Tracked deals
213
213 tracked deals across 2014-2026.
Tracked deals
213
213 tracked deals across 2014-2026.
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
184 strategic · 92 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
43 tracked deals announced in 2025.
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| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexitas | 21 | Provider of technology-enabled legal support services to ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Align Capital Partners | 6 | Growth-oriented private equity firm managing ~$1.8 billio... | PE |
| Funds advised by Apax | 6 | Private equity firm advising funds that invest in compani... | PE |
| Counsel Press Inc. | 5 | Nationwide provider of appellate services offering brief ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Renovus Capital Partners | 5 | Lower middle-market private equity firm focused on Knowle... | PE |
| Apax Partners | 4 | Global private equity advisory firm investing across Heal... | PE |
| Array | 4 | Nationwide litigation support and eDiscovery services fir... | Strategic |
| Knox Capital | 4 | Private equity firm providing capital and hands-on operat... | PE |
| Magna Legal Services | 4 | Provider of end-to-end litigation support services (court... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Rouse | 4 | Global intellectual property services firm offering paten... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Last 10 years
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Carta, an agentic ERP platform for private capital, announced it has acquired Avantia, a U.K. AI-powered legal and compliance law firm for asset managers. The deal launches Carta Law, integrating Avantia’s AI-native contracting, compliance, and attorney-reviewed workflows directly into Carta’s ERP for a single-platform legal and fund operations solution.
Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced it successfully closed a single-asset continuation fund (CP EV Fund I, LP) with approximately $405 million in commitments to support the next phase of growth for its tech-enabled legal services platform Proceed. ACP acquired Counsel Press in October 2023 and rebranded the company as Proceed after executing multiple add-on acquisitions, and the new capital will fund further strategic add-ons and technology investments across the litigation lifecycle.
Steele Raymond has acquired Williams Thompson, a Christchurch, Dorset law firm, to strengthen its presence across the Central South region. The acquisition expands Steele Raymond’s specialist support in Christchurch, with Williams Thompson’s lawyers joining Steele Raymond’s teams and continuing to serve clients from the Christchurch offices.
Consilio announced an integration/investment in elaw, an Australian eDiscovery and eLitigation provider, to strengthen its eDiscovery footprint across Australia and New Zealand. The move expands Consilio's local delivery capacity and capabilities for government, corporate and legal clients, and provides elaw's clients access to Consilio's global technology and Lawyers On Demand services.
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners completed a single-asset continuation vehicle for Fletchers Solicitors, providing Fund VII limited partners the option of liquidity or continued participation while Sun Capital reinvested and committed incremental capital. Since Sun Capital's 2021 investment, Fletchers has grown LTM EBITDA from £8.0 million to £37.9 million (as of Sept. 30, 2025); the firm operates across multiple UK locations with over 1,600 employees and a proprietary case-generation platform.
BCF Business Law announced the acquisition of Leroux Côté Burrogano (LCB), a Montréal-based real estate law firm with more than 100 years of history. LCB’s 18 professionals (led by Mtre Bruno Burrogano) have officially joined BCF, with Burrogano appointed Head of BCF’s Real Estate Law Group.
MediVisuals + High Impact, a provider of visual demonstratives and trial presentation services, has acquired Jury Impressions, a mock-jury and jury research firm founded by Irv Cantor. The acquisition expands MediVisuals + High Impact's litigation support capabilities by integrating structured jury testing (focus groups, surveys, mock juries) with its visual storytelling and courtroom presentation services.
Uplift Investors launched Orion Legal MSO, a managed service organization supporting plaintiff law firms, with Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers as the founding partner firm. Dudley DeBosier will remain 100% owned by its founding partners and will invest in Orion Legal alongside Uplift to receive non-legal operational support while preserving firm control.
