May 8, 2024: Arbor Ridge Partners, the leading M&A advisory firm for the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry, is pleased to announce that our client, CJK has been acquired by Elevate – a leading provider of software, consulting, and services to law departments and law firms globally and a trusted Chambers-recognized, Band 1 provider of eDiscovery and Document Review solutions globally.

Based in the US and Japan, The CJK Group (“CJK”) helps legal teams navigate unfamiliar terrain faced during discovery in non-English language environments. CJK provides best-in-class multi-language support for litigation, investigations, and transaction-based due diligence to a diverse base of law firms and corporations across Asia and North America. CJK specializes in reviewing, categorizing, and analyzing multi-lingual content in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.

Jonathan Rossi commented, “Arbor Ridge Partners generated a number of great options for us and helped design an ideal outcome. I am thrilled to be able to take CJK to the next stage of its journey and become part of such a high-profile and well-respected law company. Our expertise-led processes will be immensely useful to Elevate’s global customer base.”

Arbor Ridge Partners served as the exclusive advisor to CJK and arranged this transaction.


About Arbor Ridge Partners

Arbor Ridge Partners is a business broker that focuses exclusively on mergers and acquisitions for Legal Technology and Legal Services companies, including litigation support, computer forensics, eDiscovery, legal services, and legal software companies. With over 100 years of combined industry experience, legal backgrounds, first-hand industry M&A experience, and deep relationships, Arbor Ridge Partners maximizes value in the purchase and sale of Legal Technology and Legal Services Businesses. For additional information, please visit www.ArborRidgePartners.com.