Acquisition Engine

Security

Confidential long before it is announced

Acquisition talks are the most sensitive thing a firm does. The platform is built on that assumption rather than having security added to it later.

Access

Separation at the database

Row-level security is enforced in Postgres, not just in the application. A client account cannot read another client's deals even if the interface is bypassed entirely.

Portals

Read-only client portals

An acquirer's portal is scoped to that acquirer and cannot write anything except an answer in a question thread. Documents appear only when explicitly marked as shared.

Logging

Full access log

Every document view and download is recorded against the user, the document and the deal, and is visible to the deal team.

Location

UK and EEA hosting

Application and database are hosted in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area. Sub-processors are listed in the privacy notice.

Encryption

Encrypted throughout

TLS in transit, encryption at rest, and signed time-limited URLs for document access rather than public links.

Sign-in

Sessions that expire

Sign-in by email link or password. Sessions expire, and an account can be suspended immediately where a deal's confidentiality is at risk.

On outreach and the law

Approaches are checked against suppression lists and against the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations before anything is sent. Firms that are not body corporate are held back rather than emailed. A firm that asks not to be contacted is blocked across every mandate at once, and anything already queued to them is cancelled.

Read the privacy notice

Questions we are happy to answer

If you are running a security review, ask. We would rather answer than have you assume.

  • Where data is held, and which sub-processors touch it
  • How access is separated between acquirers on the same platform
  • What is logged, for how long, and who can see it
  • How data is returned or deleted at the end of an engagement
  • What happens to a deal room after completion

See it on your own mandate

The most useful demo is against a real brief — what you are buying, where, and at what size. You will see your own long list, not a demo account.

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