Industrial distribution
$1.2M
Communications, product knowledge, order history, supplier records and operating documents. Paid nine days from bid.
Across the market
Published by the licensing firm that did each deal, or by the press. These are not Pewter's deals, and Pewter did not advise on them. Owners are not named. Many firms are offered less, and some receive no offer.
Industrial distribution
$1.2M
Communications, product knowledge, order history, supplier records and operating documents. Paid nine days from bid.
Freight brokerage · 100 employees
$650K
Rate quotes, shipment documents, dispatch records, delivery exceptions and claims.
Third-party logistics
$500K
Dispatch, customer messages, SOPs, logistics workflows and operating conversations. Paid seven days from bid.
Engineering · 70 employees
$450K
CAD drawings, calculations, technical reports, revisions and project specifications.
Roofing contractor
$450K
Operational record, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.
Accounting · 60 employees
$350K
Five years of workpapers, reconciliations, financial models and tax-preparation files.
Logistics & distribution
$350K
A third-party logistics provider and distributor, published as a case study.
General contractor
$300K
Operational record, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.
Accounting group
$280K
Workpapers, client service workflows, templates, internal communications and operating documents. Paid five days from bid.
Solar installer
$275K
Operational record, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.
Marketing agency
$110K
Operational record of a global agency, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.
Transcription software · winding down
Six figures
Thirteen years of Slack, Jira, email and Drive records, for “hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Construction technology · 200+ employees
Undisclosed
Four years of history across seven workplace tools.
Fleet logistics · 15+ employees
Undisclosed
Four years of history across seven workplace tools. The smallest firm in any published deal.
Education technology · 400+ employees
Undisclosed
Six years of history across fifteen workplace tools.
Published by our licensing partner, by other licensing firms active in the market, and by Forbes. Dates show when we read each statement. These are the publishers' own statements, not independently verified, and Pewter did not advise on them. Results vary, and smaller firms often receive less.
The wider market
| An AI data company commits to buying enterprise operating data over the next 12 months · Company announcement, Oct 2026 | $1B |
| Spirit Airlines records, winning auction bid · Notice of auction results, Aug 2026 | $10M |
| Michigan HVAC contractor, offer for its records · The Information, Jul 2026 | Up to $150K |
From “I don't know how we are going to pay our bills” to “we can tie this up neatly with a bow and be able to walk away.”
Shanna Johnson, CEO of cielo24, after licensing 13 years of Slack, Jira, email and Drive records for “hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Reported by Forbes, April 2026.
Sources: company announcement (Oct 2026); Notice of Auction Results, S.D.N.Y. Case 25-11897; The Information.
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