2026-05-08——
Datasite acquires Valu8, integrating it into Grata
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Datasite announced on 8 May 2026 from Minneapolis that it has acquired Valu8, a Swedish private market intelligence platform, and will integrate it into Grata. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
What happened
- Announced 8 May 2026 from Minneapolis, MN; terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
- Valu8 provides data and insights on 70 million European companies; Grata's existing coverage is over 20 million companies globally.
- Valu8 serves more than 600 customers, primarily private equity firms, investment banks, and corporate M&A teams, with adoption across the Nordics and growing presence in the UK, DACH, Iberia and Benelux.
- The deal follows Grata's July 2025 expansion into the UK, France, Germany, and Australia, and its August 2025 acquisition of Sourcescrub.
- Datasite was advised by Bank of America and Jefferies (financial), Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Schjødt (legal local counsel), KPMG (financial and tax), West Monroe (technology), Teneo (commercial advisory) and Lockton (insurance and benefits); Valu8 was advised by DNB Carnegie (M&A advisory), DLA Piper (legal) and PwC (financial).
- The transaction follows Datasite's announcement of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling use of Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), Copilot (Microsoft) and Blueflame AI with VDR content.
Sources
- grata.com — primary
Announced 2026-05-08