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Content Assessment: eDiscovery Mergers, Acquisitions, and Investments in Q1 2023
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A short percentage-based assessment of the qualitative benefit of the post highlighting an abridged overview of eDiscovery merger, acquisition, and investments since 2001 and in detail for the first quarter of 2023.
Editor’s Note: Since beginning in November 2001 to track the number of publicly highlighted merger, acquisition, and investment (M&A+I) events in the eDiscovery ecosystem, ComplexDiscovery has recorded 540* M&A+I events.
While not all-inclusive due to the fact that M&A+I events are not always publicly disclosed and some announcements may not represent event completion, the abridged listing of M&A+I events maintained by ComplexDiscovery notes key industry events by sharing event date, company involvement, and known event amounts.
Industry Update
eDiscovery Mergers, Acquisitions, and Investments in Q1 2023
ComplexDiscovery
Overview of Q1 Merger, Acquisition, and Investment Activity in the eDiscovery Ecosystem (Q1 2023)
In Q1 of 2023, the eDiscovery ecosystem experienced a total of 10 merger, acquisition, and investment (M&A+I) events. The monthly distribution of these events is as follows:
- January: The eDiscovery ecosystem kicked off the year with 3 M&A+I events in January. This modest start indicates a certain level of activity within the sector.
- February: In February, there was a slight decrease in M&A+I activity, with 2 events. This decline could be attributed to various factors, such as seasonal trends or market conditions.
- March: The eDiscovery ecosystem experienced a surge in M&A+I activity in March, with a total of 5 events. This upswing in activity could be indicative of an increased interest in the eDiscovery market or the emergence of new opportunities and partnerships.
The first quarter of 2023 saw a moderate level of M&A+I activity in the eDiscovery ecosystem. The fluctuation in the number of events from month to month may be due to multiple factors, including market conditions, economic trends, or the impact of specific industry-related events. Nevertheless, the ecosystem remains dynamic and responsive to the evolving landscape of digital data management and legal technology.
In Q1 2023, the eDiscovery ecosystem experienced a range of merger, acquisition, and investment activities, with a total of 10 events occurring. The events are as follows:
- On January 19th, Exterro acquired Zapproved.
- On January 20th, Thoma Bravo acquired Magnet Forensics for an estimated $1.3 billion.
- On January 31st, Open Text acquired Micro Focus for approximately $5.8 billion, including Micro Focus’ cash and debt, subject to final adjustments.
- On February 2nd, HBR Consulting acquired Younts Consulting.
- On February 16th, AlixPartners acquired THM Partners LLP.
- On March 6th, Trustpoint.One acquired inWhatLanguage.
- On March 13th, TransPerfect acquired Jet Export E-Discovery, gaining JetSuite Legal Technology Tools in the process.
- On March 15th, NewField Capital Partners converted their investment in iCONECT to equity.
- On March 20th, Reveal acquired LIGL.
- On March 20th, Teris, Elijah, Meta-e, and Modus formed a strategic partnership with Repario (JLL Partners).
These events indicate a healthy level of activity in the eDiscovery ecosystem, showcasing a variety of acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships throughout Q1 2023.
Chart #1: An Overview of Merger, Acquisition, and Investment Events by Calendar Month (2023)
2023 Merger, Acquisition, or Investment Events vs. Month - Q123Overview of Q1 Merger, Acquisition, and Investment Activity in the eDiscovery Ecosystem (2020-2023)
A comparison of Q1 M&A+I activity in the eDiscovery ecosystem over the years 2020 to 2023 reveals the following insights:
January:
- 2020: The eDiscovery ecosystem started the decade with 6 M&A+I events, reflecting a strong beginning.
- 2021: Activity remained relatively stable in January 2021, with 3 events.
- 2022: A slight decrease in activity was observed in January 2022, with only 2 events.
- 2023: The number of events in January 2023 returned to the same level as 2021, with 3 events.
February:
- 2020: February 2020 saw a decline in M&A+I activity compared to January of the same year, with just 2 events.
- 2021: The number of events increased to 3 in February 2021.
- 2022: M&A+I activity remained stable in February 2022, with 2 events.
- 2023: The eDiscovery ecosystem maintained the same level of activity in February 2023, with 2 events.
March:
- 2020: March 2020 saw a continuation of the downward trend in M&A+I activity, with only 2 events.
- 2021: There was a notable increase in activity in March 2021, with 4 events.
- 2022: M&A+I activity remained consistent in March 2022, with 4 events.
- 2023: The eDiscovery ecosystem experienced a surge in M&A+I activity in March 2023, with 5 events.
Q1 M&A+I activity within the eDiscovery ecosystem has experienced varying levels of activity over the years. The beginning of the decade saw a strong start, with fluctuations in subsequent years. The general trend indicates that the ecosystem has been recovering from the lows of 2020, with a notable increase in activity during March 2023.
Chart #2: 2020-2023 Merger, Acquisition, or Investment Events vs. Month
2020-2023 Merger, Acquisition, or Investment Events vs. Month - Q123 - UpdateOverview of Yearly Merger, Acquisition, and Investment Activity in the eDiscovery Ecosystem (2001-2023)
The eDiscovery ecosystem has experienced fluctuations in merger, acquisition, and investment (M&A+I) activity over the years. Here’s a summary of the yearly M&A+I events from 2001 to 2023, with trends highlighted:
- 2001-2006: In the early years of the eDiscovery ecosystem, M&A+I activity remained relatively low, starting with only 1 event in 2001 and gradually increasing to 17 events in 2006. This period reflects the nascent stage of the eDiscovery industry.
- 2007-2009: The global financial crisis may have contributed to the reduced M&A+I activity during this period, with a slight dip from 15 events in 2008 to 13 events in 2009.
- 2010-2013: The ecosystem experienced a gradual increase in activity following the global financial crisis, with events rising from 19 in 2010 to 22 in 2013.
- 2014-2016: M&A+I activity saw significant growth during this period, with 35 events in 2014, peaking at 41 events in 2015 before slightly decreasing to 40 events in 2016.
- 2017: The year 2017 saw a substantial drop in M&A+I activity to 25 events, possibly due to market or regulatory factors.
- 2018-2019: Activity rebounded in 2018 and 2019, with a consistent 47 events each year, reflecting a stable eDiscovery ecosystem.
- 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted global economies, leading to a decrease in M&A+I activity to 36 events in 2020.
- 2021: Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, the eDiscovery ecosystem experienced a significant surge in M&A+I activity, reaching a peak of 55 events in 2021. This could be attributed to the increased reliance on digital tools and remote work, driving the demand for eDiscovery solutions.
- 2022: The M&A+I activity decreased to 21 events in 2022, which could be a result of market consolidation following the previous year’s peak or other economic factors.
- 2023: The data for 2023 is limited to Q1, with 10 M&A+I events. However, initial indications are for a strong year that should exceed 2021 activity and stabilize in the 30-40 event range.
The eDiscovery ecosystem has experienced varying levels of M&A+I activity over the years, with noticeable trends influenced by global economic factors, such as the financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry appears to be dynamic and adaptive, responding to changes in market demands and the increasing reliance on digital tools.
