6 Acquisitions in the Legal industry - Flippa

Company acquisitions in the Legal industry always make headlines! Especially since related startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.

In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 5 acquisitions that took place in the Legal industry.

Casetext acquired by Thomson Reuters

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $650,000,000

Announcement: June 26 2023

Details about the company:

AI‑powered legal research and drafting platform, known for CoCounsel and advanced NLP that accelerates case analysis and document review.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Legal Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Avalon Document Services acquired by Surge Private Equity

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $36,000,000

Announcement: 30 September 2022

Details about the company:

eDiscovery, managed services, and conventional litigation support services are all offered nationally by Avalon Document Services.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Document Management, Ediscovery, Legal

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

FormSwift acquired by Dropbox

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $95,000,000

Announcement: 15 December 2022

Details about the company:

A cloud-based application called FormSwift enables people and organizations to quickly customize, sign, and download common business forms.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Consulting, Information Technology, Internet, Legal, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Langleys Solicitors acquired by Knights Plc

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $15,461,686

Announcement: 31 January 2022

Details about the company:

A unique sort of law practice, Langleys offers a variety of excellent, competent legal services.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Consulting, Law Enforcement, Legal, Professional Services

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Panmure Gordon acquired by Atlas Merchant Capital

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $19,000,000

Announcement: 17 March 2017

Details about the company:

For decades, Panmure Gordon & Co. has helped firms get the funding they need to expand.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Banking, Consulting, Legal, Venture Capital

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Simpliance Technologies acquired by Aparajitha

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $14,570,879

Announcement: 6 October 2022

Details about the company:

In order to assist organizations in adhering to labor rules, Simpliance Technologies offers governance, risk, and compliance technologies.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Ray is the VP of Sales at Flippa and has a passion for helping buyers find their dream digital asset, and helping sellers find a successful pathway to exit. Ray is motivated to create a more intuitive way to buy and sell online businesses, with success in managing multi-million dollar deals.

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