GRATA acquired by DATASITE
Context
The acquisition of Grata shifts Datasite’s economic footprint up the M&A value chain, embedding its platform into the initial, recurring stage of deal sourcing rather than relying solely on episodic transaction execution. This combination establishes a single ecosystem for capital allocators, pairing Grata’s predictive private market data with Datasite’s aggregate, anonymized transaction insights to build a proprietary database moat that increases client switching costs. The transaction opens immediate international cross-sell channels for Grata’s software by leveraging Datasite’s established global sales force and institutional corporate relationships. Backed by a substantial follow-on capital commitment from CapVest to drive organic engineering velocity and programmatic bolt-on acquisitions, the transaction ensures continuity through Grata’s co-founders, who will scale the asset as a dedicated business unit focused on expanding ARR and expanding wallet share within the global private equity and corporate advisory landscape.
GRATA, which reported an EBITDA margin of [members only] in 2025, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of [members only], to compare with the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (14.6x).
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Target
Grata operates an AI-native market intelligence platform specifically engineered to automate proprietary deal sourcing and corporate development workflows in the private markets ecosystem. The company compiles, cleans, and structures dense operational data on millions of middle-market private entities that lack standardized reporting requirements, transforming unstructured web and regulatory data into searchable, institutional-grade company profiles. Financial sponsors, corporate development teams, and investment banks utilize the platform to replace manual research processes, rapidly building pipeline pipelines and assessing competitive landscapes. Revenue is generated through a high-margin, multi-year software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model with low churn characteristics and predictable net retention rates. The platform's core operating asset is its proprietary machine learning architecture, which constantly scrapes and synthesizes B2B company characteristics, ensuring database airworthiness and real-time data integrity for users executing critical capital deployment strategies.
Ent. Value
$100–350M
Equity Value
[members only]
Multiples
EV / Revenue
[members only]
EV / EBITDA
[members only]
EV / EBIT
[members only]
Historical Financials (USD)
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Valuation range: EV $100–350M
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Press release: view release
Target: grata
Acquirer: datasite