The 2-Minute NDA: Scaling M&A Deal Flow
Achieve 97% Faster NDA Review with Draftwise
The Context
A leading corporate law firm supporting private equity (PE) and venture clients in high-pressure deal origination and portfolio management.
The Goal
To eliminate the legal bottleneck in M&A activities by automating high-volume NDA reviews without compromising on risk or consistency.
The Challenge
For a premier corporate law firm, routine Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) reviews had become a persistent bottleneck. Spending 60 minutes on a manual review was no longer sustainable in a market where speed to the data room is a competitive advantage. The firm faced a classic dilemma: their PE clients expected instant turnarounds and perfect consistency, but the manual process was slow, prone to human error, and tethered to senior lawyers' time.
The Solution
The firm integrated Draftwise to automate its legal playbooks and expedite NDA turnaround. Pulling from the firm’s institutional memory, Draftwise performs the initial document review by instantly applying standardized redlines to non-solicits and confidentiality clauses. This ensures every draft aligns with client-specific risk standards before a lawyer begins their final review of the NDA.
Key Results
- 97% Time Savings: Review time dropped from 60 minutes to 2 minutes.
- 30x Efficiency: Process 30 NDAs in the time previously required for one.
- Zero Playbook Drift: 100% consistency with client-specific risk profiles.