Purpose Legal has acquired Hire Counsel, a 30+-year managed review and flexible legal staffing provider, to create an integrated managed review, staffing and legal technology platform. The deal—supported by Purpose Legal’s majority investor Blue Sage Capital and with Hire Counsel previously held by Long Point Capital—combines Hire Counsel’s talent network and delivery capabilities with Purpose Legal’s eDiscovery, digital forensics and AI-enabled review services; financial terms were not disclosed.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP has acquired Schulman Bhattacharya LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based commercial litigation and arbitration boutique. The deal brings three partners, two counsel and two associates into Hughes Hubbard to deepen the firm’s litigation, arbitration and investigations capabilities in the U.S. capital region.
BAL has acquired Ladik Law Firm, bringing sports and entertainment immigration specialist Steve Ladik and his team into BAL’s Sports and Entertainment Practice. The move expands BAL’s capability in athlete and team mobility, deepening its expertise supporting athletes, teams and leagues with immigration planning and compliance.
Point Wild, a cybersecurity and security-services portfolio, has acquired Juraspring, a mass tort lien resolution firm, to expand its legal services capabilities alongside existing units CyEx and Simpluris. The deal adds healthcare lien resolution and settlement-consulting expertise to Point Wild’s offerings, enabling more end-to-end support for law firms managing complex mass tort and class action settlement programs.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has acquired Signature Resolution, a Los Angeles-based provider of high-complexity private dispute resolution services, partnering with the company's founders who will retain significant equity. LLCP will support Signature's plans to expand geographically beyond California, invest in platform capabilities, and broaden equity participation among its network of approximately 100 affiliated mediators and arbitrators. Signature will continue to be led by co-founder and CEO Dario Higuchi and the company's existing leadership team.
Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost (F3 Law) announced it will combine with Illinois-based Kriha Boucek LLC (KB) effective January 1, 2026. The combination is intended to create a premier, multi-state education law platform with more than 150 lawyers across 11 offices, expanding coverage in the Midwest and beyond.
Blue Williams, LLC (a Louisiana-based law firm) and Houston’s Heard & Medack announced a merger effective January 1, 2026. The combination expands Blue Williams’ Houston office and strengthens its trial capabilities and breadth of legal services across Texas.
YA Group has acquired InQuis Global, a multi-service expert witness and litigation consulting firm, to expand its end-to-end litigation consulting and biomechanics/accident-reconstruction offering. The deal closed on December 22, 2025 and follows YA Group's October 2024 investment from THL Partners; financial terms were not disclosed.
PossibleNOW acquired the FDCPA Case Listing Service to integrate litigation intelligence into its customer contact compliance offerings. The move brings Bill Pinkney, longtime leader of the FDCPA service, into PossibleNOW as head of Litigation Support Services and expands the company’s capabilities to monitor FDCPA/TCPA litigation risk for clients.
Veritext, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners, has acquired Atlanta-based BAY Mediation and Arbitration Services. FourBridges Capital Advisors represented BAY owners Bill Allred and F. Scott Young in the transaction; BAY will operate as a growth platform for Veritext's ADR services in the Southeast while the founders remain involved.
Harbor Compliance has acquired Firstbase (Firstbase.io), integrating Firstbase's business-formation technology into Harbor Compliance's nationwide compliance platform. The deal brings Firstbase's incorporation and compliance tools and customer base into Harbor Compliance to expand capabilities and better serve entrepreneurs — including international founders forming U.S. entities.
Onit, Inc. has acquired LawBase, a long-standing case-management platform trusted by state, local and education (SLED) agencies and law firms for over four decades. The deal expands Onit's SLED-focused legal operations portfolio, combining LawBase with Onit's existing solutions (including recently acquired Legal Files) to deepen capabilities, security, and integrated AI-native workflows for government customers.
Proceed (formerly Counsel Press) has acquired Special Delivery Service, a Dallas-based provider of technology-driven service of process solutions. The acquisition expands Proceed’s presence in Texas and strengthens its nationwide, technology-enabled litigation support capabilities by adding real-time tracking, proof-of-service confirmation, and digital transparency tools.
