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title: "Wind-down buyers: profiles of 3 companies"
url: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/wind-down-buyers/
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description: "Wind-down buyers that buy, license or broker company data for AI: what each buys, its published price, deal structure and status, with a source for every fact."
last_updated: 2026-11-03
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# Wind-down buyers

Buyers › Wind-down buyers

Buy or broker the data, code and archives of companies that are closing or in restructuring. This page compares the 3 companies we profile.

Last verified November 3, 2026

## What a wind-down buyer is

A wind-down buyer buys or brokers the data, code and workspace archives of companies that are closing, often alongside a shutdown, restructuring or bankruptcy process.

The same firm may also run the shutdown or the sale process, so the company handling the wind-down can be the one making the offer.

## How it pays

Payment is usually a one-time amount per company or per asset, from an outright sale or a license. Where the firm acts as an intermediary it may take a percentage of the proceeds when a deal closes.

## Companies compared

Every value below is as published or reported, with its source. "Not published" means we found no figure. Open a profile for the full record.

| Company | What they buy | Price | Deal structure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Hilco Global](https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/hilco/) | Enterprise/corporate data; Productivity, workflow and operational datasets; Code; Docs/wiki; Product data; Customer, usage, transaction and behavioral data [1] | Not published | Valuation and disposition, including brokerage via IP auctions, direct investment and licensing (IP practice generally) [1] | Active [1] |
| [SimpleClosure](https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/simpleclosure/) | Code [2] · Communications, Documents, Designs, Tickets, Workflows [2] · Slack, Google Drive, Email, Notion, Figma [2] | Has facilitated deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets [2] · Enterprise asset sales reaching into the millions [3] | License (seller keeps underlying assets) or outright sale [2] | Active (AssetHub expanded September 2026) [4] |
| [Sunset](https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/sunset/) | Not published | Reported (Forbes, Apr 2026) as similar to SimpleClosure's prices, which Forbes said typically ran $10,000–$100,000 per company [5] | Not published | Active (reported) [6] |

## What to check before you sign

- Whether you are licensing the data or selling it outright.
- Whether the firm itself may acquire the assets and resell or license them later.
- Whether you will learn who the end buyer is.
- Which notices and consents for employee and customer data you are asked to warrant.
- How the firm's fee is calculated and when it is paid.

This is general guidance, not legal advice. Your counsel should review any license before you sign.

## Sources

1. Intangible Assets - Hilco Global, hilcoglobal.com. Published July 21, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company statement) https://hilcoglobal.com/professional-services/intangible-assets/
2. Sell Your Startup Assets | SimpleClosure AssetHub, simpleclosure.com. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company statement) https://simpleclosure.com/product/assethub/
3. What Are Your Company’s Assets Worth? | SimpleClosure, simpleclosure.com. Published September 3, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company statement) https://simpleclosure.com/blog/insights/what-your-assets-are-worth
4. SimpleClosure AssetHub on Track to Return $10M+ to Venture-Backed Startups (Business Wire release via Barchart/Webull), webull.com. Published September 3, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company press release) https://www.webull.com/news/15515143679517696
5. Los nuevos datos de entrenamiento de la IA: tus antiguos mensajes de Slack y correos electrónicos del trabajo (Forbes México), forbes.com.mx. Published April 16, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. (press) https://forbes.com.mx/los-nuevos-datos-de-entrenamiento-de-la-ia-tus-antiguos-mensajes-de-slack-y-correos-electronicos-del-trabajo/
6. AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models | MIT Technology Review, technologyreview.com. Published October 13, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. (press) https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/

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