KLDiscovery - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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KLDiscovery M&A Summary

KLDiscovery has acquired 10 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years.

KLDiscovery’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Kroll Ontrack for $410M. KLDiscovery has acquired in 6 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (70%) and business services (20%).

KLDiscovery Business Overview

Where is KLDiscovery headquartered?

KLDiscovery is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

What is KLDiscovery’s revenue?

KLDiscovery disclosed revenue of 346M USD for 2023 and 317M USD for 2022.

How many employees does KLDiscovery have?

KLDiscovery has 1,163 employees.

What sector is KLDiscovery in?

KLDiscovery is a software company.

When was KLDiscovery founded?

KLDiscovery was founded in 1985.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

KLDiscovery

KLDiscovery Inc.

9023 Columbine Road,
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
United States,
(703) 288-3380
www.kldiscovery.com

KLDiscovery is a provider of tech-enabled information discovery and governance solutions. The Company’s solutions help clients to optimize outcomes in corporate litigation and regulatory investigations and to meet compliance requirements. KLDiscovery offers a comprehensive suite of E-Discovery services, which are powered by the Company’s proprietary technology. In addition, KLDiscovery offers select, complementary information governance solutions which allow clients to manage data in one comprehensive, unified solution. KLDiscovery was founded in 1985 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 8 1 - - 1 - 10
vol $410M $410M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cenza Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 2023-09-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Chennai, India · www.cenza.co
Superior Document Services, Inc. 2020-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.sdsdiscovery.com
Strategic Legal Solutions (SLS) 2019-07-29 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.strategiclegal.com
Compiled LLC 2019-07-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Richmond, Virginia · www.compiled.com
Kroll Ontrack LLC 2016-10-21 410M USD Add-on Acquisition
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.krollontrack.com
Elite Document Solutions LLC 2016-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Fairfax, Virginia · www.elitedocsllc.com
Copy Secure USA Pty Ltd. 2015-08-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.copysecure.com
Credence Corp. 2015-08-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.credencecorp.com
Turnstone Solutions LLC 2014-12-22 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.turnstonesolutions.com
Flash Data Solutions LLC 2014-10-07 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.flashdatasolutions.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 7 (70%) 410M (100%) - -
Business Services 2 (20%) - - -
Information Services 1 (10%) - - -
Total 10 $410M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 410M - -
  New York 3 - - -
  Virginia 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 410M - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Domestic 9 (90%) 410M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (10%) - - -
Total 10 $410M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
RBC Capital Markets
 1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $410M
TOTAL $410M
Largest Kroll Ontrack LLC
$410M (2016-10-21)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Revenue

346   10% 2023
317   1% 2022
320   11% 2021
289   8% 2020
312   6% 2019
296   2018
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

1,163

Established

1985

Public

KLDI

Former Name

LDiscovery LLC

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