Leeds Equity and Investors Complete >$1B Recapitalization of Exterro

Exterro Acquires AccessData to Expand Legal GRC and Digital Forensics Capabilities

December 3, 2020

Cybersecurity

Exterro Inc., a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, acquired AccessData to combine digital forensics, e-discovery and Legal GRC capabilities into a single integrated enterprise platform. The deal, announced December 3, 2020, brings AccessData’s forensic tools (including FTK) and ~500 employees into Exterro’s offering to accelerate product innovation and broaden coverage across corporate, government and legal end markets; terms were not disclosed.

Exterro Acquires Divebell

November 2, 2023

Software

Exterro, a Leeds Equity Partners–backed provider of legal GRC software, has acquired Divebell, a data discovery SaaS specialist. The deal integrates Divebell's automated data discovery capabilities into Exterro's legal governance, risk and compliance platform to strengthen data governance, e-discovery, privacy and breach response capabilities.

Exterro Acquires Jordan Lawrence Group

June 11, 2019

Software

Exterro, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired Jordan Lawrence Group, a provider of data privacy and information management software and services. The deal expands Exterro’s information-governance and privacy capabilities by combining Jordan Lawrence’s data inventory, minimization and vendor-risk solutions with Exterro’s e-discovery and governance platform; terms were not disclosed.

Exterro Acquires E‑Discovery Provider Zapproved

January 19, 2023

Software

Exterro, a legal GRC software provider, has acquired Zapproved, an e‑discovery software vendor. The deal (terms undisclosed) combines Zapproved’s customer‑focused e‑discovery offerings with Exterro’s Legal GRC platform to expand product capabilities and provide a unified solution; seller K1 Investment Management will retain a minority stake in the combined business.

Gauge Capital Recapitalizes Exigo

March 21, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Gauge Capital has partnered with the founders and management of Exigo in a recapitalization of the Dallas-based PaaS provider. The investment will fund product development, sales and marketing, and international expansion; Gauge partners have also joined Exigo’s board.

Lee Equity Partners Closes $1.6B Recapitalization of McLarens Global Limited

October 15, 2025

Insurance

Lee Equity Partners led a $1.6 billion recapitalization of McLarens Global Limited, with participation from several institutional investors, giving existing shareholders the option of partial liquidity while providing McLarens significant new growth capital. McLarens is a global provider of technical insurance claims and risk consulting services with roughly 1,600 experts across a broad international footprint; the capital will support continued geographic expansion and capability build-out.