Datasite Acquires Firmex from Vertu Capital and BDC Growth Equity Partners
July 26, 2021
Datasite, a leading SaaS provider for M&A professionals, has acquired Firmex, a Toronto-based virtual data room and secure document-sharing SaaS provider, from majority owners Vertu Capital and BDC Growth Equity Partners Fund I. Firmex will operate as a standalone strategic business unit within Datasite with its management team retained; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Datasite
- Targets
- Firmex
- Sellers
- Vertu Capital, BDC Growth Equity Partners Fund I (managed by BDC Capital)
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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