Topic

Documents and contracts

Contracts, signatures, data rooms and due diligence: the paperwork a finance team has to produce on demand.

Glossary

The terms you will meet.

Documents and contracts Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Resolving commercial and civil disputes outside traditional courts through mediation, arbitration, or conciliation. Also called out-of-court dispute resolution Documents and contracts Contract Management Contract management is the process of creating, executing, monitoring, and renewing vendor agreements to ensure compliance with agreed terms, pricing, and regulatory requirements. Also called contract lifecycle management, CLM Director KYC DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) An electronic signature certificate used to authenticate the identity of signers on digital documents and government filings in India. Also called digital signature, class 3 digital signature Documents and contracts Due Diligence (DD) A comprehensive investigation and analysis of a business conducted before an investment, acquisition, or strategic partnership. Also called financial due diligence, legal due diligence Documents and contracts Intellectual Property (IP) Legal rights over creations of the mind, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, and geographical indications. Also called intellectual property rights, IPR, IP rights Documents and contracts Lok Adalat People's courts in India providing free, informal, and binding dispute resolution for pre-litigation and pending cases. Also called people’s court Documents and contracts Virtual Data Room (VDR) A secure online repository used for storing and sharing confidential documents during due diligence, fundraising, and M&A processes. Also called data room, deal room