M&A data sovereignty is no longer only a question of where confidential transaction data is hosted. For European deal teams, the more important question is which legal jurisdiction governs the platform provider, who can compel access to the data, and whether the company can be prevented from telling its customer that data has been disclosed.
This article explains why European companies should look beyond EU hosting claims, how provider jurisdiction changes the risk profile, why AI makes the issue more urgent, and what deal teams should expect from a sovereign M&A data platform.