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M&A tech firm Datasite axes staff as deal boom slides

A provider of data rooms for deals is letting staff go as banking clients see a slump in activity

Data rooms are key to deals, but with fewer going around, one provider is having to cut back
Data rooms are key to deals, but with fewer going around, one provider is having to cut back Photo: Getty Images

A software firm that works with the world’s biggest investment banks to automate grunt work has laid off staff as a slowdown in deals begins to ripple across the industry.

Datasite, which provides virtual data rooms for investment banks and corporate finance lawyers during M&A transactions, announced plans to lay off staff in late October, sources told Financial News.

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