Secure Virtual Data Room software for legal, M&A, and due dilligence teams

Spend less time piecing the case together and more time advancing it.

Everything you need to exchange information, reduce risk, and provide an exceptional, affordable experience for clients and partners.

Every deal deserves a secure home.
Expero Lite is a professional-grade data room built for starting-out deals and smaller projects, designed to remove the cost barrier for secure file sharing.

Unlimited users. Permanently free.
Trusted by over 150,000 litigators and dealmakers worldwide
Trusted by over 150,000 litigators and dealmakers worldwide

What is a data room and why do you need one? A quick guide to secure data sharing

What is a Virtual Data Room?
A data room, or virtual data room, is a secure online repository for storing and sharing sensitive documents with investors, buyers, and partners. Think of it as a digital filing cabinet that gives you complete control over who sees what, when they see it, and how they interact with your confidential information.
Why choose Expero
A data room, or virtual data room, is a secure online repository for storing and sharing sensitive documents with investors, buyers, and partners. Think of it as a digital filing cabinet that gives you complete control over who sees what, when they see it, and how they interact with your confidential information.
Why businesses need data rooms
A data room, or virtual data room, is a secure online repository for storing and sharing sensitive documents with investors, buyers, and partners. Think of it as a digital filing cabinet that gives you complete control over who sees what, when they see it, and how they interact with your confidential information.
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What is a data room and why do you need one? A quick guide to secure data sharing

Securely store and share sensitive documents

A centralised space for managing confidential files during transactions, deals, and critical projects.

Invite buyers and advisors, quickly and confidently.

Invite users with controlled access from the outset—set expiry, share direct links, and view the data room from the user's perspective.

Keep deal communication private

Manage questions, draft responses, and control exactly who sees each answer.

See how bidders are engaging

Track document access, user activity, and Q&A in real time. Generate clear reports on what’s been viewed, shared.
Drive due dilligence

Easy-to-drive due diligence features to streamline stakeholder reviews.

Configure the review experience.

Decide which review tools are available to users, including previews, redactions, comments, and custom columns.

Your brand. Your room.

Align your data room to your organisation with custom workspace logos, interface colours, branded URLs, and sign-out redirections.

Control access. See everything.

Set time-limited permissions, restrict visibility, and view the data room exactly as each user sees it.
Drive due dilligence

How we are used by our customers

Mergers & Acquisitions
Due Dilligence
Fundraising
Real Estate Transactions
Private Equity
Intellectual Property
Energy
Accelerate deals with ironclad control.
Zero audit friction. Total transparency.
Tell your growth story, protect your IP.
Close asset portfolios without the drag.
Maximize portfolio visibility and LP trust.
Safeguard your most valuable assets.
De-risk complex asset transfers.
Streamline buy-side and sell-side due diligence with dynamic permissions, instant redaction, and real-time buyer engagement analytics.
Organize, index, and surface critical business documents in seconds. Give auditors, legal, and finance teams structured access while maintaining complete audit trails.
Impress institutional investors with tailored investor portals. Track exactly who views your cap table and deck down to the page, so you know who’s ready to term-sheet.
Centralize lease agreements, title deeds, and environmental assessments across complex commercial portfolios. Move from site appraisal to closing seamlessly.
Streamline high-stakes equity transactions, portfolio roll-ups, and LP syndicates. Maintain ironclad security over fund performance data and deal room access across every phase.
Seamlessly share pitch decks and sensitive financials with prospective investors. Monitor buyer intent with real-time analytics while keeping your IP completely locked down.
Handle high-volume regulatory compliance, land rights, and infrastructure data packages across joint ventures and asset sales with zero downtime and total compliance.
Drive due dilligence

Built to meet global security standards and local compliance requirements.

01

ISO 27001

Certified to protect sensitive data without exception.
02

Regional data hosting

Meet local data requirements with global data centre coverage.
03

Encryption & MFA

Encryption, multi-factor authentication, and single sign-on.
04

Data room notifications

Instant email alerts for key data room activity.
05

Audit trails

Granular reporting on document access, user activity, and permissions.
06

Watermarking

Ensure downloaded data stays protected.
Drive due dilligence

Why use a virtual data room instead of cloud storage?

