Add-on Acquisition • Software

Instem Acquires RockStep Solutions

On July 28, 2025, Instem acquired software company RockStep Solutions

Acquisition Context

This is Instem’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
This is Instem’s 5th transaction in the United States.
This is Instem’s 1st transaction in Maine.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	July 28, 2025
Target	RockStep Solutions
Sector	Software
Buyer(s)	Instem
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

RockStep Solutions

Portland, Maine, United States

RockStep Solutions is a software company that provides Climb, a cloud-based software solution for non-GLP preclinical study management. The company partners with Microsoft to integrate advanced technologies in the Azure cloud into our industry-leading Climb software. RockStep Solutions was formed in 2013 and is based in Portland, Maine.

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Buyer

Instem

Stone, United Kingdom

Category	Company
Founded	1969
Sector	Information Technology
Employees	480
Revenue	28M GBP (2020)

DESCRIPTION

Instem is a provider of IT applications to the early development healthcare market delivering compelling solutions for data collection, management and analysis across the R&D continuum. Instem was founded in 1969 and is based in Stone, England.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	11 of 11
Sector: Software	5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition	11 of 11
State: Maine	1 of 1
Country: United States	5 of 5
Year: 2025	2 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2025-05-20	Strong Tower Solutions Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States Strong Tower Solutions provides technology solutions and services to life sciences customers proceeding through clinical trials. Strong Tower Solutions was founded in 2018 and is based in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.	Buy	-

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2025-05-20

Strong Tower Solutions

Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States

Strong Tower Solutions provides technology solutions and services to life sciences customers proceeding through clinical trials. Strong Tower Solutions was founded in 2018 and is based in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

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