Law Business Research Acquires Docket Navigator
August 24, 2021
Law Business Research, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired Hopkins Bruce Publishers LLC (d/b/a Docket Navigator). The acquisition adds Docket Navigator’s patent litigation tracking and analytics capabilities to LBR’s suite of legal data solutions, expanding its subscription product set for law firms and corporate legal teams.
- Buyers
- Law Business Research, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
- Targets
- Docket Navigator (Hopkins Bruce Publishers LLC)
- Sellers
- Hopkins Bruce Publishers LLC
- Platforms
- Law Business Research
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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