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Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity


August 25, 2022. OpenText to Acquire Micro Focus International
Open Text announced that it has reached agreement to acquire Micro Focus. Micro Focus is one of the world’s largest software companies and serves thousands of organizations globally.….Read More

August 29, 2022. Relativity Acquires Heretek
Relativity, a litigation document review and legal technology company, today announced that it has acquired Heretik, a contract review company that combines machine learning technology and advanced analysis to help organizations gain immediate insight into contract data. Moving forward, Heretik’s end-to-end contract review solution will be known as Relativity Contracts, enabling users to rapidly transform existing agreements into structured, actionable data. Relativity Contracts will be integrated into RelativityOne, and available as an add-on in mid-2023.….Read More

September 7, 2022. HaystackID Acquires Business Intelligence Associates (BIA)
HaystackID, a specialized eDiscovery services firm supporting law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced it has acquired Business Intelligence Associates (BIA), an end-to-end eDiscovery service provider.….Read More

September 30, Surge Private Equity Acquires Avalon
Dallas-based Surge Private Equity, LLC (“Surge”) closed Avalon Document Services, Inc., a technology-enabled services company providing edDiscovery, cybersecurity, business process outsourcing, and document services primarily to law firms and corporations….Read More


About Arbor Ridge Partners, LLC.

Arbor Ridge Partners is a business broker that focuses 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 or call 800-226-2760.