Exterro Acquires AccessData to Expand Legal GRC and Digital Forensics Capabilities
December 3, 2020
Exterro Inc., a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, acquired AccessData to combine digital forensics, e-discovery and Legal GRC capabilities into a single integrated enterprise platform. The deal, announced December 3, 2020, brings AccessData’s forensic tools (including FTK) and ~500 employees into Exterro’s offering to accelerate product innovation and broaden coverage across corporate, government and legal end markets; terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Exterro Inc., Leeds Equity Partners
- Targets
- AccessData
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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