Chart #3: Merger, Acquisition, or Investment Events vs. Year (2001 Through 2023)
Merger, Acquisition, or Investment Events vs. Year - Q123Presentation Slides: Market Kinetics – Investing – Q1 2023 (PDF) – Mouseover to Scroll
0 - Investments - 040223 - UpdateM&A+I Events (Running Listing: November 2001 – Today)
Index: eDiscovery Mergers, Acquisitions, and Investments
| Event Date | Acquired (Investee) | Acquirer (Investor) | Amount (Estimated $) |
| 29-October-2024 | Ascertus | Harbor | |
| 25-September-2024 | doeLEGAL | DiliTrust | |
| 24-September-2024 | Redgrave Data | Elevate | |
| 17-September-2024 | Hanzo | Ashgrove Capital | $14M Debt Refinancing |
| 16-September-2024 | Novitas Data | Proteus Discovery Group | |
| August-2024 | CodexTen | Cognicion LLC | Closed in August 2024, Announced on September 30, 2024 |
| 10-July-2024 | Enable2 | Translate.One (TrustPoint.One) | |
| 9-July-2024 | KLD (Investee) | Convertible debenture holders (including OTPP and MGG Investment Group), term loan lenders, revolving credit facility lender, and equity holders (including Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, L.P., Pivotal SPAC Funding LLC, and Christopher Weiler) (Investors) | Debt Restructuring (Transaction Support Agreement) |
| 10-June-2024 | HotDocs | Mitratech | |
| 3-June-2024 | Vestige Digital Investigations | ArcherHall | |
| 7-May 2024 | CJK Group | Elevate | |
| 7-May-2024 | Onna Technologies | Reveal | |
| 11-April-2024 | Shephard Data Services | ArcherHall | |
| 2-April-2024 | Ricoh USA eDiscovery Services Business | Array | |
| 8-February 2024 | Veritas (Data Protection Business) | Cohesity | Announced Agreement to Carve Out of Veritas' Data Protection Business to Cohesity. |
| 1-February-2024 | Pinnacle | Harbor | |
| 31-January-2024 | Beagle (Investee) | ML Capital, Davidovs Venture Collective, and Thomas Wolf | $3M in Seed Funding |
| 24-January-2024 | Frontline Managed Service's eDiscovery Unit | Complete Legal | |
| 9-January-2024 | Balthasar | Translate.One (Trustpoint.One) | |
| 9-January-2024 | Complete Legal, L2 Services, and Precise Legal (Merger) | Complete Legal (Merged Company) | |
| 19-December-2023 | X1 Social Discovery Solution | Pagefreezer | |
| 6-December-2023 | LSi | Array | |
| 28-November-2023 | Mainspring | Epiq | |
| 20-November-2023 | Cenza Technologies | KLDiscovery | Announced Agreement to Acquire On September 22, 2023. |
| 9-November-2023 | Acorn Legal Solutions | Array | |
| 1-November-2023 | Divebell | Exterro | |
| 1-November-2023 | Exigent | Morae Global Corporation | |
| 19-October-2023 | Prosearch | Consello Capital | |
| 17-October-2023 | Stout's Legal Management Consulting Practice | Harbor | |
| 3-October-2023 | Breakwater Solutions | Repario | |
| 5-September-2023 | Lawyers on Demand | Consilio | Announced on 2 August 2023 |
| 5-September-2023 | SYKE | Consilio | Announced on 2 August 2023 |
| 29-August-2023 | IPRO | Reveal | Funded by K1 Management |
| 29-August-2023 | Logikcull | Reveal | Funded by K1 Management |
| 28-August-2023 | Tower Legal Solutions | Surge Private Equity | Investment for Avalon (Surge Portfolio Company) |
| 18-August-2023 | HBR Consulting | Harbor (Merged Company) | |
| 18-August-2023 | LAC Group | Harbor (Merged Company) | |
| 18-August-2023 | Wilson Allen | Harbor (Merged Company) | |
| 17-August-2023 | Casetext | Thomson Reuters | $650 Million Cash (Announced 26 June 2023) |
| 15-August-2023 | PC Forensics | Level Legal | |
| 25-July-2023 | Nextpoint (Investee) | RF Investment Partners (Investor) | |
| 11-July-2023 | Fileread (Investee) | Gradient Ventures and Soma Capital (Investors) | $6 Million Seed Funding |
| 6-June-2023 | eDepoze | TransPerfect Legal Solutions | |
| 23-May-2023 | Beagle (Investee) | Multiple Investors (Davidovs Venture Collective) | $430,000 |
| 23-May-2023 | Rampiva | Nuix | |
| 20-March-2023 | Teris, Elijah, Meta-e, and Modus | Repario (JLL Partners) | Strategic Partnership Between Repario Leadership Team and JLL Partners |
| 20-March-2023 | LIGL | Reveal | |
| 15-March-2023 | iCONECT (Investee) | NewField Capital Partners (Investor) | Investment Conversion to Equity |
| 13-March-2023 | JetExport E-Discovery | Transperfect | Acquisition of JetSuite Legal Technology Tools |
| 6-March-2023 | inWhatLanguage | Trustpoint.One | |
| 16-February-2023 | THM Partners LLP | Alix Partners | |
| 2-February-2023 | Younts Consulting | HBR Consulting | |
| 31-January-2023 | Micro Focus | OpenText | Approximately $5.8 billion, inclusive of Micro Focus’ cash and debt, subject to final adjustments. |
| 20-January-2023 | Magnet Forensics | Thoma Bravo | Approximately $1.3B |
| 19-January-2023 | Zapproved | Exterro | |
| 15-November-2022 | HBR Consulting (Advisory Business) | Renovus Capital | Acquisition of HBR Advisory Business by Renovus Capital |
| 24-October-2022 | Technically Creative | Reveal | |
| 24-October-22 | Hillogic | Sky Discovery | |
| 30-September-2022 | Avalon Document Services, Inc. | Surge Private Equity, LLC | Announced on October 3, 2022. Transaction valued at approximately $36M. |
| 7-September-2022 | Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. (BIA) | HaystackID | |
| 29-August-2022 | Heretik | Relativity | |
| 25-August-2022 | Micro Focus | OpenText | Intent to Acquire Micro Focus Announced |
| 26-July-2022 | Exterro (Investee) | Leeds Equity Partners, Coller Capital and Glendower Capital (Investors) | Recapitalization and Additional Committed Equity Capital |
| 5-July-22 | Aon's eDiscovery Practice | TCDI | Definitive Agreement to Acquire Signed on June 9, 2022 |
| 16-May-22 | TeleMessage | Smarsh | |
| 5-May-22 | Comae Technologies | Magnet Forensics | |
| 2-May-22 | Forensic Pursuit | ArcherHall | |
