M&A Tools
Features
M&A Tools includes hundreds of great productivity and automation features, which work across many or all tool modules. M&A Tool features make reporting, integration, processing, communicating, collaborating, and project planning easier – and even fun.
Many of these integration and reporting features are unique to EKNOW M&A Tools. Schedule a demo today, and see the newest M&A Tools features live.
M&A Tools Exclusive
M&A User Interface 3.0
- Consistent UI across all M&A Tools
- Learn in one tool – then use every tool
- Naturally, progressively unpacks detail
- Hides complexity; enables power users
- Attractive, engaging & professional
- Every UI element polished & rethought
- Scientific use of colors and symbols
- Intuitive icon language used throughout
Features
New Reporting
- Attractive new charts & graphs
- Professional status dashboards
- Completely modular and reconfigurable
- Periodic team status reporting & automation
- Filtering: More powerful, even easier to use
- Roll-up / drill down
Features
Communicate
- E-mail integration
- Discussion threads
- Automatic alerts
- Cross-team requests
- Automated data calls
- Team announcements
- Dashboard publication
Features
Collaborate
- Team- & project-based collaboration
- Team calendars
- Unique, secure share function
- eknow exclusive iMemos
- Discussion threads
- Team folders
- File versioning
- Change tracking
- Cross-team request tracking
- More
Features
Document
- Drag and drop documents
- Full document search by contents
- Extensive, M&A-specific metadata
- Custom metadata
- Powerful access control
- File versioning
- Check-in / check-out
- Document review workflows
- Mass upload/download
- Readable thumbnails
- .ZIP archive upload / download
- Full audit trail
- Clean Room
Experience the Ultimate M&A Tool Kit
Features
Project Management
- Project outlines of any depth
- Gantt charts
- Seamless integration with Value Capture, KPI, Talent Selection, Document Room, RAID and other modules
- Project stage-gating option
- Full-featured dependencies
- Real-time Dashboard views
- EKNOW-exclusive views (ask to see)
- Specifically optimized for PMI (post merger integration) or transformation initiatives
- Track Day 1, Critical Path deliverables, more
- Automatically re-synchronize schedule to projected Day 1 (close) adjustments
- Rich Dependency tracking and management
- Customizable project tags and metadata
- Import data from other PM applications
- Unique EKNOW “heat map” views show where problems lie
- Infinite drill-in/back-out
- Easier for most users than traditional PM tools, yet more effective for M&A-specific projects
Features
Data Entry
- Attractive new interface
- Forms dramatically easier to use
- Data highly organized
- New: Infinite drill-in / back-out
- Powerful change tracking features
- Time saving mass-change features
- Create your own custom tags
- Easy to use filter & search
- View data as tables, outlines, roll up, more
- Manage all M&A data types + custom types
- Import/export via Microsoft Excel format
Features
Import/Export
- Get started quickly by importing your current data
- Import / export in MS Excel format
- Easy to use MS Excel templates
- Import via drag and drop
- Import / export virtually every data type
- Import deals, projects, integration plans, diligence checklists, and much much more
Features
Administration
- Easy to navigate icon-based interface
- Simple new point-and-click operation
- Direct link for EKNOW support requests
- Create, import, or clone Projects from templates
- Create your own user accounts on-demand
- Assign users to projects, teams, oversight groups, etc.
- New configuration control panel (system-wide and project-specific)
- Define business units, teams, special access teams
- Post and manage announcements
- Manage alerts and automated communications
- User Project NDA Control Panel
- Edit custom metadata, system-wide and project-specific
- User Activity analytics features
- Unprecedented administrative control and visibility
(Business, Enterprise and Partner platforms)
