Law Business Research and ALM Announce Strategic Merger
March 24, 2025
Law Business Research (LBR) and ALM have merged to form a combined global legal intelligence and information services group, bringing together LBR's UK/global presence and ALM's deep US market penetration. The combined business will continue existing products and services, employ more than 900 people across offices in New York, London, Washington DC, Erlanger, Philadelphia, Austin and Hong Kong, and will be led by Nick Brailey as Group CEO.
- Buyers
- Law Business Research (LBR), Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), EagleTree Capital
- Targets
- ALM, Law Business Research (LBR)
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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