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Arbor Ridge Partners advises Ricoh on the sale of its eDiscovery Services business to 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[...]

Industry Round-Up | January 2024

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn Legal Week. Arbor Ridge Partners will be in New York the week of January 29th Legal Week (NYLT). If you are interested in learning more about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge Partners before, during, or[...]

Industry Round-Up | August 2023

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn ILTA. Arbor Ridge Partners will be in Orlando the week of August August 21st for ILTACON. If you are interested in learning more about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge Partners before, during, or after the[...]

eDiscovery Today Interviews Rick Weber, Managing Partner of Arbor Ridge Partners, for its Thought Leader Interview series.

Time for another thought leader interview on eDiscovery Today! This time, I’m interviewing Rick Weber, Managing Partner of Arbor Ridge Partners! Read the interview at eDiscoveryToday.com Read The Transcript

Industry Round-Up | March 2023

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn Legal Week. Arbor Ridge Partners will be in New York the week of March 20th for New York Legal Tech. If you are interested in learning more about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge Partners before,[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners Advises On Celerity Consulting Group’s Expansion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arbor Ridge Partners Advises On Celerity Consulting Group’s Expansion February 8, 2023. Arbor Ridge Partners, the M&A advisory firm for the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry, advises on Celerity Consulting Group, LLC’s expansion with a new cybersecurity and information governance practice group. This marks the fifth deal in the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry for Arbor Ridge Partners in[...]

Bob Ranck Joins Arbor Ridge Partners

Arbor Ridge Partners is pleased to announce that Bob Ranck has joined our Leadership Team as an M&A Advisor. Bob Ranck has over ten years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, providing deal sourcing and origination services in the Records and Information Management (RIM) industry. His experience includes VP, M&A Development with 2-20 Records Management, a middle market private equity portfolio company that was[...]

Industry Round Up | October 2022

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn Relativity Fest. Arbor Ridge Partners will be in Chicago the week of October 24th for Relativity Fest. If you are interested in learning more about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge Partners before, during, or after[...]

Industry Round-up | August, 2022

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn ILTA. Arbor Ridge Partners will be in Washington DC the week of August 22nd for the ILTA Conference. If you are interested in learning more about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge Partners before, during, or[...]

Industry Round-up | May, 2022

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity February 17, 2022. Paradigm Acquires TrustBooks Paradigm announces the acquisition of a cloud-based accounting solution tailor-made for lawyers, TrustBooks. Launched in 2015, TrustBooks was created to simplify the legal trust accounting process for non-accountants and empower attorneys to handle their books while staying compliant with their state bar. TrustBooks’ easy-to-use[...]

Industry Round-up | February, 2022

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn Industry News New York Legal Tech Arbor Ridge Partners will be in New York the week of March 7th for Legal Week. If you are interested in learning more about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge[...]

Industry Round-up | November, 2021

Industry News Follow Us On LinkedIn Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity August 2, 2021. Cobra Acquires Digital Discovery Cobra Legal Solutions, a legal support services company, has acquired digital forensics and data collection company, Digital Discovery. Based in Dallas, the team at Digital Discovery adds upstream evidence collection, forensic investigations, and cyber incident response capabilities to further augment Cobra’s eDiscovery and[...]

GREG MAZARES JOINS ARBOR RIDGE PARTNERS

Arbor Ridge Partners is pleased to announce that Greg Mazares has joined our Leadership Team as an M&A Advisor. Greg Mazares has over 40 years of experience as a senior executive for public and private corporations in consumer goods, financial services, and litigation support services. He has spent the past 33 years as a senior leader of litigation services and legal technology companies. His[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises ESI Analyst on its Sale to CloudNine

September 7, 2021: Arbor Ridge Partners, the leading M&A advisory firm for the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry, is pleased to announce that our client, ESI Analyst, has been acquired by CloudNine - a leading provider of legal technology. ESI Analyst is a standout amongst eDiscovery investigation tools, allowing forensic investigators, legal teams and experts to tell the entire case story by combining[...]

Industry Round-up | August 10, 2021

Industry News ILTA Conference. Arbor Ridge Partners will be in Las Vegas the week of August 23rd for the ILTA Conference. If you are interested in learning about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation with Arbor Ridge Partners before, during, or after the conference. Follow[...]

