M&A Tools are provided exclusively as a complete bundle: dedicated systems, M&A Tools software, administration, and comprehensive lifetime support.
EKNOW offers four bundles to cover a single team, to the largest M&A organization. In the table below, find the client profile that best matches your organization. Then contact EKNOW for further discussion, demos, pricing, and a formal quotation.
EKNOW's business model is the easiest to understand, forecast, and administer of any enterprise M&A solution – and possibly among enterprise solutions generally.
Each of the four EKNOW bundles is priced at a single annual fee, appropriate for the smallest to largest M&A or corporate development organizations. Beginning in Q4 2024, "Pipeline-Only" alternate pricing is offered at each tier.
And that's it. There is no set-up fee. No per-user fee. No storage fees, support fees, professional services fees, paid options, or other hidden fees of any kind.
Pricing for new clients is updated in January of each year. All EKNOW clients of the same annual cohort pay the same fee. Discounts are applied for multi-year contract terms, and for "pipeline-only" use cases.
| Bundle: | 1. Team | 2. Business | 3. Enterprise | 4. Enterprise + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client Profile | ||||
| Client Size Revenue | < USD $100M | USD $100M+ | USD $1B+ / Global 2000 | USD $10B+ / Global 500 |
| M&A Teams x Geography | Single team | Single or regional teams | Distributed US or Int’l teams | Globally distributed teams |
| Deal Pipelines / Portfolios | 1 Pipeline | Multiple Pipelines | Hierarchical Pipeline Organization | Matrixed Hierarchical Pipelines |
| M&A Volume & Size (relative) | Few, small transactions | Mix of small & mid-sized deals | Large deals or high volume | Includes large & very large deals |
| M&A Deal / Project Types | Roll-up or growth acquisitions | Serial roll-up, or growth acquisitions | Strategic, growth, invest, JV, custom | Strategic, growth, divestitures etc. |
| User Scope | ||||
| Client POCs For project mgmt, implementation | 1 Client POC | 1 Client POC | 1 Client POC | Multiple Pipeline, execution, PMI… |
| Pipeline & M&A Roles If applicable | 5 – 10 persons | 10 – 15 persons | 15 – 50 persons | 25 – 100+ |
| Functional Lead Users DD, PMI, etc. | 0 – 10 | 10 – 15 | 15 – 100 | 20 – 200+ |
| All Internal Users Not a cap | 5 – 25 | 15 - 125 | 50 – 500 | 150 – 1,000+ |
| External Counterparty Users | Any number | Any number | Any number | Any number |
| Support Levels | ||||
| Customization Unique Client Methodology | Near “out of the box” | Some customization | Moderate to extensive tweaks | Virtually unlimited |
| Implementation Runway Or as agreed | 5 – 30 days Usable on Day 1 | 30 – 60 days Usable in 1 week | 60 – 90 days Usable in 15 – 30 days | 90 – 180 days Usable in 30 days |
| Initial Support Set-Up, Customization, Training | Up to 20 hours | Up to 40 hours | Up to 80 hours | Up to 120 hours |
| Support “Surge” Availability Per month; hours do not roll over | 1 hour | Up to 4 hours | Up to 8 hours | Up to 16 hours |
| Bundled Support Applies to… | The 20h / 1h above are usable for… | The 40h / 4h above are usable for… | The 80h / 8h above are usable for… | The 120h / 16h above are usable for… |
| Set-Up, Config, Revisions, Customization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data Migration Assistance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Training, Consultation (key users) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Infrastructure Included | ||||
| Single-Tenant, Full Stack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secure Hosting Options Includes remote back-up | USA, Europe, Asia | USA, Europe, Asia | USA, Europe, Asia | USA, EU, Asia, KSA, On-Prem |
| Full System Administration | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Fees | ||||
| M&A Tools Cost Factor | $ | $$ | $$$ | $$$$ |
| Fee Type | Flat Annual Fee | Flat Annual Fee | Flat Annual Fee | Flat Annual Fee |
| Per User License | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Storage Cost per TB | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Set-Up, Config, Deploy | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ongoing Hands-On Collaboration | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Technical Support Incidents | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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