Corporate development
Premium virtual data rooms that support M&A, divestitures, exits and capital raises, helping you confidently execute your strategic agenda with precision and control.
Trusted by corporate development dealmakers
Corporate M&A teams trust Sterling to deliver exceptional levels of service on their most critical transactions.
Recipharm, the Sweden-listed pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing firm, and its advisors Carnegie, PwC and Stifel, used Sterling Technology for its acquisition by an EQT-led consortium for
Countryside Partnerships, the UK-listed residential property developer, and its advisors Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and Rothschild, used Sterling Technology for its acquisition by Vistry Group for
AstraZeneca, the UK-listed pharmaceutical company, used Sterling Technology for the sale of US rights to Synagis, a respiratory infection anti-viral medicine, to Swedish Orphan Biovitrum for
Equiniti Group, the UK-listed international technology-led services and payments specialist, and its advisors Citi and Rothschild, used Sterling Technology its acquisition by Siris Capital for
Norgine, the Netherlands-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, and its advisors Jamieson, Moelis, PwC, and Rothschild, used Sterling Technology for its majority sale to Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group for
Corporate development teams operate at the intersection of strategy and execution
They are expected to identify growth opportunities, manage divestitures and deliver value creation while navigating internal politics, market volatility and board-level scrutiny. Every process must be watertight: data secure, governance defensible and communication seamless across departments.
Sterling Technology equips corporate development professionals with the infrastructure to meet those expectations. Our virtual data rooms bring order to complexity, centralising information and enabling collaboration across finance, legal and operational teams. Supported round the clock by industry experts, Sterling allows corporates to move with the precision and confidence required to execute strategic change without operational disruption.
Confidently execute strategic initiatives
Move decisively on acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships knowing your process can withstand board scrutiny. Sterling's detailed audit trails document every decision point, our permission controls demonstrate proper information barriers, and our professional infrastructure shows the rigor executives and directors expect. When board members ask questions about process integrity, Sterling's comprehensive tracking provides answers.
Maintain complete visibility and control
Track every disclosure, monitor all stakeholder activity and maintain detailed records of exactly what information was shared and when. Sterling's real-time analytics show you deal progress across all workstreams, our activity reports reveal which buyers or teams are most engaged, and our dashboard gives you instant status updates. Always know where your deals stand and have answers ready when leadership asks questions.
Keep sensitive strategies confidential
Protect competitive plans, valuation models and strategic rationale from leaking to competitors or the market. Sterling's granular permission controls ensure only authorized individuals access sensitive board materials, our watermarking protects documents if they're shared inappropriately, and our audit trails show exactly who accessed what. When you're managing market-sensitive strategies, Sterling's security architecture gives you peace of mind.
Coordinate seamlessly across functions
Bring together legal, finance, operations and business units on one secure platform without version control chaos or communication gaps. Sterling's centralized Q&A keeps all stakeholders aligned on buyer questions, our permission structure ensures each function sees relevant materials, and our activity tracking shows which teams are keeping pace with diligence requests. When cross-functional coordination is critical, Sterling eliminates the friction that slows deals down.
Prep your deal fast and stay compliant with built-in document review and approval.
Granular information rights management to keep you in control of what you share with bidders — and revoke access immediately.
Simple or advanced Q&A workflows that align to your deal process.
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Our automated redaction tool operates across the whole VDR, saving valuable time and costs preparing sensitive information for external review.
Built-in, automatic, side-by-side translation of VDR content between 300 language pairs keeps your cross-border deals moving.
Real-time dashboards and reports to keep you informed of deal activity and provide strategic intelligence on bidder behavior.
Sterling's unique, built-in AI engine embeds capabilities such as document classification and organization, gap analysis, anomaly detection and document-level Q&A intelligence into the VDR. Launch deals faster – cutting data room prep time from weeks to days – while allowing bidders and investors to complete due diligence more quickly, to close your transaction.
Prep your deal fast and stay compliant with built-in document review and approval.
Granular information rights management to keep you in control of what you share with bidders — and revoke access immediately.
Simple or advanced Q&A workflows that align to your deal process.
Our automated redaction tool operates across the whole VDR, saving valuable time and costs preparing sensitive information for external review.
Built-in, automatic, side-by-side translation of VDR content between 300 language pairs keeps your cross-border deals moving.
Real-time dashboards and reports to keep you informed of deal activity and provide strategic intelligence on bidder behavior.
Sterling's unique, built-in AI engine embeds capabilities such as document classification and organization, gap analysis, anomaly detection and document-level Q&A intelligence into the VDR. Launch deals faster – cutting data room prep time from weeks to days – while allowing bidders and investors to complete due diligence more quickly, to close your transaction.
Always-on 24/7 multilingual deal support for corporate deal teams
Corporate development teams rely on Sterling to keep strategic projects moving. Whether you are running a focused bilateral process, a complex carve-out, or multiple workstreams in parallel, we support every stage from initial planning through diligence and closing.
Our specialists can structure the data room, define the index and folder layout, upload and categorize documents, apply role-based permissions, design Q&A routes that fit your governance model, set up internal and external teams, and onboard and train stakeholders from finance, legal and operations.
All support is delivered by our own multilingual staff, working 24/7/365 and reachable by phone or email. Every project has a named deal manager who understands your transaction and corporate approval processes, and, unlike others, we never outsource “out-of-hours” or weekend coverage to third-party call centers.
When it is time to execute, we deliver encrypted deal archives and comfort letters at short notice and across jurisdictions, so board approvals, signings and closings can proceed without delay.
Testimonials
William Vickery
Due Diligence Director | Servier
Helen Selby
General Counsel & Company Secretary | ASDA