| 5-April-22 | Cooper Discovery Solutions | ArcherHall | |
| 15-March-22 | Fireman & Company | Epiq | |
| 7-March-22 | ModeOne Technologies (Investee) | David Marroso, Esq., Dr. Andrew Langroudi, and Gregory Mazares (Investors) | Seed Round funding of more than $1M. (+) |
| 7-March-22 | L2 Services | Empire Technologies Risk Management Group | |
| 3-March-22 | ThoughtTrace | Thomson Reuters | Definitive Agreement to Acquire |
| 24-February-22 | Hold360 and Request360 from Congruity 360 | DISCO | |
| 24-February-22 | Cybersecurity and Data Protection Practice of Palmeiro & Platt | Empire Technologies Risk Management Group | |
| 26-January-22 | U.S. eDiscovery Retreat Programs (From Sub-Four Capital) | The CJK Group | |
| 19-January-22 | Quovant | Mitratech | |
| 16-December-21 | GoldMind | Empire Technologies Risk Management Group | |
| 16-December-21 | Continuity | Mitratech | |
| 14-December-21 | Legility | Consilio | Note: Reported in Moody's Investor Service Announcement on November 12, 2021. Announced as completed on December 14, 2021 |
| 1-December-21 | Simplex Services, inc. | Epiq | |
| 23-November-21 | KLDiscovery (IPO Filing) | IPO (Exchange TBD) | Note: Filed Form S-1 with SEC for IPO. |
| 11-November-21 | Modus (Investee) | J.P. Morgan (Investor) | Note: Funding Secured for Working Capital |
| 10-November-21 | Driven (Merger) | Innovative Discovery (Merger) | |
| 3-November-21 | Digital Safe Product Line of Micro Focus | Smarsh | Note: Announced with intent to close in Q1 2022 |
| 2-November-21 | Everlaw (Investee) | TPG (Lead) with HIG Growth Partners, Capital G, Menlo Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and K9 Ventures. | Series D Funding for $202,000,000 |
| 27-October-21 | Nextpoint (Investee) | Sterling National Bank and Bigfoot Capital (Investors) | Note: $4,500,000 in Growth Capital Secured ($2,500,000 from Sterling National Bank (Senior Facility) and $2,000,000 from Bigfoot Capital (Mezzanine Financing)) |
| 27-October-21 | WarRoom | Nextpoint | Note: WarRoom Acquired from LaunchPad Lab |
| 19-October-21 | Legal Consulting and eDiscovery Business Units of Special Counsel | Consilio | |
| 11-October-21 | Digital Clues AG | Cellebrite | Note: Announced with intent to close in Q4 2021 |
| 6-October-21 | Ayfie Inspector AI Code Base from Ayfie Group, AS | iCONECT | |
| 22-September-21 | Alyne | Mitratech | |
| 13-September-21 | DME Forensics | Magnet Forensics | $6,750,000 (Closing) + $2,250,000 (Potential) |
| 13-September-21 | Topos Labs, Inc. | Nuix | $5,000,000 (Closing) + $20,000,000 (Potential) |
| 9-September-21 | Hanzo (Investee) | Recurring Capital Partners (Investor) | $10,500,000 |
| 30-August-21 | Cellebrite (Merger) | TWC Tech Holdings - Special Purpose Acquisition Company (Merger) | |
| 25-August-21 | ESI Analyst | CloudNine | |
| 17-August-21 | Adaptive Solutions | Morae Global Corporation | |
| 17-August-21 | Morae Global Corporation (Investee) | BlackRock (Investor) | |
| 11-August-21 | H5 | Lighthouse | |
| 2-Aug-21 | Digital Discovery | Cobra Legal Solutions | |
| 30-Jul-21 | Semantix (Merger) | TransPerfect (Merger) | |
| 26-Jul-21 | Gnoêsis Group | Array | |
| 21-Jul-21 | CS DISCO | NYSE | IPO Filing |
| 7-July-21 | ZyLAB | IPRO | |
| 23-Jun-21 | Integreon (Investee) | EagleTree Capital (Investor) | Note: EagleTree Acquisition from NewQuest Capital Partners |
| 14-Jun-21 | CloudNine (Investee) | Crest Rock (Investor) | Note: Crest Rock Acquisition from Peak Rock Capital |
| 27-May-21 | Text IQ | Relativity | |
| 17-May-21 | 24legal | Sandline Discovery | |
| 10-May-21 | Contract Room | Mitratech | |
| 6-May-21 | AdvanceLaw | Mitratech | |
| 4-May-2021 | Sherpa Software | Gimmal | |
| 3-May-2021 | Magnet Forensics - IPO | Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) | |
| 28-Apr-21 | Paralaw | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 26-Apr-21 | Proofpoint (Investee) | Thomas Bravo (Investor) | Note: Definitive Agreement to be Acquired for $12.3 B |
| 20-Apr-21 | Xact Data Discovery (Merger) | Consilio (Merger) | Note: Closed on May 17, 2021 |
| 20-Apr-21 | Xact Data Discovery | Aquiline Capital Partners | |
| 20-Apr-21 | Consilio | Stone Point Capital | |
| 20-Apr-21 | Lexolution | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 19-Apr-21 | Druva (Investee) | CDPQ, Neuberger Berman, Viking Global Investors and Atreides Management (Investors) | |
| 13-Apr-21 | Zeledon-Castillo | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 7-Apr-21 | Cobra Legal Solutions (Investee) | Blue Sage Capital (Investor) | |
| 25-Mar-21 | Redscan | Kroll | |
| 25-Mar-21 | CrossRealms (Joint Venture) | Veristar (Joint Venture) | |
| 18-Mar-21 | Relativity (Investee) | Silver Lake | |
| 9-Mar-21 | Compliance (System One) (Investee) | Oaktree Capital | |
| 22-Feb-21 | Redpoint Technologies | First Legal | |
| 9-Feb-21 | Planet Data Solutions | Veristar | |
| 8-Feb-21 | doeLEGAL | Questel | |
| 26-Jan-21 | Reveal (Investee) | K1 Investment Management (Investor) | $200,000,000 |
| 26-Jan-21 | Brainspace (Merger) | Reveal (Merger) | |
| 6-Jan-21 | VerQu | Relativity | |
| 17-Dec-20 | DISCO (Investee) | Comerica (Equity Investment) | $40,000,000 |
| 4-Dec-20 | Nuix LImited (NXL) - IPO | Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) | |
| 3-Dec-20 | AccessData | Exterro | |
| 1-Dec-20 | Cicayda | TCDI | |
| 12-Nov-20 | Hyperion Global Partners | Epiq | |
| 10-Nov-20 | Digital Reasoning | Smarsh | |
| 15-Oct-20 | DISCO (Investee) | Georgian Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partner, The Stephens Group, Breyer Capital (Investors) | |
| 2-Oct-20 | RYABI Group (Merger) | Rampiva Technology, Inc. (Merger) (Combined Company Now Rampiva Global LLC) | |
