Baretz+Brunelle Acquires LexFusion

Baretz+Brunelle Acquires Berardi Consulting LLC

October 20, 2021

Consulting

Baretz+Brunelle has merged Berardi Consulting LLC into its firm, with founder Jeff Berardi joining Baretz+Brunelle as a partner. The acquisition adds legal-industry marketing and business development advisory capabilities to Baretz+Brunelle’s NewLaw practice and expands its advisory services offering to Am Law and other legal-sector clients.

UnitedLex Acquires BlackStone Discovery

September 9, 2021

Cybersecurity

UnitedLex has acquired BlackStone Discovery, a Silicon Valley–based eDiscovery and digital forensics provider, to bolster its West Coast presence and technology-enabled legal services. The deal adds BlackStone’s forensics, investigations, managed review and incident-response capabilities to UnitedLex’s digital legal transformation offerings.

Bessemer Venture Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Litify

February 9, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Bessemer Venture Partners has acquired a majority stake in Litify, the end-to-end legal operating SaaS platform, as Litify reaches profitability. The investment will support accelerated product development, continued growth, and expansion of Litify’s platform for law firms, corporate legal departments, and other legal organizations.

Clio Acquires vLex / Fastcase for $1B

November 10, 2025

Software

Clio completed a $1 billion acquisition of vLex and Fastcase (closing Nov. 10, 2025), combining Clio's legal-practice platform with vLex/Fastcase's comprehensive legal databases and AI capabilities. The deal has drawn antitrust scrutiny from rivals, with Alexi Technologies alleging the acquisition forecloses programmatic access to essential caselaw data.

Francisco Partners to Acquire BARBRI from Leeds Equity

March 31, 2021

Education

Francisco Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BARBRI, a leading provider of technology-enabled legal education, from Leeds Equity Partners. The deal, which was announced March 31, 2021, will transfer ownership of the Dallas-headquartered company to Francisco Partners and is expected to close in Q2 2021 subject to customary approvals.

Accenture Acquires Bionic

June 29, 2021

Consulting

Accenture acquired Bionic, a New York–based growth and innovation consultancy known for its proprietary GrowthOS platform, to bolster Accenture Interactive's Growth and Business Design practice. Financial terms were not disclosed; Bionic's team of roughly 40 entrepreneurs and designers will join Accenture to expand its experience-led growth capabilities.