M&A Deal Summary

Epiq Acquires First Watch Data Breach Solutions

On October 6, 2025, Epiq acquired information technology company First Watch Data Breach Solutions from First Watch

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Epiq’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Epiq’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Epiq’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-06
Target First Watch Data Breach Solutions
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Epiq
Sellers(s) First Watch
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

First Watch Data Breach Solutions

Akron, Ohio, United States
First Watch Data Breach Solutions offers expertise in breach response services, including credit monitoring, call center, print and mail, SSN look-up, and website hosting support.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Epiq

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,300
Revenue 544M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Epiq is a provider of integrated technology and services for the legal profession, including eDiscovery, managed services, bankruptcy, class action and mass tort administration, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses. Epic's solutions are designed to streamline the administration of litigation, investigations, financial transactions, regulatory compliance and other legal matters. Epiq was founded in 1988 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 18
Sector: Information Technology M&A 6 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Ohio M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 15 of 15
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-04 Inflection IT

Los Gatos, California, United States

Inflection IT is a consultancy supporting the implementation of the Intapp platform and applied AI solutions. Inflection IT was founded in 2014 and is based in Los Gatos, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

First Watch

Akron, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

First Watch is a technology solutions company dedicated to creating services that help companies protect their assets from the devastating effects of data breaches and identity theft. First Watch is based in Akron, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1