Tools like Dropbox, SharePoint, Google Drive, and OneDrive make storing and sharing files simple. But when documents are confidential, you need more than storage — you need control, security, and visibility.
Google drive
Sharepoint
Granular permissions by folder, document and user
Limited
Branded, professional client workspaces
Limited
Limited
Full audit trail of every action
Limited
Limited
Watermarks and download controls
Limited
Limited
NDA acceptance before access
Detailed viewer analytics and engagement tracking
Limited
Limited
Built for transactions, legal matters and confidential projects
About us

Why legal teams choose Expero

15+ years in business
While securing some of the world's most sensitive information.
Robert Napoli, CFO
"Cascadia Seaweed researched a number of different data room suppliers for our Series A round. Expero offered everything we needed to manage the fundraising process, with a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution"
150,000+ users
Using Safelink products to improve their workflows
Industry leading support
And access to Safelink’s knowledge base
All essential data room features
For secure document sharing
User groups & permissions
Control viewing, downloading, editing, and more over files and folers
NDA & Agreements
Create NDA's and configure the frequency of when they are signed
Downloadable data room index
Create a hyperlinked, numbered list of your data room contents
Dynamic watermarking
Deter unauthorised sharing with watermarks containing viewer details and custom text
Link generation
Share direct linked to files and folders within your data room
Full audit trails
Track every action with a complete, timestamped record of user activity.
Numbering
Automatically number files and folders to keep your data room organised and easy to navigate.
Download & export options
Download your complete data room in one go, including its folder structure and files.
New Feature | View-as-user
See exactly what another user can access, making permission checks quick and simple.
Document Security
Full encryption & segregated workspace keys
Authentication controls
Multiple MFA options, including by SSO & authenticator applicaitons
Redaction
Redact sensitive information directly in documents without creating separate redacted copies.
New Feature | Data room dormancy
Put your data room on standby without losing your files, structure or permissions.
Advanced search options
Full-text extraction with keyword and concept search across your entire data room
Q&A management
White-label data rooms with custom branding, logos and domains
Custom branding
Dynamic watermarks with viewer details and custom text
Engagement tracking
See who is viewing your documents and for how long they are engaging
Detailed reports
View and download search requests, hot documents, last access, Q&A reports, and more
Access expiry
Set date restricitons on document viewing and data room access
Email notifications
Keep your team and external users up to date with relevant activity alerts
Collaboration
Collaborate securely with annotations, @mentions, and shared document activity
AI Document summaries
Get the key points from documents without reading them cover to cover
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Expero Lite
What you’ll get
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Unlimited Users
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250MB Storage
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Basic Document Tools
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Paid Plans
What You’ll Get
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Extra Storage
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Expert Support
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Site Customisation
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Audit Tracking & Reporting
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Advanced Document Tools
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Granular Permission Controls
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Free
No credit card required
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Comfortably supports small scale and starting out deals.
Includes:
Unlimited users
1,000 Monthly AI credits
250MB storage
Basic document tools
Full security
Paid plans
Save upto 20%
Monthly
Annual
Silver
£40/month
£40/month
Per data room
Includes:
Unlimited team members
1,000 Monthly AI credits
Unlimited invitees
Multi-factor authentication
2.5GB Storage
Basic data room analytics
NDA agreements
Granular permission controls
Audit logs
Gold
Best Offer
£80/month
Per data room
Everything in silver, plus:
5GB Storage
Dynamic watermarks
1,000 Monthly AI credits
Data room index
Q&A module with permissions
Redaction tools
Custom branding
Page-level access tracking
24/7 Support
Platinum
£160/month
Per data room
Everything in gold, plus:
Custom domain
1,000 Monthly AI credits
AI document summaries
Conceptual search
Document translation
Need aquote or looking for enterprise solutions?
Shared storage
Single-sign on
Custom training
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Free
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Storage
250MB
2.5GB
5GB
5GB
Security
Encryption at rest
Data is encrypted before being stored
Per-room encryption keys
Different room encryption keys offer complete data isolation
Multi-factor authentication
Soft token, physical token or SMS
Permission Controls
on 3 folders
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
on 20 folders
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
on 50 folders
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
Unlimited
Restrict by group or user
Fine grained control by group, user, folder, or document
Restrict print or download
Control who can print or download PDF or original versions of each document
Apply dynamic watermarking
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
View as user
View the data room as a specific user to verify their permissions and feature access
Audit Tracking & Reporting
Audit reports
Detailed or summarised report of all activity across the data room
Hot documents report
See which documents are the most active
Page-level access tracking
See who looks at each document and for how long
Q&A report
Bulk-export questions and answers
Data room index report
Hyperlinked report. ofall documents and folders within the data room
Document Management
Upload and organise documents
Including automatic conversion to PDF for common formats
Large document support
Supports 100GB+ documents
Version control
Retain earlier and deleted versions
Search
Search capability for finding documents, folders, and other items
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
Automatic numbering
Create structured numbering automatically for live viewing and data room indexes
Redaction
Redact sensitive information manually or through search
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
View your documents in a structured grid, with metadata and key information displayed in sortable columns.
Two-phase approval
Require manager approval for adding or removing documents
Collaboration
Document annotations
Highlight text and add notes, controlling who can see them
Document mentions
Tag other users wihin your mentions to alert them
Managed Q&A
Capture user questions, respond online, and manger response visiblity
Customisation
Custom T&Cs
Custom branding
Custom domain
Custom domain name within our domain or yours
Artificial Intelligence
Smart summaries
Summarise documents automatically using AI
Concept search
Locate documents by searching for concepts or meaning within them
Automatic translation
Automatically translate foreign documents to English
Support
Online knowledge hub
8x5 live chat & email
24x7 live chat & email
Room dormancy
Make a data room dormant when it's not in use, preserving its contents at a reduced monthly fee
Additional storage
£24
£16
£16
£16
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before getting started