Harbor Compliance has acquired CorpoMax Inc., a Delaware-based incorporation and compliance specialist serving French-speaking entrepreneurs in more than 50 countries. The deal expands Harbor Compliance’s international footprint and service portfolio by integrating CorpoMax’s French-language expertise and client base while providing access to Harbor Compliance’s proprietary compliance platform and infrastructure.
Eudia, an AI-native platform for in-house legal teams, has acquired Out-House, a specialized legal services provider founded by Lynden Renwick. The deal brings Out-House's Fortune 500-focused legal operations and contracting expertise into Eudia's hybrid human+AI offering, with Lynden Renwick joining Eudia's leadership to expand enterprise service lines.
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.
LDC has completed a growth investment in Harper James, a Birmingham-based full-service commercial law firm that serves SMEs through a subscription-based, tech-enabled model. The investment backs founder and CEO Toby Harper and will support organic growth, further development of proprietary AI-driven technology, and complementary acquisitions to broaden the firm’s service offering.
Frost Law has acquired Nager Law Group, bringing veteran bankruptcy attorney Alon Nager into Frost Law as a Director. The acquisition expands Frost Law’s consumer bankruptcy capabilities and strengthens its Baltimore–Washington area footprint.
Rouse has completed a deal to bring The Wrays Group (Wrays), a leading independent IP specialist in Australia and New Zealand, into the Rouse network. The acquisition gives Rouse on-the-ground presence across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide and expands its life sciences, pharmaceutical and broader IP capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.
Dubin Research & Consulting (DRC), a portfolio company of Trivest Partners, has acquired Immersion Legal LLC, a trial graphics and trial technology firm. The deal expands DRC's trial strategy, graphics and technology capabilities nationwide; Immersion will continue to operate under CEO James Haase while benefiting from shared operational resources and common ownership with DRC.
Philadelphia-based Stevens & Lee has acquired Chatham, New Jersey law firm Brown, Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C., an eight-attorney firm that serves privately held and middle-market clients. The deal establishes Stevens & Lee’s third New Jersey office (its 18th overall) and expands the firm’s corporate, litigation and real estate capabilities in the New Jersey/New York market.
Array, a litigation support and eDiscovery services provider, has acquired Barrister Digital Solutions, a Washington, D.C.-area litigation support firm. The deal expands Array’s presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area and combines Barrister’s local document management, paper discovery, and digital print capabilities with Array’s national eDiscovery platform and resources.
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.
Eudia, the Palo Alto–based augmented intelligence platform for enterprise legal teams, has acquired Johnson Hana, bringing 300+ legal professionals into Eudia’s integrated human+AI workforce. The acquisition embeds Johnson Hana’s elite legal consultants into Eudia’s platform to accelerate outcomes for Fortune 500 clients and expand Eudia’s managed legal services capabilities.
U.S. Legal Support, a nationwide litigation support provider, has acquired Lynx Legal Services, a process-serving firm, to expand and strengthen its nationwide service-of-process capabilities. The acquisition brings Lynx’s process serving, skip tracing, evictions/foreclosures, and document retrieval capabilities into U.S. Legal Support’s broader litigation support platform, enhancing scale and client access to complementary services.
Annapolis-based Frost Law, led by Glen Frost, has acquired the tax controversy practice of Alyssa Maloof Whatley and hired her as Director of Tax Controversy (Domestic). The transaction brings specialized IRS and state tax controversy capabilities, client-centered technology, and an established solo practice in Atlanta, Georgia into Frost Law's growing multi-state platform.
Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. (the U.S. affiliate of Envoy Global) has acquired Offer & Mastmann Rechtsanwälte PartG, a Frankfurt-based immigration law firm. The deal expands Envoy Global/CIPPC's German presence and adds local expertise in employment-based and global mobility immigration services.
Rothschild & Co Bank AG's Swiss Wealth Management business has acquired Zurich-based Tenalis AG, an independent advisory firm specializing in inheritance law, succession planning, taxation and real estate consulting. Tenalis will remain an independent subsidiary with founder Jacqueline Schwarz-Mattes continuing as Managing Director and the existing team and brand retained.