| 29-Sep-20 | Acuity ELM | Mitratech | |
| 28-Sep-20 | Globanet | Veritas | |
| 8-Sep-20 | Haive | Ayfie | |
| 3-Sep-20 | Integro | Innovative Discovery | |
| 19-Aug-20 | Venio Systems (Investee) | Software Growth Partners (Investor) | |
| 13-Aug-20 | CaseLines | Thomson Reuters | |
| 11-Aug-20 | NexLP | Reveal | |
| 5-Aug-20 | Anexsys | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 4-Aug-20 | NightOwl Global (Merger) | HaystackID (Merger) | |
| 31-Jul-20 | Tracker Corp | Mitratech | |
| 14-Jul-20 | LightSpeed | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 8-Jul-20 | RVM | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 7-Jul-20 | NetGovern | Ipro | |
| 1-Jul-20 | Janders Dean | Morae Global Corporation | |
| 22-Jun-20 | CMPG | Mitratech | |
| 17-Jun-20 | Onna (Investee) | Series B Funding (Atomico, Glynn Capital Dawn Capital, Nauta Capital, and Slack Fund) | $27,000,000 |
| 10-Jun-20 | Paul Hastings Data Analytics Team (DSAI) | UnitedLex | |
| 21-May-20 | Entreda | Smarsh | |
| 10-Mar-20 | Everlaw (Investee) | Series C Funding (CapitalG, Menlo Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, K9 Ventures) | $62,000,000 |
| 9-Mar-20 | XMedius | OpenText | $75,000,000 |
| 25-Feb-20 | TCDI (Investee) | Trivest Partners, LP (Investor) | |
| 3-Feb-20 | HaystackID (Investee) | Quad-C Management (Recapitalization) | |
| 29-Jan-20 | ClusterSeven | Mitratech | |
| 29-Jan-20 | Mindcrest | DWF (Law Firm) | $18,500,000 |
| 14-Jan-20 | BlackBag Technologies | Cellebrite | $33,000,000 |
| 10-Jan-20 | RP Digital Security | Kroll (A Division of Duff & Phelps) | |
| 8-Jan-20 | Superior Document Services, Inc. | KLDiscovery | |
| 7-Jan-20 | Inventus | Legility | |
| 24-Dec-19 | Carbonite | OpenText | $1.45 Billion |
| 20-Dec-19 | KLDiscovery (Merger) | Pivotal Acquisition Corporation (Merger) | |
| 25-Nov-19 | ObserveIT | Proofpoint | $225,000,000 |
| 20-Nov-19 | Active Navigation (Investee) | Series A Funding (Mobeus) | $11,000,000 |
| 10-Nov-19 | INSZoom | Mitratech | |
| 1-Nov-19 | Nexem Legal (Data Management and Managed Review Services) | Veristar LLC | |
| 11-Oct-19 | Navigant Consulting, Inc. | Guidehouse | $1.1 Billion |
| 2-Oct-19 | X1 (Investee) | Series B Funding (Palisades Growth Capital) | $5,100,000 |
| 5-Sep-19 | Suppla's Business Process Outsourcing Unit (Columbia) | Iron Mountain | |
| 4-Sep-19 | Beyond IT Forensics | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 15-Aug-19 | ayfie (Investee) | Second Funding Round (Initial Funding Round June 2017) | $10,000,000 |
| 8-Aug-19 | iCONECT (Investee) | NewField Capital Partners (Investor) | |
| 1-Aug-19 | iControlESI | Legility | |
| 1-Aug-19 | E-Connect Software, Inc. | Sonasoft Corp | |
| 29-Jul-19 | Compiled | KLDiscovery | |
| 29-Jul-19 | Strategic Legal Solutions | KLDiscovery | |
| 18-Jul-19 | HighQ | Thomson Reuters | |
| 8-Jul-19 | Driven, Inc. (Investee) | Capital Southwest Corporation in Recapitalization (Investor) | |
| 2-Jul-19 | QDiscovery | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 19-Jun-19 | Text IQ (Investee) | FirstMark Capital with Sierra Ventures (Investors) | $12,600,000 |
| 17-Jun-19 | Elevate (Investee) | Kayne Partners (Investor) | $25,000,000 |
| 17-Jun-19 | Cellebrite (Investee) | Israel Growth Partners (IGP) | $110,000,000 |
| 12-Jun-19 | Infinnium (Investee) | Sahajanand Group (Investor) | |
| 11-Jun-19 | Jordan Lawrence | Exterro | |
| 5-Jun-19 | Mindseye Solutions | Reveal | |
| 3-Jun-19 | Onna (Investee) | Series A Funding (Dawn Capital, Dropbox, Slack Fund, and Nauta Capital) | $11,000,000 |
| 3-Jun-19 | Thomson Reuters Pangea3 (Managed Services) | EY | |
| 1-May-19 | Phoenix Business Solutions | Morae Global Corporation | |
| 1-May-19 | Lighthouse | Lightyear Capital LLC | |
| 25-Apr-19 | Hotify, Inc. | Sonasoft Corp | |
| 16-April-19 | SaGo.ai, Inc. | Congruity360 | |
| 3-Apr-19 | H&A Discovery | Epiq | |
| 21-Mar-19 | Epiq U.S. Court Reporting Business (Divestiture) | Veritext Legal Solutions | |
| 11-Feb-19 | Propulse Video | TransPerfect | |
| 11-Feb-19 | QUiVX eDiscovery | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 7-Feb-19 | Luminance (Investee) | Invoke Capital, Talis Capital, and Slaughter and May (Investors) | $10,000,000 |
| 31-Jan-19 | Catalyst Repository Systems | OpenText | $75,000,000 |
| 25-Jan-19 | Cognatio Law | Elevate | |
| 24-Jan-19 | DISCO (Investee) | Georgian Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partner, The Stephens Group, Comerica (Investors) | $83,000,000 |
| 21-Jan-19 | Yerra Solutions | Elevate | |
| 17-Jan-19 | Nighthawk Business Process Services | EXTEND Resources | |
| 17-Jan-19 | HaystackID (Investee) | Knox Capital, ORIX Mezzanine & Private Equity, Maranon Capital, Baird Principal Group, Signet LLC (Investors) | |
| 17-Jan-19 | eTERA Consulting | HaystackID | |
| 14-Jan-19 | Kelly Legal Managed Services (KLMS) | Trustpoint.One | |
| 14-Jan-19 | Omnivere | Driven Inc. | |
| 8-Jan-19 | Halebury | Elevate | |
| 7-Jan-19 | Garretson Resolution Group | Epiq | |
| 5-Dec-18 | Sumati | Elevate | |
| 5-Dec-18 | Esquify | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 4-Dec-18 | Concept Searching | Netwrix | |
| 27-Nov-18 | Evidox | QDiscovery | |
| 14-Nov-18 | LexPredict | Elevate | |
| 7-Nov-18 | LegalComet | Rajah & Tan Technologies | |
| 30-Oct-18 | DiscoverReady | Consilio (GI Partners) | |
| 19-Oct-18 | Confluent Translations | Trustpoint.One | |
| 16-Oct-18 | Alderson Court Reporting | Trustpoint.One | |
| 1-Oct-18 | Modus (Investee) | CapStar Bank (Investor) | |
| 20-Sep-18 | United Lex (Investee) | CVC Capital Partners (Investor) | |
| 10-Sep-18 | Ringtail eDiscovery Software Business (From FTI Consulting) | Nuix | $55,000,000 |
