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Firmex Partners with A Human Right as Preferred Virtual Data Room Provider

May 1, 2013

Firmex partners with non-profit organization A Human Right to provide data room access to its global sponsor community.

Firmex Announces Partnership with ILTA

Mar 26, 2013

Firmex announces it has partnered with the International Legal Technology Association as a 2013 Silver Sponsor.

Firmex Recognized as a 2013 AceTech Ontario Leadership Initiative Award Winner

Mar 20, 2013

Firmex virtual data rooms receives industry recognition from AceTech Ontario for best practices and thought leadership in the areas of innovation, collaboration, & employee engagement.

Firmex Virtual Data Rooms Achieves Impressive Customer Satisfaction Results

Feb 12, 2013

Firmex Virtual Data Rooms announces stellar “Net Promoter Score” results, indicating strong levels of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.

Firmex Virtual Data Rooms Partners with Global Private Equity Platform

Nov 27, 2012

Firmex Virtual Data Rooms announces partnership with Global Private Equity Platform, DealMarket, to provide secure document sharing solutions to Private Equity professionals.

Firmex Announces Major Product Release Set to Redefine Virtual Data Room Expectations

Sep 19, 2012

Leading Virtual Data Room provider, Firmex, announces its biggest product upgrade ever, with enhanced usability and security functions that redefine the expectations of data room users.

Upcoming Webinar- Previewing the New and Improved Firmex

Sep 12, 2012

Firmex is hosting a number of Webinars to help educate our administrators on the major improvements coming in our 2012 Release.

Firmex Further Solidifies Partnership with AceTech Ontario

Jul 30, 2012

Firmex and AceTech Ontario announce that Joel Lessem, CEO of Firmex, has been appointed to AceTech Ontario’s Board of Directors.

Firmex Supports Entrepreneurial Development through Partnership with Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone

Jun 19, 2012

Firmex announces its partnership with Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone, providing virtual data rooms to the DMZ's community of start-up companies for various business transactions, from raising capital to investor reporting.

Firmex Announces the Appointment of New Vice-President Marketing

Jun 5, 2012

– Firmex announces the appointment of new VP Marketing, Mark Wright, who joins the company with ten years of experience in global marketing and analytics for high-growth technology companies.

Firmex Announces Partnership with M&A Leadership Council

May 25, 2012

Firmex joins the M&A Leadership Council as a solutions partner and Board advisor.

Firmex Grows Workforce in Response to Growing Demand for its Solutions

Mar 13, 2012

Fueled by growing demand for its SaaS application, Firmex expands workforce by 25%.

University of Manitoba’s Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law partners with Firmex

Feb 21, 2012

Firmex partners with University of Manitoba's Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law to host mock deals to enhance its course on Business Transactions: The Art of the Deal in the Faculty of Law.

Virtual Data Room Provider, Firmex, Hits Major Company Milestone and Revenue Growth

Jan 26, 2012

Firmex surpasses 1000th customer milestone and achieves 53% revenue growth to end 2011

Firmex Supports Canadian and Silicon Valley Technology Innovators at AccelerateTO 2011

Nov 9, 2011

Firmex supports AccelerateTO which brings together over 650 Canadian technology entrepreneurs with Canadian and Silicon Valley-based investors for a day of connection and celebration.

Firmex Announces Performance Enhancements that Improve Global Customer Experience

Oct 25, 2011

Firmex partners with Cotendo to deliver superior performance to customers world-wide.

ACQ Magazine - Sept 2011 - Virtual Data Rooms

Oct 13, 2011

Joel Lessem CEO of Firmex featured in ACQ article on benefits of well organized virtual data rooms, and importance of choosing the right VDR provider

Customers Partner with Firmex to Fulfill their Long-term Data Room Needs

Sep 22, 2011

Law firms, investment banks and corporate deal makers view Virtual Data Room solutions as an important piece of their technology infrastructure to deliver value and quality customer service.

Firmex Announces New Product Release with Message Center

Aug 9, 2011

Designed to meet the exacting requirements of administrators and occasional users, this release focuses on an improved user experience with new project customization options, and introduces the Firmex Message Center.

Financier Worldwide June 2011 Issue: Middle Market M&A: Data Room Usage Indicates Uptick In Activity

Jun 30, 2011

Author Joel Lessem, CEO Firmex, discusses Middle Market M&A growth as evidenced by increase in Virtual Data Room technology use.

Firmex Announces Secure Translation Services for M&A Clients

Jun 28, 2011

Firmex joins with translation services company Linguistic Systems Inc. to provide secure, fast, and accurate translations helping M&A advisory firms with the growing number of cross-border deals

Firmex Announces a Surge in Data Room Activity Likely to Lead to M&A Growth

Jun 6, 2011

Data room mandates are often the first step in a typical M&A transaction that takes five to six months to close, making the number of mandates a strong leading indicator for future M&A deals. A study by Firmex, shows a 43 percent increase in data room activity by M&A advisory firms.

