The leading digital-downloads app for Shopify, sold cross-border
Kestrel, a US-based software group acquiring and operating e-commerce applications, acquired Fileflare, the leading digital downloads app for Shopify, based on the Isle of Man.
Seller · Isle of Man → 
Buyer · United States 
Will Sutton · Founder, Fileflare Array Capital acted as Fileflare’s exclusive sell-side advisor.
[a]Fileflare is the leading digital-downloads app for Shopify, built from the Isle of Man by founder Will Sutton.
Kestrel, a US-based software group that acquires and operates e-commerce applications, acquired the business in 2026. Array Capital acted as Fileflare’s exclusive sell-side advisor.
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Category-leading position in digital downloads mattered more to buyers than company size.
Isle of Man to the United States: structure questions were prepared before buyers could ask them.
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