| 20-Aug-18 | Copy Source One, LTD | iNSERViO3 | |
| 15-Aug-18 | Wolfinger Forensics (Merger) | Everest Technologies (Merger) | |
| 13-Aug-18 | Innovative Discovery (Investee) | Silver Oak Services Partners (Investor) | |
| 7-Aug-18 | Riverview Law (Managed Services) | EY | |
| 9-July-18 | Controle LLC | Epiq | |
| 28-Jun-18 | Everlaw (Investee) | Menlo Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz (Investors) | $25,000.000 |
| 25-Jun-18 | Navigant (Disputes, Forensics, and Legal Technology Segment (DFLT) and Transaction Advisory Services (TAS)) | Ankura (Madison Dearborn Partners) (Closed August 27, 2018) | $470,000,000 |
| 18-Jun-18 | Garden City Group | Epiq | $42,000,000 |
| 13-Jun-18 | Summit Scanning Partners | Everest Technologies | |
| 5-Jun-18 | CloudRanger | Druva | |
| 31-May-18 | Soliton Systems (eDiscovery Business) | Epiq | |
| 23-May-18 | Exterro (Investment) | Leeds Equity Partners (Investor) | >$100,000,000 |
| 1-May-18 | Cornerstone Technologies | Sonasoft Corporation | |
| 1-May-18 | RPX Corporation (Inventus) | HGGC (Closing Expected in 2Q or 3Q 2018) | $555,000,000 |
| 24-Apr-18 | Envision Discovery | HaystackID | |
| 24-Apr-18 | Inspired Review | HaystackID | |
| 24-Apr-18 | HaystackID (Haystack Holdings - Investee) | Knox Capital, ORIX Mezzanine & Private Equity, Maranon Capital (Investors) | |
| 23-Apri-18 | ThinkSmart | Mitratech | |
| 17-Apr-18 | Consilio (Advanced Discovery) | GI Partners | |
| 10-Apr-18 | TotalDiscovery | Catalyst | |
| 3-Apr-18 | Erado | Zix Corporation | |
| 29-Mar-18 | Forexus | Lighthouse | |
| 26-Mar-18 | LexisNexis eDiscovery Product Suite | CloudNine | |
| 26-Mar-18 | CloudNine (Investee) | Peak Rock Captial (Investor) | |
| 21-Mar-18 | Advanced Discovery | GI Partners | |
| 13-Mar-18 | Kroll (Corporate Risk Holdings) | Duff & Phelps | |
| 21-Feb-18 | Clearwater Legal | CertaTech Solutions | |
| 14-Feb-18 | Hightail (File Sharing) | OpenText | $20,000,000 |
| 30-Jan-18 | CS Disco (Investment) | Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, The Stephens Group (Investors) | $20,000,000 |
| 29-Jan-18 | Update Legal | Driven Inc. | |
| 29-Jan-18 | Logikcull (Investment) | New Enterprise Associates (“NEA”), OpenView Venture Partners, Storm Ventures (Investors) | $25,000,000 |
| 29-Jan-18 | KLDiscovery (Investment) | WestView Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group, Revolution Growth (Investors) | |
| 8-Jan-18 | Decipher Forensics (Merger) | Eide Bailly LLP (Merger) | |
| 4-Jan-18 | Cornerstone Technologies | Sonasoft (Letter of Intent to Acquire) | |
| 2-Jan-18 | Xact Data Discovery | JLL Partners | |
| 18-Dec-17 | Heretik (Investment) | Relativity, Chicago Ventures, Corazon Capital (Investors) | $2,400,000 |
| 12-Dec-17 | U.S. Legal Support (eDiscovery and Computer Forensics Division) | Business Intelligence Associates (BIA) | |
| 5-Dec-17 | HAYSTACK ID LLC (Investee) | TCF Capital Funding (Support Of Knox Capital Holdings and Maranon Capital) in Recapitalization (Investor) | $17.800,000 |
| 30-Nov-17 | E-STET | EY | |
| 28-Nov-17 | Allegory | Integreon | |
| 31-Oct-17 | Avalon Document Services (Merger) | C:Dox (Merger) | |
| 23-Oct-17 | NexLP (Investment) | Method Capital and Dundee Venture Capital (Investors) | $3,000,000 |
| 23-Oct-17 | HAYSTACKID LLC (Investee) | Knox Capital (Investor) | |
| 3-Oct-17 | NuLegal | DTI | |
| 2-Oct-17 | The Oliver Group | RVM | |
| 6-Sep-17 | DSicovery, LLC | Counsel on Call | |
| 1-Aug-17 | inData | Ipro | |
| 26-Jul-17 | Guidance Software | OpenText | $240,000,000 |
| 25-Jul-17 | Heureka Software (Investee) | NCT Ventures, Bridge Investments, JumpStart Inc. (Investors) | $1,800,000 |
| 12-Jul-17 | Esquify (Investment) | Network Ventures, Foley Ventures, and Bridge Investments (Investors) | $710,000 |
| 21-Jun-17 | KNJ (Merger) | Congruity360 (Merger) | |
| 17-May-17 | Altep, Inc. | Advanced Discovery | |
| 17-May-17 | Discovia (Merger) | Lighthouse eDiscovery (Merger) | |
| 16-May-17 | Zapproved (Investment) | Vista Equity Partners (Investor) | |
| 2-May-17 | Morae Legal (Merger) New Entity Called Morae Global Corporation | Clutch Group (Merger) | |
| 26 - Apr - 17 | Ipro (Investment) | ParkerGale Capital (Investor) | |
| 4-Apr-17 | Mitratech (Investment) | HgCapital (Investor) | |
| 29-Mar-17 | Valora Technologies (Investment) | DTI (Investor) | |
| 21-Mar-17 | CS Disco (Investment) | Comerica Bank (Debt Refinancing and Expansion) | |
| 26 - Jan 17 | Secure Discovery | Reveal | |
| 4-Dec-16 | Key Discovery (eDiscovery Practice) | BDO USA (BDO Consulting) | |
| 10-Nov-16 | Scarab Consulting | Franklin Data | |
| 7-Nov-16 | Essential Discovery, Inc. | FRONTEO | |
| 4-Nov-16 | Brainspace | BC Partners, Medina Capital (Agreement to Acquire) | $95,000,000 |
| 1-Nov-16 | Stroz Friedberg | Aon Risk Solutions | |
| 21-Oct-16 | Kroll Ontrack | LDiscovery LLC | $410,000,000 |
| 11-Oct-16 | Brainspace (Investment) | In-Q-Tel, Inc (Investor) | |
| 4-Oct-16 | D4 LLC | Adecco Group | |
| 30-Sep-16 | Epiq Systems (Merger) | DTI (Merger) | |
| 29-Sep-16 | Druva (Investment) | Sequoia Capital, Blue Cloud Ventures, Hercules Capital, NTT Finance, Nexus Venture Partners, Tenaya Capital (Investors) | $51,000,000 |
| 8-Sep-16 | EQD | Consilio | |
| 1-Sep-16 | Integreon | NewQuest Capital Partners | |
| 23-Aug-16 | Logikcull (Investment) | OpenView Ventures, Storm Ventures (Investors) | $10,000,000 |
| 22-Aug-16 | Avalon Documents Services (Merger) | Southeastern Document Services (Merger) | |
| 3-Aug-16 | Lighthouse eDiscovery (Investee) | CIT Bank North America (Line of Credit) | $23,000,000 |
| 2-Aug-16 | CS Disco (Investment) | The Stephens Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners (Investors) | $18,575,000 |
