M&A Deal Summary

FRONTEO Acquires Essential Discovery

On November 6, 2016, FRONTEO acquired business services company Essential Discovery

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FRONTEO’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is FRONTEO’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is FRONTEO’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-06
Target Essential Discovery
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) FRONTEO
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Essential Discovery

San Francisco, California, United States
Essential Discovery, Inc. is a boutique discovery firm with specialization in document review with Fortune 250 corporations and AM Law 100 clients across the United States. With review centers in San Francisco and Las Vegas, along with pop-up capabilities across the country and internationally, EDI is a strategic fit into the expansive network that FRONTEO already has in place.

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Buyer

FRONTEO

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Information Technology
Employees206
Revenue 6.1B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

FRONTEO is a provider of global eDiscovery, managed review solutions, and big data analysis services utilizing artificial intelligence technology. FRONTEO was founded in 2003 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1