Firmex Releases New User Management Features for Data Room Administrators

May 26, 2011

Firmex, a leading virtual data room provider, announced the latest release of its secure portal for document sharing. The release includes enhancements for administrators to accelerate data room setup and reduce the effort required to manage users

Firmex Reports Increased Private Equity Fundraising Activity

Mar 25, 2011

Firmex, a leading data room provider, reports increased fundraising activity within private equity, a trend supported by recently published 2010 figures showing increasing deal prices and volumes.

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Chooses Firmex to Host its Annual Negotiation Competition

Feb 22, 2011

Firmex, a leading virtual data room provider, announced that the Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) Negotiation Competition is using the Firmex solution to manage online document collaboration for over two hundred student participants from six universities across Canada.

Virtual Data Room Provider Firmex Announces 2010 Revenue is up 85%

Dec 15, 2010

Virtual Data Room Provider Firmex Announces 2010 Revenue is up 85%

Firmex Joins Movember to Raise Funds for Prostate Cancer

Nov 1, 2010

Firmex employees will show their support both as Mo Bros and Mo Sistas.

Firmex helps make Paperless Organizations a Reality

Oct 28, 2010

Firmex, the leader in branded virtual data room technology, has enabled organizations from solo firms to global enterprises lessen the need for storing millions of paper based documents.

Firmex Announces the Appointment of Elizabeth Caley as Vice-President Product Management

Oct 19, 2010

Firmex, the leader in branded virtual data room technology, is pleased to announce the addition of an experienced and award-winning product management professional to their expanding team.

Firmex CEO Presents to Members of TO Business Community

Sep 20, 2010

Joel Lessem, CEO of Firmex, the leader in unlimited virtual data room solutions, spent Monday, September 13th talking to members of the Toronto Business Community

Renewable Energy Industry Adopts Firmex for EPC

Jun 7, 2010

Wind, solar and biodiesel energy developers are increasingly using Firmex to share confidential engineering, procurement and construction documents.

Arrangers of Structured Debt Products Turn to Firmex to Comply with New SEC Rules

May 17, 2010

Our pricing model is simple and attractive, and it includes unlimited training and 24/7support.

Firmex M&A Deal Activity Jumps 24% in March

Apr 12, 2010

With Firmex, M&A advisors and corporate development staff can create an unlimited number of virtual data rooms and an unlimited number of documents.

Firmex Achieves 237% Annual Revenue Growth Despite Tough M&A Environment in 2009

Feb 25, 2010

Firmex, the leader in branded electronic data room infrastructure announced a 237% year over year revenue growth.

Virtual Data Room Enhancements for Large Projects

Jan 21, 2010

At Firmex we are proud to announce significant enhancements on our virtual data room technology platform.

Attorneys Find New Ways to Share Case Files Online and Avoid Expensive Litigation Hosting Services with Firmex

Nov 17, 2009

Firmex announces cost-effective offering that complements legal best practice principles which urge litigation teams to share documents electronically. A challenge to securely sharing hundreds or thousands of confidential documents has been cost.

Five Reasons Why Life Science Firms are Adopting Firmex

Sep 15, 2009

Life science firms, that develop new medical devices or therapeutics, have to follow a rigorous documentation process to comply with a host of FDA regulations.

Firmex Signs up 200 Advisory Firms

Jul 9, 2009

Over the last 12 months, Firmex has signed up more than 200 legal and financial advisory firms to its unlimited virtual data room service.

Firmex Virtual Data Room M&A Advisory Activity up 255% in Q1 2009

Jun 2, 2009

Over 250 financial and legal advisory firms are using their own, privately branded Firmex data rooms.

Legal and Financial Advisors Raise the Bar – Keeping Documents Organized & Online Matters

Apr 30, 2009

We are not just a virtual data room to them, we modeled their entire document workflow, from soup to nuts

Firmex Achieves 464% Revenue Growth in 2008 over 2007

Feb 27, 2009

The company continues to set record growth numbers as hundreds of financial and legal advisory firms choose Firmex to manage deal related documentation online

Firmex forms Alliance with International Print Group

Feb 24, 2009

Firmex is pleased to announce that International Print Group (IPG) and Firmex Corporation have formed a Strategic Alliance

From 3 Weeks to 30 Seconds: Wrapping up a Deal Just Got Much Easier

Feb 10, 2009

Firmex is pleased to announce new enhanced functions that allow executed documents to be published directly from the deal room to external media in seconds

Customers Flock to Firmex To Increase Productivity in a Challenging Economic Environment

Nov 14, 2008

In general all firms are now in the business of saving their clients time and money, and Firmex delivers both.

First Call Founder and Former Thomson Financial CEO as well as TD Capital Executive Join Firmex Board of Directors

Nov 10, 2008

Firmex the leader in deal collaboration software is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Parker and Ian Kidson have been appointed to the Firmex board of directors.

Firmex Reports Another Record Quarter in Q2 2008 with 355% Growth in New Customers Acquired Compared to Q2 2007

Sep 27, 2008

Firmex’s customer base consists of investment banks, law firms , private equity funds, and transactional corporations.

Firmex Releases New Platform for Deal Centric Document Collaboration

May 14, 2008

Managing and closing transactions online just got easier with the commercial release of Firmex Version2.0, deployed with eight new clients in the last week.