The bank vault vs the analyst's bench

Intralinks The bank vault

Intralinks is designed for governance. Its primary focus is controlling who sees what, when, and for how long. It excels at rights management, watermarking, and audit trails. It is the tool the sell-side banker uses to ensure the process is compliant and the data is leak-proof.

Colabra The analyst's bench

Colabra is designed for understanding. We ingest the documents to answer the critical questions: What are the liabilities? Where are the gaps? Who owns the IP? We shift the focus from "Can I access this file?" to "What does this file mean for the valuation?"

Why buyers need more than the standard VDR

Seller protection vs buyer conviction

Intralinks' features are designed to protect the seller. Its "Redaction AI" helps hide sensitive data; its "View Protections" stop you from downloading files. Colabra's features are designed to arm the buyer. Our Gap Analysis highlights what the seller hasn't uploaded, and our Risk Flagging identifies the liabilities they hope you won't notice.

Search vs discovery

In Intralinks, you find documents by searching for keywords or browsing folders. It is a manual retrieval process. In Colabra, the risk finds you. We proactively push "Red Flags" to your dashboard—alerting you to a change-of-control provision or a missing signature without you having to search for it.

The "phantom" data

Intralinks can only show you what is in the room. It cannot show you what is missing. Colabra's Reconcile lens maps the folder structure against a standard buy-side checklist to visually highlight the gaps—the missing board minutes or the empty tax folder—that represent the silent risks in the deal.

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