| 1-Aug-16 | Hitec Laboratories | Mitratech | |
| 27-Jul-16 | Epiq Systems | OMERS Private Equity And Harvest Partners (Agreement) | $1,000,000,000 |
| 20-Jul-16 | Recommind | OpenText | $163,000,000 |
| 13-Jul-16 | iCONECT (Investment) | Fraser Mackenzie Merchant Capital (Investor) | |
| 21-Jun-16 | CMO Software | Mitratech | |
| 9-Jun-16 | Forensicon | QDiscovery | |
| 19-May-16 | Jurinnov Ltd. | TCDI | |
| 11-May-16 | Adept STS, Limited | DTI | |
| 10-May-16 | Omega Discovery, LLC | Skyline Discovery Consulting | |
| 5-May-16 | Elite Document Solutions | LDiscovery LLC | |
| 2-May-16 | Recall | Iron Mountain | $2,000,000,000 |
| 25-Apr-16 | F1 Discovery | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 14-Apr-16 | Gotham Digital Science | Stroz Friedberg | |
| 14-Mar-16 | Content Analyst | kCura | |
| 10-Mar-16 | Archyvu Systems | Iron Mountain | |
| 9-Mar-16 | Viewabill | Mitratech | |
| 2-Mar-16 | Landmark Legal Solutions | D4 LLC | |
| 20-Jan-16 | Kiersted Systems | OmniVere LLC | |
| 19-Jan-16 | Orange Legal Technologies | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 19-Jan-16 | Review Less LLC | Inspired Review LLC | |
| 14-Jan-16 | Everlaw (Investment) | Andreessen Horowitz (Investor) | $8,100,000 |
| 7-Jan-16 | Millnet | Advanced Discovery | |
| 6-Jan-16 | LDiscovery LLC | Carlyle Group, Revolution Growth | $150,000,000 |
| 5-Jan-16 | Legal Placements, Inc. | Advanced Discovery | |
| 31-Dec-15 | Huron Legal (Divestiture from Huron Consulting Group) | Consilio | $134,000,000 |
| 15-Dec-15 | Inventus Solutions, Inc. | RPX Corporation | $232,000,000 |
| 2-Dec-15 | Proven Legal Technologies | Consilio | |
| 23-Nov-15 | Daegis | OpenText | $13,500,000 |
| 12-Oct-15 | Ditto Document Services (eDiscovery Division) | Advanced Discovery | |
| 6-Oct-15 | eDepoze (Investee) | Nova Partners, LLC (Investor) | $2,800,000 |
| 16-Sep-15 | Kennett Group | TRU Staffing Partners | |
| 16-Sep-15 | Backstop | Consilio | |
| 15-Sep-15 | Mitratech (Investment) | TA Associates (Investors) | |
| 1-Sep-15 | OmniVere (Investee) | Gibraltar Business Capital (Line of Credit) | |
| 24-Aug-15 | CaseTrack (EAG) | Mitratech | |
| 24-Aug-15 | Copy Secure | LDiscovery LLC | |
| 11-Aug-15 | Credence Corporation | LDiscovery LLC | |
| 11-Aug-15 | Veritas (From Symantec) | Carlyle Group | $8,000,000 |
| 6-Aug-15 | Elysium Digital | Stroz Friedberg | |
| 3-Aug-15 | Consilio (Investment) | Shamrock Capital Advisors (Investor) | |
| 3-Aug-15 | EvD, Inc. (Evolve Discovery) | UBIC, Inc. | |
| 21-Jul-15 | iManage (LBO From HP) | iManage | |
| 8-Jul-15 | Heureka Software (Investee) | Franklin Data (Investment) | |
| 7-Jul-15 | Bridgeway Software | Mitratech | |
| 1-Jul-15 | VE Discovery | Franklin Data | |
| 1-Jul-15 | Rittman Mead India | Huron Consulting Group | |
| 23-Jun-15 | Kooby, LLP | Inventus Solutions, Inc. | |
| 22-Jun-15 | NRC Inc. | Myriad Technologies | |
| 12-Jun-15 | FLEX Discovery | HAYSTACKID | |
| 1-Jun-15 | Merrill Corporation (Legal Solutions Group) | DTI | |
| 14-May-15 | Resolution1 Security (AccessData Group) | Fidelis Cybersecurity | |
| 13-May-15 | Actiance (Investment) | Golub Capital (Investor) | $28,000,000 |
| 4-May-15 | Iris Data Services | Epiq Systems | $134,000,000 |
| 30-Mar-15 | Lightbox Technologies | Stroz Friedberg | |
| 26-Mar-15 | Unified OS Ltd. | Inventus, LLC | |
| 24-Mar-15 | Kofax | Lexmark | $1,000,000,000 |
| 24-Mar-15 | Logikcull (Investment) | Storm Ventures, Private (Investors) | $4,000,000 |
| 16-Mar-15 | Platinum Legal Group | PwC Canada | |
| 12-Feb-15 | Lighthouse eDiscovery (Investee) | Spire Capital (Investor) | $30,000,000 |
| 3-Feb-15 | kCura (Investment) | Iconiq Capital (Investor) | $125,000,000 |
| 2-Feb-15 | Zapproved (Investment) | K1 Investment Management (Investor) | $15,000,000 |
| 20-Jan-15 | Equivio | Microsoft | $200,000,000 |
| 14-Jan-15 | Xact Data Discovery | Clearview Capital | |
| 6-Jan-15 | Decisiv Email (From Recommind) | NetDocuments | |
| 5-Jan-15 | Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) | OpenText | |
| 31-Dec-14 | Image Engine (Investment) | BeyondRecognition (Investor) | |
| 22-Dec-14 | Turnstone Solutions | LDiscovery LLC | |
| 20-Nov-14 | CS Disco (Investment) | Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, Private Investors | $10,000,000 |
| 17-Nov-14 | RenewData (Merger) (Investment) | LDiscovery LLC (Merger) (Investor) | $40,000,000 |
| 10-Nov-14 | Hudson Global, Inc. (eDiscovery Assets) | DTI | $23,000,000 |
| 3-Nov-14 | Evidence Exchange | AlixPartners | |
| 17-Oct-14 | Strategic Document Solutions | D4 LLC | |
| 16-Oct-14 | TrialGraphix | Resonant Legal Media | |
| 16-Oct-14 | Falcon Discovery | DTI | |
| 9-Oct-14 | Discovery Services LLC | eTERA Consulting | |
| 8-Oct-14 | Flash Data Solutions | LDiscovery LLC | |
| 7-Oct-14 | Responsive Data Solutions | Advanced Discovery | |
| 2-Oct-14 | Fontis International | Iron Mountain | |
| 24-Sep-14 | Rand Secure Data (Zovy) | Alta Equity Partners | |
| 17-Sep-14 | DW Legal (Investment) | BeyondRecognition (Investor) | |
| 28-Aug-14 | TechLaw Solutions | UBIC, Inc. | $8,400,000 |
| 19-Aug-14 | DTI (Recapitalization) | OMERS Private Equity | |
| 16-Aug-14 | Druva | Series D Funding (Sequoia Capital, Nexus Venture Partners,Tenaya Capital) | $25,000,000 |
| 16-Aug-14 | Advanced Discovery (Investment) | Trivest Partners | |
| 8-Aug-14 | C2C Systems | Barracuda Networks | |
| 16-Jun-14 | Clarity Litigation Support LLC | Iris Data Services | |
| 12-Jun-14 | DiscoverReady (Chapter 11 Reorg/Investment) | Bayside Capital | |
| 11-Jun-14 | Commonwealth Legal | Ricoh Canada | |
| 9-Jun-14 | TeamConnect Legal Hold (Kiersted) | Mitratech | |
