Virtual data room podcasts
Interviews and conversations about virtual data rooms, due diligence and M&A, from vendor executives to independent dealmakers. Each one is summarised, searchable, and playable right here. 44 episodes and counting.
Article Drooms CEO on longer deals, data sovereignty and running AI in-house
Drooms CEO and co-founder Alexandre Grellier on why M&A deals now take over a year to close, why digital sovereignty (where data lives and who owns it) has become a defining issue under GDPR, and why Drooms runs its own large language model in-house rather than sending customer data to public AI tools.
Real Asset Media Thought Leaders · May 2026
Article Venture Summits: Daniel Havet Hansen, former CMO of Admincontrol
A fireside chat with Daniel Havet Hansen, the former CMO of Admincontrol and now Chief Commercial Officer at Verdane Elevate. He recounts building Admincontrol's marketing function from nothing, winning over a skeptical CEO, and the go-to-market lessons learned scaling Nordic SaaS companies.
Venture Summits · Jan 2026Ansarada's CFO on growth, diversification and a $100M ARR target
Ansarada CFO James Drake explains how the ASX-listed company grew revenue and recurring revenue despite a 30% drop in global M&A volume, diversifying beyond the data room into governance, procurement and sustainability, on the way to a $100 million ARR target.
Proactive - Interviews for investors · Aug 2023Intralinks' Deal Flow Predictor: forecasting M&A from the due diligence pipeline
SS&C Intralinks co-head Bob Petrocchi explains the company's Deal Flow Predictor on the DealCast podcast: a six-month forward view of global M&A built from the 20,000+ pre-announced deals that pass through Intralinks' due diligence platform each year, with a region-by-region read for Q3 2022.
Dealcast: The M&A Podcast · Jun 2022
Article Datasite's CHRO on women as dealmakers and the future of work
Deb LaMere, Datasite's Chief Human Resources Officer, discusses the company's survey of more than 240 US dealmakers on the pressures facing women in M&A, the shift from work-life balance to a work-life blend, and the recharge days Datasite introduced to protect its people.
Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast · Aug 2021
Episode How LPs use fund-level data rooms for VC due diligence
How limited partners use fund-level data rooms to streamline due diligence before committing capital to venture funds.
The Venture Capital Investor Podcast with Fexingo: Startup Investing for Limited Partners · Jun 2026
Episode Ansarada targets the South African deal market amid global volatility
Justin Smith, Managing Director of Ansarada, discusses the company's focus on the South African deal market and due diligence amid global market volatility.
Fine Music Radio · Jun 2026Perspectives from the SS&C Intralinks AI Bootcamp
Torben Rankine, Director of Corporate Sales at SS&C Intralinks, reflects on the company's second annual AI Bootcamp and how corporate development teams are putting AI to work.
Reinventing Professionals · May 2026
Episode German Immobiléros: Drooms CEO Alexandre Grellier on the proptech hype cycle
In a German-language interview, Drooms CEO Alexandre Grellier reflects on the proptech wave, arguing that many large real estate companies treated their small proptech investments as fashion accessories, and on what it really takes to turn a good idea into a working business.
Immobiléros - Der Podcast für die Immobilienszene · Feb 2026Setting up the virtual data room for a sell-side deal
How a well-structured virtual data room supports a smooth, competitive sell-side M&A process, aimed at Canadian mid-market business owners.
Selling Your Canadian Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing Value and Securing Your Legacy · Dec 2025
Episode Expo Real 2025: Alexandre Grellier on 22 years of digitising due diligence
A short commentary from Drooms co-founder Alexandre Grellier at Expo Real, on how the company has spent more than 20 years professionalising and digitising the due diligence process, especially in real estate.
Estate FM · Oct 2025
Episode German AI and data rooms: an update with Heiko Engel of SS&C Intralinks
In a German-language episode, Heiko Engel of SS&C Intralinks discusses how AI is changing the way teams handle data in M&A, and what AI-based tools mean for due diligence inside the virtual data room.
CLOSE THE DEAL - M&A & Private Equity Podcast · Aug 2025
Episode Product Therapy: inside Datasite's transformation from Merrill Corporation
Christian, with Doug Cullen and CPO Thomas Fredell, recounts how a 50-year-old company, Merrill Corporation, was transformed into Datasite, a modern product-led organisation, including the strategies, challenges and stakeholder dynamics involved.
