London/St. Paul, Minn. — Merrill DataSite®, the acknowledged leading global provider in virtual data rooms (VDRs), has won “Software Supplier of the Year” at the Third Annual Private Equity News Awards for Excellence in Advisory Services. The awards, held at Banqueting House in London last month, are the only awards ceremony in Europe exclusively dedicated to celebrating the successes of firms providing advisory services to the buy-out industry in Europe.
Merrill DataSite® was chosen from amongst dozens of entries and six other companies which made the final short list. The Private Equity News awards are given to advisers across 20 categories divided into the following groups: banks, law firms, accountants, special advisers, “gatekeeper” services and operational services. All awards were voted on by a distinguished, independent panel of more than 40 institutional investors, advisers, financiers and senior private equity practitioners from across Europe.
“Winning the Private Equity News Award is a testament to the significant value we provide to the financial community through our leading-edge technology and our responsive customer service,” said Ed Bifulk, president of Merrill DataSite®, “We continue to see a steady adoption of Merrill DataSite® as corporations and advisers experience the benefit of accelerated transaction speed and ease of communication that our solution delivers.”
