Q&A

Due diligence Q&A with an approval step

In a sale process the answers you give buyers are as sensitive as the documents. Stowbill keeps every question and answer inside the data room, private to each party, and lets a junior draft while a senior person approves what is sent.

From question to approved answer

  • A guest asks a question about the room or about one document.
  • The deal lead assigns it to a team member, who is notified.
  • The team member writes a draft. The buyer cannot see drafts.
  • A person who manages the room edits or approves the draft, and it is sent. The guest gets an email.

Private to each party

Each buyer, investor or lender sees only its own questions and your answers to them. One bidder never learns what another bidder asked.

Work in Excel when the list is long

Export the question list to Excel, hand it to the client's finance team to fill in, and import the answers back. Imported answers from team members arrive as drafts, so the approval step still applies.

A record you can keep

Who asked, who drafted, who approved and when are all recorded. Questions also count towards each buyer's interest score, so you can see who is doing real work on the deal.

Not built yet: single sign-on (SSO), page-by-page time analytics, AI features, accounting and email integrations, and a mobile app. Stowbill does not hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification today.

Questions

Can buyers see a draft answer?

No. Until an answer is approved and sent, the buyer sees that the question is waiting for an answer.

Who can approve an answer?

People who manage the data room, normally the deal lead and partners. Other team members' answers are saved as drafts.

Can we import answers in bulk?

Yes. Export the questions to Excel, fill in the answers and import the file.

Can a question be linked to a document?

Yes. A guest can ask about a specific document, and the question shows which one.

Last reviewed 12 November 2026. General information, not professional or legal advice.

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