Product Therapy · Jul 2025
Episode Inside the M&A virtual data room: secure, smart and AI-driven
Richard Anstey, Head of Customer Experience and Automation at SS&C Intralinks, explains how enterprise AI is becoming central to the modern M&A virtual data room.
Transform NOW · Jun 2025
Episode Explaining due diligence data rooms
Laura DiFrancesco explains why confidential deal information needs to live somewhere secure and controlled by a reputable administrator, and how due diligence data rooms make that possible.
Dealmaking with Laura DiFrancesco · May 2025
Episode The role of virtual data rooms and AI in due diligence
The Dealist explores how virtual data rooms and AI are reshaping due diligence in M&A, from secure document exchange to AI-assisted review.
The Dealist · Apr 2025
Episode German Artificial intelligence in the M&A process, with Heiko Engel of SS&C Intralinks
A German-language conversation with Heiko Engel of SS&C Intralinks on the promise of AI in M&A: self-assembling data rooms and more automated due diligence, and how close that future really is.
CLOSE THE DEAL - M&A & Private Equity Podcast · Jan 2025
Episode Dutch Choosing a virtual data room when selling your tech company
A Dutch-language episode on choosing a good virtual data room when selling a tech company, and how its structure signals the quality of the business.
Tech Insider · Sep 2023
Episode Due diligence with AI, ML and data extraction
Alex Goldovsky of ProTitle USA on using AI, machine learning and data extraction to speed up due diligence for real estate and note investing.
Real Estate Notes Show: Note Investing | Seller Financing · Jun 2023
Episode Dutch Let's Talk Business #573: a smart, secure platform for decision-makers (New Business Radio)
A Dutch business-radio interview with Admincontrol's Senior Sales Manager Dennis Scheerman and Country Manager Paolo Gambirasi. They explain how listed, private, and state-owned companies use Admincontrol to digitise and secure board work and due diligence, and how the platform serves decision-makers across sectors.
New Business Radio · May 2023
Episode UK Investor Magazine: Datasite's Merlin Piscitelli on London as an IPO destination
Datasite's Merlin Piscitelli joins the UK Investor Magazine to assess London as a listing venue versus New York, Europe and Asia, why companies are staying private longer, and the FCA's proposals to make London more attractive.
UK Investor Magazine · May 2023
Episode Extend Women in Tech: Kristina Devochko, Microsoft MVP and Software Architect at Admincontrol
A conversation with Kristina Devochko, a Software Architect at Admincontrol and a Microsoft Azure MVP, on cloud-native development, cybersecurity, and DevOps. It is a window into the engineering and security culture behind the Admincontrol platform.
Extend Women in Tech Podcast · Mar 2023
Episode The MongoDB Podcast: how Datasite engineers scale its M&A platform
Datasite engineers Heather Lutz (Senior Software Engineer) and Michael Myrland (Director of Technology Enablement) discuss the scale at which Datasite operates, why they chose MongoDB, and how they handle sharding, performance, and plans to apply AI across the platform.
The MongoDB Podcast · Oct 2022Due diligence 101: a VDR overview with Estelle Black
Estelle Black of MedWorld Advisors shares tips and tactics for managing a virtual data room, drawing on her experience running the VDR in live M&A processes.
BizNexus Roundup · Sep 2022How Success Happens: Ansarada CEO Sam Riley on mastering the fundamentals
Ansarada CEO Sam Riley talks with Robert Tuchman about getting his start in business, the lessons from Ansarada's early days, converting the risk-averse, and tackling obstacles head-on.
How Success Happens · Apr 2022Do I need a virtual data room?
An accessible primer on why a virtual data room has become essential for M&A, where most deals now happen online, and how a VDR helps teams collaborate on and control confidential documents.
#shifthappens in the Digital Workplace Podcast · Mar 2022Rocketship.fm: digital transformation, with Datasite as the case study
A mini-season on digital transformation in legacy organisations, featuring product leader Christian Idiodi, that uses Datasite as a worked example of modernising an established company.
Rocketship.fm · Feb 2022
Episode AvePoint's CEO on Confide, a secure virtual data room
AvePoint co-founder and CEO TJ Jiang introduces Confide, the company's virtual data room for highly secure collaboration, built on its Microsoft 365 expertise.
Schwab Network · Jan 2022
Episode Due diligence in M&A for data protection and GDPR
Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox discuss data privacy, data protection and GDPR in the context of M&A due diligence.
