Counsel Press Acquires Case Anywhere

Align Capital Partners Acquires Counsel Press from Gladstone Investment Corporation

October 24, 2023

Legal Services

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has acquired Counsel Press, Inc., a New York–headquartered, tech-enabled legal process outsourcing provider focused on appellate and litigation support services, from Gladstone Investment Corporation. ACP intends to partner with management to accelerate growth, build a diversified legal services platform and pursue add-on M&A to expand Counsel Press's offerings to law firms and corporate legal departments.

Counsel Press Acquires Legalex LLC

June 5, 2025

Legal Services

Counsel Press, the outsourced legal services platform backed by Align Capital Partners, has acquired Legalex LLC, a New York–based technology-enabled process-serving and court e-filing platform. The add-on expands Counsel Press's service-of-process and e-filing capabilities, increases its TAM and cross-sell opportunities with existing litigator customers, and is the platform's seventh add-on since ACP partnered with Counsel Press in 2023.

Counsel Press Acquires Firefly Legal

September 18, 2025

Legal Services

Counsel Press Inc., a technology-enabled litigation support platform, has acquired Firefly Legal, a Mokena, Illinois-based provider of service of process, skip tracing, and court e-filing services. The acquisition expands Counsel Press's service-of-process footprint and enhances its nationwide litigation support capabilities.

Cordance Acquires AppsAnywhere

October 9, 2025

Education

Cordance has acquired AppsAnywhere, a provider of application delivery and IT management software for higher education, to deepen its education technology portfolio and align the product with existing Cordance holdings. The deal pairs AppsAnywhere’s student-centric application delivery platform with LabStats’ analytics to expand capabilities for universities and improve IT efficiency and student experiences.

Counsel Press Acquires Gibson Moore

July 10, 2025

Legal Services

Counsel Press Inc., the nation’s largest provider of appellate and litigation support services and a platform backed by Align Capital Partners, has acquired Richmond-based Gibson Moore to expand its Mid-Atlantic appellate footprint. The deal is an add-on acquisition that strengthens Counsel Press’s presence in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland and marks the company’s eighth add-on since ACP partnered with Counsel Press in 2023.

Counsel Press (ACP-backed) Acquires Cockle Legal Briefs, Becker Gallagher and Lantagne Legal Printing

September 19, 2024

Legal Services

ACP-backed Counsel Press has acquired three specialized appellate service providers—Cockle Legal Briefs, Becker Gallagher Briefs & Records, and Lantagne Legal Printing—as add-on acquisitions to expand Counsel Press’ appellate capabilities and geographic coverage across the United States. The deals deepen Counsel Press’ Supreme Court presence, broaden its customer base (including Am Law 100 firms and state attorneys general), and support continued roll-up activity by Align Capital Partners' platform.