Description
Selling a business presents significant challenges, particularly during the legal diligence and deal management phases. Zuva addresses these complexities with an AI-driven platform designed to make selling businesses more efficient and certain. The service delivers Biglaw-caliber diligence reviews at a fraction of the typical cost, around 20%, and provides technology to simplify the process of responding to bidder questions.
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Deals can falter due to unforeseen issues discovered during diligence, such as forgotten non-compete clauses, change of control consent requirements, or improperly documented agreements. Zuva's Diligence Reviews proactively identify these potential problems before they become negotiating leverage for buyers. The process involves uploading contracts, AI scanning for over 1,400 legal provisions, and review by experienced ex-Biglaw M&A counsel. This results in actionable reports and outputs ready for disclosure schedules, with a typical turnaround of 1-2 weeks and fixed fees ranging from $10,000 to $75,000.
Responding to bidder questions is another time-consuming aspect of M&A. Zuva's Bidder Question Management technology ingests questionnaires, identifies duplicate questions across bidders, and surfaces prior answers to eliminate redundant work. This significantly eases the burden on the seller's team, which can otherwise spend months consumed by the transaction, impacting day-to-day business operations. The platform offers same-day setup and is currently in beta.
Zuva was founded by the team behind Kira Systems, a leading legal AI platform for M&A. This background ensures that Zuva's AI technology is robust and comparable to what buyers' counsel might use. The company emphasizes starting early in the deal timeline, with its products integrating into pre-diligence, active deal, and signing phases. Zuva is SOC 2 Type II certified, ensuring the security of sensitive deal materials.
- CategoryContract Review & Drafting
- Pricing ModelFixed Fee
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsWeb
Zuva Sell-Side M&A Legal Diligence's Core Features
AI-powered legal diligence reviews
Bidder question management technology
Identification of deal-relevant contract provisions
Actionable findings and disclosure schedule outputs
Reduction in management time for deal preparation
Cost savings of approximately 20% compared to Biglaw
Proactive identification of change of control implications
Detection of non-compete, exclusivity, and MFN clauses
AI-assisted flagging of duplicate bidder questions
Surfacing of prior answers to streamline Q&A
Experienced legal counsel review
SOC 2 Type II certified security
How to use Zuva Sell-Side M&A Legal Diligence?
Upload contracts: Provide your company's contracts for review.
AI scans for risks: The AI analyzes contracts for over 1,400 legal provisions.
Lawyer reviews findings: Experienced M&A counsel contextualizes AI findings.
Report delivered: Receive actionable findings and disclosure schedule-ready outputs.
Import question lists: Upload bidder questionnaires from Excel and Word.
AI detects similar questions: The system identifies duplicate inquiries across bidders.
Surface prior answers: Eliminate redundant work by seeing previous responses.
Bidder Q&A managed: Streamline responses during the active deal phase.
Zuva Sell-Side M&A Legal Diligence's Use Cases
- Pre-Diligence Review
- Disclosure Schedule Preparation
- Bidder Q&A Management
- Cost Reduction
- Risk Mitigation
- Efficiency Improvement