| 27-May-14 | C:DOX (Investment) | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 12-May-14 | AccessData Litigation Support Services (LSS) | OmniVere LLC | $18,000,000 |
| 7-May-14 | Califorensics | Capital Digital Document Solutions | |
| 7-May-14 | PartnerJD | TrustPoint International | |
| 18-Apr-14 | Smart Data Consulting | Xerox | |
| 11-Feb-14 | Cicayda (Investment) | Private | $2,200,000 |
| 31-Jan-14 | Cicayda (Investment) | Private | $3,800,000 |
| 20-Jan-14 | ATD Legal Services Professional Corporation | Deloitte | |
| 16-Jan-14 | Applied Discovery | DTI | |
| 15-Jan-14 | CS Disco (Investment) | Live Oak Venture Partners | $2,000,000 |
| 14-Jan-14 | LT Online | Mitratech | |
| 13-Nov-13 | DataClues | Precision Discovery, Inc. | |
| 24-Oct-13 | TERIS (Washington and California Offices) | Inventus Solutions | |
| 15-Oct-13 | Schiefelbein Analytics LLC | TechLaw Solutions | |
| 18-Sep-13 | Recommind | Series C Funding (SAP Ventures) | $15,000,000 |
| 12-Sep-13 | PureDiscovery | Series C Funding (Medina Capital) | $9,000,000 |
| 28-Aug-13 | H5 | Series A Funding | $395,000 |
| 14-Aug-13 | LDiscovery LLC (Merger) | AlphaLit (Merger) | |
| 21-Jun-13 | PLA-Litigation Solutions Group | D4 LLC | |
| 20-Jun-13 | In Demand Document Services, LLC (IDDS) | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 20-Jun-13 | Inventus, LLC | Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. | |
| 11-Jun-13 | Modus eDiscovery (Investment) | Harbert Management Corporation and Azalea Capital (Investment) | $10,000,000 |
| 16-May-13 | UBIC Inc. (Investment) | Initial Public Offering-NASDAQ (Investment) | $104,500,000 |
| 4-Apr-13 | Taylor Woodings | FTI Consulting | |
| 18-Mar-13 | Altep, Inc. (Merger) | eLitigation Solutions (Merger) | |
| 15-Mar-13 | AccessData (Investment) | Sorensen Capital | $20,000,000 |
| 15-Mar-13 | AccessData (Investment) | Silicon Valley Bank | $20,000,000 |
| 14-Mar-13 | Wolters Kluwer (25% Minority Interest in AccessData) | AccessData | |
| 6-Mar-13 | Resonate KT | OpenText | |
| 4-Mar-13 | eDirect Impact LLC (Merger) | Elijah Ltd. (Merger) | |
| 19-Feb-13 | First to File | CPA Global (Cinven) | |
| 6-Feb-13 | Preferred Imaging | Quantum Discovery | |
| 9-Jan-13 | Everlaw (Investment) | Ulu Ventures, K9 Ventures, Monumental Venture Partners | $850,000 |
| 19-Dec-12 | StoredIQ | IBM | |
| 29-Nov-12 | Fios, Inc. | DTI | |
| 28-Nov-12 | IdeaPlan Ltd. | Workshare (SkyDox Ltd.) | |
| 1-Nov-12 | Peritia Data Discovery | Elite Document Technology | |
| 19-Oct-12 | Flash Discovery | Xact Data Discovery | |
| 9-Oct-12 | iEnvision Technology | Duff & Phelps | |
| 5-Oct-12 | Digital Reef | TransPerfect | |
| 18-Sep-12 | Providus | DTI | |
| 17-Sep-12 | Arkovi Backups | RegEd | |
| 13-Sep-12 | Market Counsel (MailBanc Messaging Unit) | Global Relay | |
| 11-Sep-12 | Workshare | SkyDox Ltd. | |
| 6-Aug-12 | StoredIQ (Investment) | Private (12 Investors) | |
| 2-Aug-12 | On Target Litigation Solutions | D4, LLC | |
| 1-Aug-12 | K&B Document Technologies | XACT Data Discovery | |
| 19-Jul-12 | OrcaTec (Investment) | Private | |
| 2-Jul-12 | Lateral Data | Xerox | $30,000,000 |
| 26-Jun-12 | AdamsGrayson | Huron Consulting Group | $31,500,000 |
| 25-Jun-12 | IE Discovery | Deloitte Financial Services | |
| 13-Jun-12 | Black Letter Discovery | Trustpoint International | |
| 13-Jun-12 | Data Forte | Document Technologies, Inc. | |
| 12-Jun-12 | Ascertus | Huron Consulting Group | |
| 6-Jun-12 | Landmark Legal Solutions | Flex Discovery | |
| 4-Jun-12 | Sanction Solutions | LexisNexis | |
| 29-May-12 | Sight, Sound & Selection | SuperiorGlacier | |
| 23-May-12 | Intelligent Discovery Management (IDM) | SuperiorGlacier | |
| 16-May-12 | Equivalent Data (Investment) | Trinity Hunt | |
| 15-May-12 | N-Tier Discovery | RVM Enterprises, Inc. | |
| 10-May-12 | Excelerate (Merger) | TrustPoint International (Merger) | |
| 1 - May - 12 | RenewData (Investment) | ABS Capital Partners, CIBC (Investor) | |
| 1-May-12 | EasyLink | OpenText | $310,000,000 |
| 18-Apr-12 | Omega Legal Technologies | Aderant | |
| 10-Apr-12 | Catalyst Repository Systems (Investment) | FTV Capital | $37,000,000 |
| 6-Apr-12 | CRG | TransPerfect Legal Solutions | |
| 28-Mar-12 | Ediscover-e | RVM | |
| 22-Mar-12 | Lighthouse eDiscovery (Investee) | Union Bay Capital (Investor) | $3,000,000 |
| 20-Mar-12 | DLR Legal | First Advantage Litigation Consulting | |
| 19-Mar-12 | ISYS Search | Lexmark | $35,000,000 |
| 19-Mar-12 | Nolij | Lexmark | $35,000,000 |
| 15-Mar-12 | Detroit Legal Imaging | D4, LLC | |
| 14-Mar-12 | Caselawg | Navigant | |
| 13-Mar-12 | Applied Technology Group LLC | Aderant | |
| 6-Mar-12 | Ivize (Merger) | Modus, LLC | |
| 6-Mar-12 | Modus, LLC | Azalea Capital | |
| 13-Feb-12 | Aptara | iEnergizer Limited | |
| 7-Feb-12 | CaseCentral | Guidance Software | $17,100,000 |
| 20-Jan-12 | NextPage | ProofPoint | |
| 18-Jan-12 | CPA Global | Cinven | $1,450,000,000 |
| 16-Jan-12 | LiveOffice | Symantec | $115,000,000 |
| 6-Jan-12 | Applied Discovery | Sirus Capital | $95,000,000 |
| 28-Dec-11 | De Novo Legal | Epiq Systems | |
| 2-Dec-11 | Document Technologies, Inc. (Recapitalization) | Harvest Partners | |
| 26-Oct-11 | e-Docuplus | Flex Discovery | |
| 12-Oct-11 | RiverGlass | Allen Systems Group (ASG) | $68,000,000 |
| 30-Sep-11 | LDiscovery (Recapitalization) | Westview Capital Parters | |
| 8-Sep-11 | Firefly Dataworks | iControl ESI | |
| 1-Sep-11 | CP Document Technologies | Advanced Discovery Services | |
| 1-Sep-11 | Bridge City Legal | DTI | |
| 18-Aug-11 | Autonomy | HP | $11,700,000,000 |
| 25-Jul-11 | ACT Litigation Services | DiscoverReady | $65,000,000 |
| 19-Jul-11 | Ignited Discovery | Navigant | |