Industry Round-up | May 18, 2021

Industry News COVID-19 Update. The Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. If you are thinking about buying or selling a legal technology or legal services business, or simply interested in learning about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and[...]

Industry Round-up | February 23, 2021

COVID-19 Update. The Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. If you are thinking about buying or selling a legal technology or legal services business, or simply interested in learning about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation[...]

Industry Round-up | January 13, 2021

COVID-19 Update. The Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. If you are thinking about buying or selling a legal technology or legal services business, or simply interested in learning about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use the following form to schedule a confidential and free consultation[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises Cicayda on its Sale to TCDI

M&A ACTIVITY ROUND-UP | December 3, 2020 Chicago, Illinois – December 1, 2020: Arbor Ridge Partners, the leading M&A advisory firm for the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry, is pleased to announce that our client, Cicayda, has been acquired by TCDI - a leading provider of legal services, software and cybersecurity. Cicayda was founded in 2012 by a team of legal experts to[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises Capensys on its Sale to Wilson Allen

M&A ACTIVITY ROUND-UP | October 20, 2020 Chicago, Illinois – October 15, 2020: Arbor Ridge Partners, the leading M&A advisory firm for the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry, is pleased to announce that our client, Capensys, has been acquired by Wilson Allen. Founded in 2008, Capensys is a trusted provider of technology and security training solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments[...]

Rick Weber Special Guest on Ari Kaplan Advisors Virtual Lunch (#virtuallunch)

Legal industry analyst Ari Kaplan interviews Rick Weber, the co-founder of Arbor Ridge Partners on the Virtual Lunch - August 21, 2020. Watch the interview here. About Ari Kaplan & Ari Kaplan Advisors As a leading legal industry analyst, Ari is the founder of Ari Kaplan Advisors and has published over 200 articles, served as an Internet law commentator for CNET Radio and has[...]

Industry Round-up | August 13, 2020

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity Industry News COVID-19 Update: The Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. If you are thinking about buying or selling a legal technology or legal services business, or simply interested in learning about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises LightSpeed on its Sale to Xact Data Discovery

Chicago, Illinois – July 14, 2020: Arbor Ridge Partners, the M&A advisory firm dedicated to the Legal Technology and Legal Services industry, is pleased to announce that our client, LightSpeed, has been acquired by Xact Data Discovery (XDD). LightSpeed has been providing litigation support, eDiscovery, managed review, and legal services to the DC area for almost two decades and has established deep relationships with[...]

Industry Round-up | May 27, 2020

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity Industry News COVID-19 Update: The Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. If you are thinking about buying or selling a legal technology or legal services business, or simply interested in learning about the current state of Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A, please email [email protected] or use[...]

Industry Round-up | January 15, 2020

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity August 8, 2019. iConect Secures Deal with NewField Capital Partners. iCONECT, a leader in legal technology / ediscovery and makers of the award winning XERA document review platform, struck a deal with NewField Capital Partners, a strategic partner who will fund continual growth and innovation for the company. NewField Capital Partners saw a strategic fit with[...]

Rick Weber Interviewed By The Reinventing Professionals Podcast

Reinventing Professionals Podcast Host, Ari Kaplan, interviews Rick Weber, Managing Partner of Arbor Ridge Partners, about Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A and the current trends. Reinventing Professionals Podcast is designed to offer ideas, guidance, and perspectives on how to effectively navigate a perpetually shifting professional landscape, with a unique focus on the legal industry and the technology that is driving its evolution. Host,[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises iCONECT on its deal with NewField Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois – August 8, 2019: Arbor Ridge Partners is pleased to announce that our client, iCONECT Worldwide Inc. and iCONECT Development, LLC (“iCONECT”) has entered into a deal with NewField Capital Partners, a strategic partner who will fund iCONECT’s continual growth and innovation. iCONECT is the maker of the award winning XERA document review platform and has been an industry leader in legal[...]

Industry Round-up | August 7, 2019

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity June 5, 2019. Reveal Data Corporation Acquires Mindseye Solutions Reveal Data Corporation, a Chicago-based provider of eDiscovery software solutions and services, has acquired Mindseye Solutions, a complimentary software solution. The combination of Mindseye and Reveal enhances Reveals eDiscovery and Litigation Document Review software solution, including eDiscovery data processing, early case assessment, data storage, litigation document review[...]

