
<p>Workshare, a document collaboration software firm started in San Francisco but now headquartered in London, today announced that it has acquired IdeaPlane, an enterprise social network built specifically for the finance and other highly regulated industries.</p><p>IdeaPlane was founded by James Fabricant, a former MySpace International executive, and the platform was built in partnership with one of the world's largest investment banks.</p><p>Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.</p><p>The news comes on the heels of Workshare's hook-up with another UK-based enterprise software firm, SkyDox, for which it had raised 20 million (roughly $32.2 million) in growth capital.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/28/workshare-strengthens-its-enterprise-software-offering-with-acquisition-of-uk-based-ideaplane/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121128005105/en/Workshare-Acquires-Leading-Enterprise-Social-Network-Vendor">Workshare Acquires Leading Enterprise Social Network Vendor, IdeaPlane</a> (Business Wire (press release))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dC0wdVHW4OB5bPMLGllRYrpbI-vyM&ned=us">8 additional articles.</a></p>