| 25-Jun-11 | United Lex (Investment) | Sequoia Capital, Helion Venture Partners, Canaan Partners | $17,000,000 |
| 9-Jun-11 | eDiscovery Forensics | McCann Investigations | |
| 7-Jun-11 | Prodiance | Microsoft | |
| 31-May-11 | Cataphora | E&Y | |
| 19-May-11 | Clearwell Systems | Symantec | $390,000,000 |
| 17-May-11 | Nuix (Investment) | Maquarie Capital Group | |
| 16-May-11 | Iron Mountain | Autonomy | $380,000,000 |
| 4-Apr-11 | Encore Discovery Solutions | Epic Systems | $100,000,000 |
| 1-Apr-11 | LECG Legal Technology Practice | Huron Consulting Group | |
| 22-Mar-11 | Vertica Systems | HP | |
| 15-Feb-11 | Everlaw (Investment) | K9 Ventures | $655,000 |
| 31-Jan-11 | iFramework | Wave Software | |
| 23-Dec-10 | First Advantage | Symphony Technology Group | $265,000,000 |
| 18-Dec-10 | Pangea3 | Thomson Reuters | |
| 7-Dec-10 | Unlimited Discovery Group | DTI | |
| 6-Dec-10 | Capitol Discovery Services | Iris Data Services | |
| 4-Nov-10 | Trilantic International | Huron Consulting Group | |
| 13-Oct-10 | PSS Systems | IBM | $65,000,000 |
| 5-Oct-10 | Serengeti Law | Thomson Reuters | |
| 30-Sep-10 | Stroz Friedberg (Investment) | New Mountain Capital Group | $115,000,000 |
| 20-Sep-10 | Daticon EED | DTI | |
| 13-Jul-10 | CaseLogistix | Thomson Reuters | |
| 29-Jun-10 | Daegis | Unify Corporation | $37,500,000 |
| 9-Jun-10 | CA (Information Governance) | Autonomy | |
| 7-Jun-10 | Kroll | Altegrity | $1,130,000,000 |
| 10-May-10 | Tableau LLC | Guidance Software | $12,300,000 |
| 9-May-10 | CT Summation | AccessData | |
| 4-May-10 | American Data Services | Advanced Discovery Services | |
| 26-Apr-10 | Inference Data | DOAR Litigation Consulting | |
| 22-Feb-10 | Mimosa Systems | Iron Mountain | $112,000,000 |
| 14-Jan-10 | Array Technology Group LLC | U.S. Legal Support | |
| 6-Nov-09 | DiscoverReady | Dolan Media | |
| 1-Oct-09 | Anacomp (France) | Techtrek Limited | |
| 1-Sep-09 | Kazeon Systems | EMC | |
| 1-Aug-09 | Digital Mandate | RenewData | |
| 5-May-09 | InBoxer | Safecore | |
| 16-Apr-09 | AXS-One | Unify Corporation | $8,000,000 |
| 5-Apr-09 | Anacomp (UK) | Formscan | |
| 24-Feb-09 | LuciData, Inc. | Juritek.net LTD | |
| 10-Feb-09 | Black Letter Discovery | Callidus Holdings (Milestone Partners) | |
| 5-Feb-09 | ONSITE3 | Integreon | |
| 22-Jan-09 | Interwoven | Autonomy | $775,000,000 |
| 5-Jan-09 | Orchestria | CA | |
| 5-Jan-09 | Focus Solutions | Continuum Worldwide | |
| 17-Nov-08 | MessageLabs | Symantec | |
| 29-Aug-08 | Access Litigation | Edmond Scientific | |
| 27-Jul-08 | Lexalytics, Inc. | Infonic | |
| 24-Jul-08 | Discovery Mining | Interwoven | |
| 8-Jul-08 | Daticon | Electronic Evidence Discovery | |
| 24-Jun-08 | Fortiva | Proofpoint | |
| 10-Jun-08 | Attenex (Merger) | FTI Consulting | $88,000,000 |
| 3-Jun-08 | Datum Legal | Integreon | |
| 2-Jun-08 | Midnight Run | Orange Legal Technologies | |
| 25-Apr-08 | Message One | Dell | |
| 31-Mar-08 | Tower Software | HP | |
| 7-Mar-08 | Docuity | Stroz Friedberg | |
| 14-Jan-08 | Barrasso Consulting | Deloitte | |
| 12-Feb-08 | Lighthouse Global Technologies | Atempo | |
| 12-Feb-08 | Estorian | TeraCloud | |
| 6-Dec-07 | MetaLINCS | Seagate Technology | |
| 3-Dec-07 | Vontu | Symantec | $350,000,000 |
| 31-Oct-07 | Stratify | Iron Mountain | $158,000,000 |
| 18-Sep-07 | TrialGraphix | Kroll Ontrack | |
| 3-Jul-07 | ZANTAZ | Autonomy | $375,000,000 |
| 25-Jun-07 | Accutrac Software, Inc. | Iron Mountain | |
| 18-Jun-07 | Intralinks (Investment) | TA Associates (Investor) | |
| 6-Jun-07 | Image Capture Engineering, Inc. | Lexis Nexis | |
| 1-Jun-07 | DolphinSearch | Xiotech | |
| 31-May-07 | Syngence | Private Investment Group | |
| 30-May-07 | CaseLogistix | Anacomp | |
| 1-Mar-07 | Lextranet | Merrill Corporation | |
| 20-Nov-06 | Engenium | Kroll Ontrack | |
| 6-Oct-06 | CaseData | Oce Business Services | |
| 28-Sep-06 | LiveNote | Thomson | |
| 18-Sep-06 | Whitmont Legal Technologies | Techbooks | |
| 10-Aug-06 | FileNet | IBM | $1,600,000,000 |
| 1-Aug-06 | Document Review Consulting Services | Huron Consulting Group | |
| 1-Aug-06 | Aaxis Technologies | Huron Consulting Group | |
| 24-Jul-06 | Dataflight | LexisNexis | |
| 24-Jul-06 | CaseSoft | LexisNexis | |
| 12-Jul-06 | D-M Information Systems | Esquire Litigation Solutons | |
| 9-Jul-06 | MDY Group | CA | |
| 14-Jun-06 | Amici | Xerox | $174,000,000 |
| 25-May-06 | SPI Tech | ePLDT | |
| 4-Apr-06 | Ibis Consulting | Pitney Bowes | $67,000,000 |
| 31-Jan-06 | Ibas | Kroll Ontrack | $45,000,000 |
| 24-Jan-06 | Bowne | Integreon | |
| 18-Jan-06 | Daticon | Xiotech | |
| 17-Nov-05 | nMatrix | Epiq Systems | $125,000,000 |
| 17-Oct-05 | Ilumin | CA | |
| 1-Jul-05 | RealLegal Litigation Technology Division | LiveNote, Inc. | |
| 10-Jun-05 | Niku | Computer Associates | $350,000,000 |
| 23-Feb-05 | Ringtail Solutions Group | FTI Consulting | $35,000,000 |
| 16-Dec-04 | VERITAS Software | Symantec | $13,500,000 |
| 1-Dec-04 | Summation Legal Technologies | Wolters Kluwer | |
| 18-May-04 | Kroll | Marsh & McLennan | |
| 24-Feb-04 | KVS | VERITAS Software | $225,000,000 |
| 1-Nov-03 | Lex Solutio (Phoenix) | Frontenac (Chicago) | $23,000,000 |
| 11-Jul-03 | Applied Discovery | LexisNexis | $95,000,000 |
| 2-Apr-02 | ONTRACK Data International | Kroll | $121,000,000 |
| 5-Nov-01 | CourtLink | LexisNexis |
Additional Reading
- An Abridged Look at the Business of eDiscovery: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Investments
- A Running List of Industry M&A+I-Related Announcements**
* Reported numbers may change over time as past events are identified and entered into the tracking database. Not all announcements are tracked as completed events.
Source: ComplexDiscovery
