SmartRoom
Company History Timeline
A Legacy of Innovation in Secure Data Management
BMC Group Founded
Sean Allen and Tinamarie Feil launch BMC Group to modernize legal and financial information workflows with a focus on compliance, efficiency, and security.
Early focus: restructuring, compliance, and stakeholder communication
Foundation laid for secure enterprise-grade information exchange
SmartRoom Emerges
SmartRoom is developed in-house to meet the growing need for fast, auditable, and secure document collaboration in high-stakes corporate and legal transactions.
SmartRoom Becomes a Standalone Platform
SmartRoom formally becomes its own product offering, supporting M&A, investor communications, restructuring, and more across industries.
International Growth
SmartRoom expands internationally, establishing presence in North America, Europe, and Asia to support growing global client demand.
SmartRoom Becomes a Market Leader
SmartRoom gains rapid adoption in restructuring, legal, and M&A transactions.
Becomes go-to platform for due diligence and large-scale corporate deals
Builds reputation for white-glove service and enterprise-grade security
BMC Group VDR LLC is Founded
BMC Group creates a dedicated VDR entity, which is later renamed SmartCloud LLC, expanding the product vision into broader, cloud-based process and data management.
Partnership with Intapp / DealCloud Begins
SmartRoom establishes early integration with DealCloud to streamline deal management workflows.
Platform Expansion
SmartRoom enhances its VDR and data governance capabilities:
Integrations with Microsoft Office, DocuSign, and Salesforce
Used in capital raises, loan syndications, and structured finance
Enhanced reporting, permissioning, and audit controls
Product Adoption Deepens Across Financial Ecosystem
SmartRoom and SmartCloud products gain traction in:
Private Equity
Corporate Development
Legal and compliance-driven workflows
Rollouts include SmartDrive and SmartExchange to support investor communication and secure data sharing.
SmartIRM Launch
SmartIRM delivers enterprise-grade Information Rights Management, enabling organizations to protect sensitive documents even after they’ve been downloaded.
Controls printing, copying, forwarding, and access revocation in real-time
Key for legal, investor, and deal team compliance
Partnership with DealCloud Deepens
SmartRoom’s DealCloud integration becomes more robust, offering two-way syncing and embedded data workflows for deal professionals.
SmartCloud Engage Launches + IQ500 Rollout
SmartCloud introduces SmartCloud Engage, a collaborative workspace designed for complex stakeholder communication across the deal lifecycle.
Features include: real-time dashboards, secure messaging, lifecycle tracking
IQ500, the latest deal intelligence interface, launches leveraging Engage’s infrastructure
Trusted Across the Deal Lifecycle
With 25+ years of innovation, SmartRoom and SmartCloud now support:
M&A, Private Equity, Corporate Development
Restructuring, Investor & Regulatory Reporting, Legal Compliance
Complex, high-volume transactions requiring speed, control, and security
25+ Years Strong. 1 Trusted Platform.
Trusted By Industry Leaders
“Partnering with SmartCloud has simplified and streamlined our M&A activity from both the buyside and sellside. Ease of use, dedicated support and best in class technology saves us hours of time on every transaction while ensuring a safe, reliable platform for our data.”
Marc D. Benson
“SmartCloud is our go-to data room provider. The system is easy to use, represents fantastic value for money and the support and service from the SmartRoom team is incredibly responsive and second to none.”
Christian Mancier
“After researching several competitors, closely comparing features and benefits, going with SmartCloud was one of the best decisions I made last year. Great value, tech and rockstar round-the-clock customer service, both for ourselves and on behalf of our clients. Refreshingly exemplary in all ways.
Holt Vaughn