How can Expero help me?

Safelink’s data room software, Expero, offers a secure, organised space to store, manage, and share sensitive documents, cutting down on time spent on routine deal maintenance. It simplifies collaboration by granting controlled access to key stakeholders, minimises risk, and accelerates decision-making. We’ve managed thousands of deals. With experience managing thousands of deals, Expero ensures users can easily locate documents, get quick answers to their questions, and keep you focused on what truly matters—driving results.

How can I be sure my data is safe?

Security has been central to Safelink since day one. From the start, we implemented advanced key management and have continually evolved to stay ahead of security threats. Safelink is fully compliant and holds top-tier security certifications, including the globally recognised ISO 27001. We provide robust, multi-layered security configurations and undergo regular independent audits to ensure your data remains safeguarded at the highest level of protection.

Will I need training to use Expero?

Our platform is designed for an intuitive user experience, making onboarding straightforward. However, our dedicated team is always available to guide you through the platform, ensuring you are set up for success.

How do I set up a data room? How long does it take?

Setting up an Expero Virtual Data Room takes just a few minutes. Our self-service sign-up portal allows you to create and manage single data rooms without any need for IT support, and additional rooms can be easily created from the home menu or duplicated from the settings of an existing room. For enterprise (storage-based) pricing with unlimited rooms, please get in touch with the team.

Can Expero accomodate complex, global transactions and cases?

We’ve handled large-scale matters for clients worldwide. Expero has no limit on users and offers a comprehensive suite of features that can be enabled or disabled depending on the complexity of your matter.

How will I be charged?

We offer per-data room plans that can be purchased on a monthly or annual basis, as well as storage-based plans with unlimited data rooms. To discuss storage pricing, get in touch with the team.

What customer support is available?

Our expert support team is on-hand 24/7 and typically responds within a few minutes. We also offer an extensive library of help articles on our Knowledge Hub.

Let’s discuss your Virtual Data Room needs.

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