Detica is to acquire Inforenz, the Surrey-based information forensics company, for up to £2m. The deal consists of an initial £1m to be paid in cash, followed by a further £1m subject to Inforenz' performance to 31 October 2007. Inforenz was founded in 2001 and helps commercial organisations, the legal community and law enforcement agencies to recover data and investigate unusual, unauthorised or illegal computer activities. Deltica is a business and technology consulting firm specialising in information intelligence and is also based in Surrey. "We are extremely pleased with this transaction, which strengthens significantly our portfolio of investigatory services and products for commercial and law enforcement clients. Inforenz has been a very successful business in recent years and we believe that combining our resources will enable us to build further on that success." said Tom Black, chief executive of Deltica.