Ingenta acquires FirstAida

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AUGUST 6, 2026

Ingenta acquires FirstAida

TARGET

FirstAida

Agentic AI-driven legal software that enables rights holders — including publishers, music labels, and gaming companies — to investigate and detect potential intellectual property infringement, including unauthorized use of copyrighted content to train third-party AI models.

Deal value	£2.3M deal value
Ownership	Founder-owned
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Leadership	Dr. Dan Brown, Founder
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Ingenta

AIM-listed provider of publishing and media software serving over 400 publishers across 170+ countries, with products covering rights management, royalties, and content distribution.

Ownership	Publicly traded (AIM:ING)
Headcount	150+ FTEs
Headquarters	Oxford, United Kingdom
Leadership	G. Scott Winner, Chief Executive Officer
Buy-side advisor	Blake Morgan

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Ingenta -> FirstAida  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | Legal | £2.3M | announced
Target: Agentic AI-driven legal software that enables rights holders — including publishers, music labels, and gaming companies — to investigate and detect potential intellectual property infringement, including unauthorized use of copyrighted content to train third-party AI models.
Buyer site: ingenta.com
HQ: London, United Kingdom | Ownership: founder-owned | Buyer ownership: public (AIM:ING)
Advisors - Buy-side: Blake Morgan
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/ingenta-firstaida.html

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