Industry Round-up | May 14, 2019

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity February 12, 2019. Xact Data Discovery Acquires QUiVX Xact Data Discovery, a leading international provider of eDiscovery, legal technology, litigation support, data management and managed review services for law firms and corporations, announces the acquisition of QUiVX’s forensics, review and eDiscovery services. QUiVX, an agile eDiscovery company based in northern California will continue to operate its[...]

George Tziahanas Joins Arbor Ridge Partners

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity Arbor Ridge Partners is pleased to announce that George Tziahanas has joined our Leadership Team as an M&A Advisor. George has extensive experience in the Legal and Compliance Technology industry and has developed a strong network of strategic buyers, investors and private equity firms. George’s work has centered around legal software, analytics, artificial Intelligence, M&A due[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises H&A eDiscovery on its sale to Epiq

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity Chicago, Illinois – April 9, 2019: Arbor Ridge Partners is pleased to announce that our client, H&A eDiscovery, has been acquired by Epiq. H&A is a leading Canadian eDiscovery and litigation support firm that provides expertise and consulting across the EDRM from identification, collection, processing, hosting, filtering and project management. “This is a tremendous opportunity for[...]

Industry Round-up | February 27, 2019

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity The DAT File Podcast (the Podcast for people that kinda love eDiscovery) goes one-on-one with Rick Weber, Managing Partner of Arbor Ridge Partners. Host Brandon Law has Rick go deep into the “business of eDiscovery,” talking about the world of private equity, venture capital and state of M&A Advisory for Legal Technology and eDiscovery businesses. Listen[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises QUiVX on its Sale to Xact Data Discovery

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity Chicago, Illinois – February 13, 2019: Arbor Ridge Partners, a leading M&A advisory firm for the legal technology industry, is pleased to announce that our client, QUiVX, has sold its forensics, review and eDiscovery business units to Xact Data Discovery (XDD), an international provider of eDiscovery, data management and managed review services for law firms and[...]

Industry Round-up | January 9, 2019

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity The DAT File Podcast (the Podcast for people that kinda love eDiscovery) goes one-on-one with Rick Weber, Managing Partner of Arbor Ridge Partners. Host Brandon Law has Rick go deep into the “business of eDiscovery,” talking about the world of private equity, venture capital and state of M&A Advisory for Legal Technology and eDiscovery businesses. Listen[...]

Rick Weber on The DAT File Podcast

Brandon Law - CEO of Oasis Discovery and the Host of The DAT File Podcast (the Podcast for people that kinda love eDiscovery) goes one-on-one with Rick Weber, Managing Partner of Arbor Ridge Partners. Brandon and Rick go deep into the “business of eDiscovery,” talking about the world of private equity, venture capital and state of M&A Advisory for Legal Technology and eDiscovery businesses.[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners advises Esquify on its Sale to Xact Data Discovery

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity Chicago, IL — December 6, 2018 — Arbor Ridge Partners is pleased to announce that our client, Esquify, has been acquired by Xact Data Discovery, a leading international provider of eDiscovery, data management and managed review services for law firms and corporations. Esquify is the developer of award-winning AI-driven workforce management software for legal review that[...]

Industry Round-Up | November 28, 2018

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity September 10, 2018. Nuix Acquires Ringtail Nuix a Legal Technology software company, today acquired the Ringtail eDiscovery software business from FTI Consulting for $55 million USD. Combining the patented processing power of the Nuix Engine across more than 1,000 file types and data formats with Ringtail’s efficient review and automation capabilities creates an end-to-end eDiscovery platform[...]

Arbor Ridge Partners News – September 11, 2018

Recent Legal Technology & Legal Services M&A Activity August 27, 2018. Ankura acquires Navigant’s Disputes, Forensics and Legal Technology Segment and Transaction Advisory Services Practice. Ankura, a leading business advisory and expert services firm that leverages integrated risk management, governance, compliance, investigations, forensics, technology, turnaround and restructuring, and management consulting capabilities, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Disputes, Forensics and Legal[...]