Life with GDPR · Sep 2021
Episode Morgans Conversations: Sam Riley, co-founder and CEO of Ansarada
Adviser Chris Titley interviews Sam Riley, co-founder and CEO of ASX-listed Ansarada, on the cloud-based SaaS information governance company and its stock-exchange listing following the merger.
Morgans Financial Limited · May 2021
Episode Fintech Chatter: Stuart Clout, co-founder and CRO of Ansarada
Ansarada Group co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Stuart Clout on the merger of theDocyard with Ansarada and the year that followed.
Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders · May 2021
Episode Tech Zone: Datasite CPO Thomas Fredell on M&A innovation
A wide-ranging tech episode in which Datasite's Chief Product Officer, Thomas Fredell, shares how the company is bringing innovation to the M&A industry. Datasite features in one segment of the show.
Tech Zone With Paul Amadeus Lane · Apr 2021
Episode The co-heads of SS&C Intralinks on the business and its data room
A conversation with Ken Bisconti and Bob Petrocchi, who co-lead Intralinks, an SS&C Technologies company best known for its virtual data room, on the CEORater podcast.
CEORater Podcast · Apr 2021The European SPACs boom and the Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor
A DealCast episode pairing the European SPACs boom with the SS&C Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor, the company's six-month forward read on global and regional M&A activity.
Dealcast: The M&A Podcast · Mar 2021
Episode Protect the Hustle: Ansarada's Sam Riley on building an intentional culture
On the SaaS-focused Protect the Hustle podcast, Ansarada co-founder Sam Riley discusses understanding the root of customer wants, building an intentional culture, the leapfrog differentiator, and having uncomfortable conversations.
Protect the Hustle | A SaaS Podcast · Mar 2021
Episode Morgans Financial: Ansarada (ASX:AND) quarterly update with CEO Sam Riley
Ansarada co-founder and CEO Sam Riley provides an update on the ASX-listed company's performance for the quarter ending 31 December 2020, including growth in active customers and revenue, plus recent customer wins.
Morgans Financial Limited · Feb 2021What The HR!: Deb LaMere on building a remote culture at Datasite
Deb LaMere, VP of HR at Datasite, discusses how the company sustained a strong culture with remote employees through the pandemic.
What The HR! · Nov 2020
Episode Becker Business Minute: Thomas Fredell, Chief Product Officer at Datasite
A short profile of Datasite's Chief Product Officer, Thomas Fredell, on his points of pride in the company and his responsibilities leading product.
Becker Business Minute Podcast · Sep 2020
Episode iDeals Solutions: inside the VDR company and its move to remote-first
Olga Yakovina (People Performance Lead) and Tatyana Laduba (VP of Brand Marketing) of iDeals Solutions introduce the company, a B2B virtual data room founded in 2008 and used by the Big Four, banks and companies running IPOs and M&A, and describe how it moved its whole team to remote-first work in a single day.
NoOfficeAnymore Podcast · Sep 2020
Episode The Morgo Podcast: Sam Riley, CEO and co-founder of Ansarada
Ansarada CEO and co-founder Sam Riley on building the company, an AI-powered virtual data room and material information platform used for M&A, fundraising, tenders and IPOs.
The Morgo Podcast · Sep 2019
Episode Inside Intralinks sales operations, with Katyusca Barth
Katyusca Barth, Sales Operations Manager at Intralinks, on building a career and succeeding in a sales operations role, on the Revenue Insights Podcast.
The Revenue Insights Podcast · Jun 2019
Episode Glass Ceiling: Oksana Goncharova, MD of Ansarada's Material Information Platform
Oksana Goncharova, Managing Director of the Material Information Platform at Ansarada, on her path from Russia and Berlin to Australia, building The Iconic with Rocket Internet, and leading product at Ansarada.
Glass Ceiling · Jul 2018
Episode The operations mandate: Chris Lafond, CFO of Intralinks
Intralinks CFO Chris Lafond on the operational discipline behind the business, on the CFO Thought Leader podcast.
CFO THOUGHT LEADER · Feb 2016
Episode When stopping is the test: Chris Lafond, CFO of Intralinks
Intralinks CFO Chris Lafond on why leadership sometimes means parting with old practices rather than adding new ones, on the CFO Thought Leader podcast.
CFO THOUGHT LEADER · Sep 2015