise, and Partner clients

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Beautiful new charts and graphs

New charting engine for Release 19
Line, bar series, pie/donut, waterfall charts
Combine multiple plots
Scaleable, SVG-based charts are sharp at any size
Built-in charts for Team clients
Custom charts for Business, Enterprise, and Partner clients
Custom charts to plot any data against any dimension
Click in chart to view related data

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Many new M&A Tools & modules

New Closing Module
New Pre-Close Data Request module
New post-close operational KPIs Module
New Acquired Client On-Boarding Module
Updated and improved Talent Selection module
Hundreds of refinements to existing M&A Tools modules

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Easier to use, graphical navigation

Improved, icon-based tool bar
Icon language extended to all navigation
Simplified navigation hierarchy
Consistent navigation conventions across all modules

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All new redesigned UI elements

Most UI elements updated for Release 19
New single-window interface
Larger, more obvious controls
New, sliding “inspector” drawers expose details
Drag-and-drop files and attachments
Hundreds of time saving refinements

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New collaboration features

Updated team status reporting & communication
Easy to publish team and project announcements
New universal threaded discussions
Calendar views in most modules
Document attachments linked to searchable Document Room

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Comment threads & e-mail integration

Release 19 upgrades “Comments” to new “Discussions”
Discussion threads available on all actionable data
Email now fully integrated with Discussion threads
All participants automatically in the loop
Comment directly in the system, or reply via email
Includes attachments, with large image thumbnails

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Attractive, intelligent forms and controls

Forms updated to versatile data “inspectors”
Inspectors clearly organize complex data, by tabs, tiles, collapsible headings, and logical field groups
Data types easily distinguished via graphic, mnemonic symbols
Data more readable with icons, color coding, tooltips, and links
Unlimited drill-in & back-out within data inspectors

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Intuitive new visual "language"

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Deal-level control panel

Comprehensive deal-level control panel
Expanded options, yet easier to navigate and use
Enable tool modules per project and system-wide
Toggle options via simple check-box controls
Related settings present only when applicable

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Multiple Single Sign On (SSO) Options

Multiple SSO options per customer:
Employees may sign in via your corporate identity server
Consultants may sign in via their own identity server
External or seller users sign in via user ID & password
Optional 2-factor authentication

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Much, much more...

Streamlined set-up and administration
Compact report mode, for meetings, training, etc.
Superior change-tracking UI
Improved print-to-PDF
More document drag and drop features
Import data in spreadsheets via drag and drop
New alerts features
EKNOW Access Control Framework (ACF) 3.0
New JSON-based data exchange API

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EKNOW Client Platforms

With Release 19.0, M&A Tools isn’t just for the large enterprise anymore.
The best mergers & acquisitions software tools available are finally
accessible to every client profile

Corp Dev Team

M&A Tools

For Corporate Development teams of 5 to 25
Unlimited seller or external users
Full corporate development life cycle
Pipeline, Diligence, Pre-Close, Post-Close
Appropriate for any pipeline of small transactions
No per-seat charges
Training included
Dedicated server

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Business

M&A Tools

Full life-cycle solution
For mid- to small transactions
Any volume of pipeline or transactions
For 25 to 125 internal contributors
Unlimited seller or external users
Min. 30 days of tailoring or customization
No per-seat charges

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Enterprise

M&A Tools

For a single acquisition project, or serial acquisitions
For mid-sized to large transactions
For 50 to 500 internal users
Unlimited seller or external users
Unlimited, ongoing tailoring
Concierge service
No per-seat charges

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EKNOW Partner Platform

From the independent specialist in M&A software for consultants

Competitive Weapons

Consulting Partners

If your M&A management consulting practice competes with Deloitte, IBM or McKinsey, consider partnering with EKNOW. Your own re-branded EKNOW M&A Tools Partner Platform can allow your teams to:

Massively upgrade your M&A tool capabilities and image
Offer the most flexible and professional looking tool
Build your playbooks, methods or other IP into a continuously improving asset
Add new long-term value for your clients
Help level the playing field

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For consulting partners, the EKNOW M&A Tools Partner Platform is provided under unique, partner-only business terms, pricing and licensing. Partner terms and support operations are tailored specifically to your business context, and are based on many years of experience supporting management consulting practices like yours.

Partner-only multi-engagement pricing
Low risk business terms
Minimal “papering” required per engagement
Allows rapid, early client deployment

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Dedicated Platforms

Consulting Partners

EKNOW consulting partners enjoy internal M&A Tools system for training, R&D and demo; multiple, dedicated client platforms – all linked by a specialized M&A Tools support management dashboard.

Dedicated internal partner system(s) for training consultants, R&D your ideas, and delivering client demos
Dedicated client systems for any number of engagements
Dedicated, multi-engagement client support system & dashboard
Centrally track client systems, deployments, change requests, system status, user activity, much more

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Choose the Specialists

Consulting Partners

EKNOW is the only independent M&A platform developer primarily specialized for M&A consulting partners. This DNA is reflected in almost every facet of EKNOW’s business, technology and operations.

Since EKNOW’s founding, the majority of M&A Tools business is with consulting partners
EKNOW supports consulting partner engagements with a battle-tested deployment and support work flow
EKNOW’s ToolBuilder architecture is an outgrowth of consulting client requirements for maximum flexibility without coding

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True Collaboration

Consulting Partners

The EKNOW team works closely with its consulting partners before, during and after every client engagement:

Ongoing consultant training
Weekly status meetings
Executive-level coordination of development roadmap
Sales / demo assistance for the engagement sales team
24/7 emergency support
Client system tailoring
Partner system tailoring
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M&A Tools Solutions Matrix


	Team	Business	Enterprise	Consulting Partner
Cost Factor	$	$$	$$ $$	– –
Typical Transactions	< $10MM	$5MM – $50MM	$100MM – $10B+	$100MM – $50B+
Buyer Users*	5 – 25	25 – 125	50 – 500+	50 – 1,000
Seller Users**	– –	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Modules	Core modules: Pipeline Diligence Closing Module Integration Checklist Document Room Risks/Issues Alerts Team Dashboards Calendar 1 Corp Dev Team	Adds: Multiple CD Teams User NDA Integration Work Plan Dependencies RAID Log KPIs Seller portal iMemo Workflows Multi-currency Admin Modules	Adds: Pre-Close Clean Room Extended Synergies Talent Selection Extended Admin Contracts/TSA Client on-boarding Custom Modules	All
Training	Initial	Initial + Periodic	Initial + On-demand	Initial + On-demand
Technical Support	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Custom Config Svcs	– –	30+ days	Ongoing	Ongoing
Concierge Service	– –	Optional	Yes	Yes
Server	Dedicated (S)	Dedicated (L)	Dedicated (XL)	Multiple (L-XL)

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What are EKNOW

M&A Tools?

M&A Tools are:

Web-based, software as a service, hosted and managed by EKNOW on a dedicated server for every client.
Easy to use tool modules for each M&A phase or activity
A secure environment for planning, executing, and reporting
A platform to integrate all internal and external role contributions in M&A
Fully integrated collaboration and business process automation
For premium management consulting firms: A comprehensive, multi-engagement, M&A tools delivery and support platform

Why a dedicated tool?