Industry News
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Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity
June 3, 2026. Harbor Acquires CE Global Partners
Harbor, a provider of professional and technology services to the legal industry, today announced its acquisition of CE Global Partners, a specialist firm in Human Resources (HR) transformation, payroll transformation, and people-process change. The acquisition expands Harbor’s Human Capital Management (HCM) Advisory solution line and adds specialist delivery and managed services capabilities…Read More
June 12, 2026. Relativity Acquires Gavel
Relativity, a legal data intelligence company, today announced its acquisition of Gavel, an AI-native legal technology company whose solutions are used by thousands of legal professionals to draft, review and automate work product directly in Microsoft Word and on the web. Through the acquisition, Relativity plans to extend its AI platform for legal data intelligence into Microsoft Word, helping keep work product connected to the data and context behind matters…Read More
July 9, 2026. Eqip Acquires Tenor Legal
Epiq today announced the acquisition of Tenor Legal, a legal services firm offering legal talent to Fortune 500 legal departments on a flexible basis. Tenor Legal joins Epiq Counsel, the company’s existing flexible legal talent business. Epiq Counsel enables corporate legal departments to address challenges related to workload volatility, hiring constraints, and increased pressure to deliver cost-effective, business-aligned legal support….Read More
July 27, 2026. Harbor Acquires iTrain
Harbor, a provider of professional and technology services to the legal industry, today announced its acquisition of iTrain, a specialist UK firm in legal technology training, user adoption, change management, and AI enablement. The acquisition expands Harbor’s legal technology enablement capabilities in the UK and deepens the firm’s ability to help global clients realize measurable, lasting value from their investments in legal technology, from platform selection and implementation through to training, adoption, and lasting behavioral change.…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.