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What fifteen firms licensed in 2026

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.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Freight brokerage · 100 employees

$650K

Rate quotes, shipment documents, dispatch records, delivery exceptions and claims.

Reported by our licensing partner · Oct 2026

Third-party logistics

$500K

Dispatch, customer messages, SOPs, logistics workflows and operating conversations. Paid seven days from bid.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Engineering · 70 employees

$450K

CAD drawings, calculations, technical reports, revisions and project specifications.

Reported by our licensing partner · Oct 2026

Roofing contractor

$450K

Operational record, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Accounting · 60 employees

$350K

Five years of workpapers, reconciliations, financial models and tax-preparation files.

Reported by our licensing partner · Oct 2026

Logistics & distribution

$350K

A third-party logistics provider and distributor, published as a case study.

Reported by a licensing firm · Sep 2026

General contractor

$300K

Operational record, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Accounting group

$280K

Workpapers, client service workflows, templates, internal communications and operating documents. Paid five days from bid.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Solar installer

$275K

Operational record, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Marketing agency

$110K

Operational record of a global agency, anonymized before delivery. Perpetual, exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Transcription software · winding down

Six figures

Thirteen years of Slack, Jira, email and Drive records, for “hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Reported by Forbes (cielo24) · Apr 2026

Construction technology · 200+ employees

Undisclosed

Four years of history across seven workplace tools.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Fleet logistics · 15+ employees

Undisclosed

Four years of history across seven workplace tools. The smallest firm in any published deal.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Education technology · 400+ employees

Undisclosed

Six years of history across fifteen workplace tools.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

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

Larger deals on the public record

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 2026Up 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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