Industry News
Industry News
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Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity
January 24, 2024. Complete Legal, a full-service litigation support firm, today announced the acquisition of Frontline Managed Service’s eDiscovery unit. The acquisition comes on the heels of Complete Legal’s recent merger with L2 Services and Precise Legal, creating a veteran-led, employee-owned firm that places exceptional service first. Frontline Managed Service’s eDiscovery unit focuses on delivering eDiscovery services, information governance, and data management as part of its long-term, multiyear contracts.….Read More
February 1, 2024. Harbor Acquires Pinnacle
Harbor today announced its acquisition of Pinnacle, a legal technology and managed services provider in the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. This expansion enables Harbor to offer its full portfolio of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence to law firms and corporate law departments internationally. In the UK, 110+ employees from Pinnacle and 25+ employees from Harbor will combine, and Pinnacle employees in the US and Canada will join the respective Harbor teams in those countries. ….Read More
April 2, 2024. Ricoh eDiscovery Services Acquired By Array
Ricoh USA, Inc., a leading provider of integrated digital services and print and imaging solutions, today announced the sale of its eDiscovery Services business to Array, a litigation support company that provides a comprehensive suite of legal services. Ricoh eDiscovery provides ISO 9001:2015 quality-certified evidence and document management solutions, as well as litigation support services that successfully integrate technology, defensible process, and professional services to meet the unique needs of the legal industry. With innovative solutions that deliver insight and control, Ricoh eDiscovery solutions enable organizations to make informed business decisions, discover critical information from their data at the earliest stage, proactively manage costs and mitigate risk. The deal marks a key moment for the legal services and solutions market, enabling both Ricoh and Array to deliver more specialized services to enhance any legal team’s work. The transaction augments Ricoh’s business strategy to deepen investments in developing and delivering high-growth solutions that support and optimize the workplace experience in a hybrid environment with the scale and technical expertise customers know and trust. Array’s focus on the legal services industry and proven background in eDiscovery will also help accelerate the growth and product offering to eDiscovery customers….Read More
April 11, 2024. ArcherHall Acquires Vestige
ArcherHall has acquired Shepherd Data Services, a Minneapolis-based e-discovery and digital forensics service provider to law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Founded by a former litigator in 2002, Shepherd Data magnifies the power of RelativityOne….Read More
May 7, 2024. Reveal Acquires Onna
Reveal, a provider of AI-powered eDiscovery, review and investigations, today announced its acquisition of Onna Technologies, which helps companies manage unstructured data from cloud-based collaboration tools. With this strategic acquisition of a data collection, analysis and action company, Reveal is enhancing the “left side” of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and its end-to-end eDiscovery platform. From collection to the courtroom, Reveal provides AI-powered software solutions in the legal industry.….Read More
May 7, 2024. Elevate Acquires CJK Group
Law company Elevate, a leading provider of software, consulting, and services to law departments and law firms globally, today announced the acquisition of The CJK Group. 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.….Read More
June 3, 2024. ArcherHall Acquires Vestige
ArcherHall has acquired Vestige Ltd., a Cleveland-based digital forensics and cybersecurity service provider to law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Vestige Digital Investigations is a leader in helping organizations Identify, Investigate, Manage and Protect their most vital digital resources.…Read More
June 10, 2024. Mitratech Acquires HotDocs
Mitratech, a compliance technology leader for legal, risk, and HR teams, is excited to announce its strategic acquisition of HotDocs, provider of automated document creation and management. The transition brings HotDocs’ decades of market prowess in document assembly into Mitratech’s compliance portfolio.….Read More
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.