Over 20 years ago, Jan Hoffmeister and I embarked on a journey together that would simplify the deal-closing process for dealmakers in international real capital markets. We shared the same concern: the inefficient nature of physical documentation during due diligence. There was no centralised platform for transparently collaborating and securely managing the vast amount of information required in the buy-hold-sell cycle. Addressing the inefficiencies in handling and sharing analogue data, we envisioned a smarter way. This led to Drooms – the virtual data room provider of choice for European real estate, legal and corporate finance markets. Our mature platform simplifies the complex and demanding deal-closing process and ensures transaction readiness by providing a centralised and secure hub for business information. It facilitates secure and seamless due diligence and speeds up the time to transaction with automated workflows and AI-powered processes.Security starts with people, not just technology. This plays a key part in our vision, which is why we focus on both digital security as well as user behaviour. Our privately owned, georedundant servers and data storage in Switzerland and Germany ensure GDPR-compliance, without any third-party interference. We enable our clients to have greater control through the complexity of the due diligence phase, for example restricting document access and copying. As a result, more than 30,000 companies around the world trust our high performing platform and tailored services.We built Drooms to connect professionals and information securely and seamlessly in international real capital markets. Leveraging my background in compliance and transaction management, we will continue to set new industry benchmarks. Besides Drooms, I’m the Membership Officer at the International Bar Association (IBA) and a regular lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance, Cass Business School, EBS University and Business Immo. I’m also an international speaker on topics including digitisation, market, and industry developments, legal, NPLs and ESG.