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eDiscovery provider Lineal acquires Swiss digital forensics and cyber firm Forentec
U.S. eDiscovery and legal technology provider Lineal acquired Forentec, a Dübendorf, Switzerland, firm offering digital forensics, eDiscovery, cyber security and open-source intelligence services, finews.ch and Inside IT reported October 14, 2026. The deal gives Lineal a Swiss operating base as it expands across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Terms were not disclosed.
Announcement (finews.ch) → · Inside IT
Key points
- Forentec, founded in 2015, has 28 full-time staff; Lineal has 290, finews.ch reported.finews.ch
- Forentec serves banks, insurers, law firms and public authorities on cyber incidents, litigation and internal investigations.finews.ch
- Forentec founder and managing partner Lionel Bloch is staying and joining Lineal.finews.ch
- The deal adds expertise in digital forensics, cyber security and open-source intelligence to Lineal's eDiscovery business.Inside ITfinews.ch
- Lineal recently named former UBS eDiscovery executive David Kern as general manager for EMEA.finews.ch
- CEO Major Baisden pointed to growing overlap between digital investigations, cyber security and eDiscovery.finews.ch