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Primary issuance workflows have not adequately evolved over the past decade. Typical workflows have been too manual – negotiating deals, submitting orders, assessing investor demand, allocating issuance, and pricing deals – all communicated via telephone, email and instant messaging with little standardization.
Until now...
DirectBooks is the leading primary markets communications platform for structured deal data, documentation and information exchange in primary markets. Starting with investment grade fixed income, the platform delivers industry changing automation and standardization.
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DirectBooks provides detailed communications through the issuance lifecycle including: streamlined workflows, structured deal data, and real-time updates.
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By bringing automation, standardization, and efficiency to the communications workflow, DirectBooks increases productivity, provides greater controls, and improves consistency.
The DirectBooks community consists of Institutional investors and underwriters involved in the primary issuance process.
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Participants access a single distribution point to view standardized deal information, communicate indications of interest, and receive allocations.
