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Frequently asked questions

About DEALGATE
What is DEALGATE? DEALGATE is the global deal matching platform, providing a closed and secure environment where M&A advisors, investors, and corporate M&A departments from all over the world can exchange buying and selling opportunities of enterprises.
Members of the DEALGATE community can post mandates or ideas anonymously, allowing for absolute discretion, and they can even target which groups within the network can see their postings. One of the DEALGATE members might have access to a potential target or buyer beyond your research or network.
In the globalized M&A business, alliances are playing an increasingly important role. Applied properly, all parties involved will profit from expanding their network globally and gaining transparency within a secure environment. The results are deals concluded with better conditions.
In mid-market cross-border deals, how much would a full research for potential sellers or buyers cost you in time and money? A fortune! Let’s face the fact that we cannot possibly know the acquisition or divestment strategy of every corporation around this globe. Be realistic, even if you had an M&A network partner in every country, your network would be limited to their personal connections and knowledge.
Who initiated DEALGATE? Beat Dolder was a corporate finance and M&A advisor in Switzerland for many years. His idea was to integrate modern technology into the M&A process. Beat pushed the project, founded DEALGATE and convinced private investors to fund the further development of the platform.
Who are the shareholders of DEALGATE? DEALGATE Ltd is an independent Swiss company founded and owned by private individuals.
Who is the manager of DEALGATE? Beat Dolder is DEALGATE’s chairman. He studied economics at the University of Zurich (Switzerland).
Can I socially network on DEALGATE? DEALGATE is not intended as a networking platform for M&A individuals. Rather, the platform was designed for companies, whether they are advisors, investors or corporate M&A departments interested in identifying deal opportunities. In order to personally network with other friends of DEALGATE, you can sign in to our LinkedIn Group with the button below.
About services
What services does DEALGATE offer? DEALGATE offers its members and users three main services:
  • "Opportunity services": Exchange opportunities in a confidential environment
  • "Directory services": Publish own profile to other members and the public to view member profiles
  • "Library services": Publish articles, analyses and research on DEALGATE’s public M&A library
Which transactions will be published on DEALGATE? DEALGATE is not about past transactions or price information. DEALGATE members can confidentially share buying and selling opportunities in the closed and secure environment of DEALGATE. The opportunities can be current mandates, or simply ideas.
Why should I join DEALGATE?
Where is my advantage?		 DEALGATE…
  • supports deal and mandate sourcing,
  • enlarges the pool of potential buyers and sellers,
  • accelerates the transaction process,
  • increases the chances of improving the terms of a transaction,
  • offers international marketing opportunities,
  • offers a public M&A-library,
  • contains detailed, up-to-date information about advisors, investors and corporate M&A departments,
  • enhances efficiency
  • ... and therefore saves costs.
I have thousands of contacts at LinkedIn, Facebook and other social media. Why should I join DEALGATE? Social media is open for everyone and for personal and professional networking. DEALGATE focuses on deals rather than networking. DEALGATE is for M&A professionals only, provides necessary search functions and deal alerts.
What makes DEALGATE unique?
  • DEALGATE is not open for everybody
    • DEALGATE demands high ethical and business standards from its members in order to preserve the extraordinary quality and exclusivity of the alliance.
    • Membership is granted by invitation or recommendation only
    • M&A professionals only / no shoppers / no fishers
    • Only selected groups of M&A professionals are able to view the opportunities / no shoppers / no fishers
  • Confidentiality first
    • Secure and closed environment
    • The user keeps information flow under control
  • Easy to use / features reduced to the minimum
  • Global approach
About membership
Is it possible to subscribe for a test membership? Yes, a trial membership is available for 30 days. Please select when registering.
We would like to join DEALGATE. How can we register or subscribe? Thank you. Although membership is granted by invitation or recommendation, you can apply by registering. We will have to check and confirm your application.
About fees, terms & conditions
What is the pricing of DEALGATE’s services? You will find the membership types and prices on the section services.
Does DEALGATE charge success fees? Not at all. DEALGATE is neither a broker nor a participant in any transaction or transaction fee.
What are the client’s obligations with DEALGATE? Our Terms & Conditions and the pricing policy are transparent and online.
Every member should conduct in a professional manner as we describe in our Terms & Conditions.
Will I automatically have to pay for membership after my free trial period ended? Not at all. The membership will not be renewed automatically. We will ask the client to extend his membership.
What happens to my membership after it expires? If you do not renew your membership, it will automatically shift into a “Basic Membership”. This membership is for free and you still do have access to some basic services. You can upgrade and extend your membership at any time. DEALGATE will never charge any fee automatically. We do not own any of your bank or credit card details.
About clients
Who are the target clients? DEALGATE was designed to support three groups of M&A professionals:
  • M&A advisors
  • Investors (private equity firms, high net worth individuals and family offices)
  • Corporate M&A departments
as well as business owners trying to sell their company.
How can I become a client / member? Thank you. Although membership is granted by invitation or recommendation, you can apply by registering. We will have to check and confirm your application.
Are there any requirements for membership? DEALGATE demands high ethical and business standards from its members in order to preserve the extraordinary quality and exclusivity of the alliance. In addition to enjoying a sound market reputation, potential members should fulfil the following basic requirements:
  • M&A advisors: membership with an accredited national corporate finance association, or renowned company with continuous deal flow in the past
  • Investors: membership with an accredited national private equity or venture capital association, or track record of active investing
  • Corporate M&A departments: public listing, or > 500 employees
About confidentiality
We do not want the information about an opportunity to be spread in the market. How will DEALGATE assure confidentiality? Each member can decide which member groups or specific individual contacts will be granted access to the anonymous, confidential and brief information about a deal opportunity. The names of the publishing member and the target remain confidential – unless the two parties agree to share further information concerning the opportunity.

Depending on membership status, members are able to screen the list of opportunities. Only the member groups or specific individual members that have been selected by the member publishing the opportunity will be able to view the corresponding title and brief information summary published on the platform.

Interested members are able to contact the member who has published an opportunity for further information. It is at the sole discretion of the publishing member to decide with whom to continue the exchange of information. The names of the posting member and the target remain confidential – unless the two members agree to share further information concerning the opportunity.
We do not want to be recognized as a member. How can you treat our membership confidential? Member profiles generally remain confidential. Members may however decide themselves whether their profiles and contact details can be accessed by other DEALGATE members or by the public.
About technology and data security
Which standard encryption technology does DEALGATE apply? 128 bit – SHA1 / a standard encryption – used in the world wide web
Where is the server located? Metanet AG Zurich
Password security The client’s password has a professional high security standard: comparable with your e-banking password-security. Our web team is not able to read or decode passwords.
I forgot my password & username. Can you please send it to me? Due to security reasons we do not send your password and username to you. If you forgot your password you can request a new password with the link below: http://www.DEALGATE.com/en/request_password

 

If you still have further questions, do not hesitate to contact us directly.