Exterro Acquires Jordan Lawrence Group

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Exostar from Thoma Bravo

November 20, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Arlington Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Exostar, a cloud-based secure business collaboration platform, from Thoma Bravo. Arlington said it will leverage its domain expertise in regulated industries to accelerate Exostar's product development and growth across aerospace & defense, healthcare and financial services.

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 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.

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

July 26, 2022

Software

Exterro completed a strategic recapitalization valuing the Legal GRC software provider at more than $1 billion. The transaction was led by existing sponsor Leeds Equity Partners alongside a continuation vehicle co-led by Coller Capital and Glendower Capital with significant participation from Exterro management; proceeds will fund M&A, product development and geographic expansion of Exterro's Legal GRC portfolio.

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.

Five Arrows Acquires Majority Stake in Juvare LLC

July 28, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Five Arrows (the corporate private equity arm of Rothschild & Co) has completed a majority investment in Juvare LLC, the provider of emergency preparedness and critical incident management software, purchasing the stake from Thomas H. Lee Partners. Terms were not disclosed; Five Arrows is organizing the investment through its European fund (Five Arrows Principal Investments) and its US fund (Five Arrows Capital Partners) to support Juvare's growth in the US and internationally.