Scale LLP has merged with San Francisco-based Fathom Law, adding six attorneys and strengthening Scale's corporate and emerging companies/venture capital (EC/VC) practice. The deal expands Scale's national bench to roughly 80 attorneys and deepens its capabilities to serve startups and venture-backed companies across financing and M&A matters.
Consilio has completed the acquisition of TrueLaw, a New York–based legal AI research lab, adding TrueLaw’s Expert Legal Model (ELM) and narrative AI capabilities to Consilio’s Aurora platform and broader AI suite. The deal is intended to expand Consilio’s AI investigation, narrative generation, and firm-specific language-model fine-tuning capabilities for law firms and corporate legal departments.
Expert Institute has acquired ExpertConnect Litigation Support, LLC (ECLS), a national provider of elite expert witnesses for high‑stakes regulatory, commercial, and intellectual property disputes. The deal brings ECLS’s specialized expert network and client relationships into Expert Institute’s Expert iQ platform to deepen capabilities in expert vetting, engagement, and litigation intelligence.
ABC Legal Services has acquired On The Run Legal Solutions (Arizona) and Specialized Attorney Services (California) to expand its service-of-process and legal support capabilities in those states. The acquisitions are intended to scale ABC Legal’s operations and improve regional service quality and consistency for its law firm and corporate clients.
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.
IMS Consulting & Expert Witness Services (dba IMS Legal Strategies) has acquired Southern California-based MMR Strategy Group to expand its litigation support and marketing research capabilities. MMR brings PhD-level expertise in litigation surveys, advertising claim substantiation, and expert testimony; terms were not disclosed.
Fennemore, an Am Law 200 full-service business law firm, is combining with BurnsBarton, an employment law and litigation boutique based in Phoenix. The combination will be effective June 2, 2025 and is intended to expand Fennemore’s Employment and Labor Law capabilities and provide BurnsBarton clients access to a broader Fennemore platform.
Arcapita Group Holdings Limited has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Trustpoint.One, a tech-enabled legal services provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Trustpoint.One offers eDiscovery, managed review, legal staffing and cybersecurity solutions to top law firms and Fortune 500 clients; Arcapita said it will support the company’s growth, technology investments and market expansion.
An affiliate of CCW Safe, LLC has acquired U.S. Legal Services, Inc., a nearly 50-year provider of legal protection plans. Kyle Sweet (CCW Safe) will assume control as chairman and CEO, with former USL CFO Renee Bateh promoted to president; Heritage Capital Group served as exclusive advisor and transaction terms were not disclosed.
Magna Legal Services has acquired e-Legal, an independent service-of-process firm based in California, effective April 8, 2025. The acquisition expands Magna's litigation support capabilities and national footprint, with e-Legal founders Lisa Huey and Steve Hill continuing in leadership roles.
Angeion Group has merged with Case Works, a tech-enabled case data and medical record retrieval provider based in Austin, Texas, to expand its mass tort and group litigation support capabilities. The integration follows majority investments by private equity firm Renovus Capital Partners in both companies in 2024 and builds on Angeion’s recent acquisition of Donlin Recano to broaden its end-to-end litigation services.
AirHelp, a Berlin-based leader in air passenger rights and compensation claims management, received a significant minority (secondary) investment from Abry Partners. The funding provides liquidity to existing shareholders and will support AirHelp’s growth and expansion—particularly into the U.S.—while leveraging Abry’s expertise in media, insurance and business services.
Blumberg and Attorneys Corporation Service, Inc. (ACS) have completed a merger, with the combined business operating under the Blumberg Legal Automation name. The deal brings ACS's business formation, filing and registered-agent capabilities into Blumberg's legacy legal forms and automation offering to expand product scope and customer services.
ZRG, a global talent advisory firm backed by RFE Investment Partners, has acquired EP Dine, a premier legal executive search firm. The acquisition expands ZRG’s ability to conduct General Counsel searches and to serve law firms, integrating EP Dine’s specialized legal recruiting expertise with ZRG’s global footprint and data-driven platform.
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Find buyers actively acquiring legal services companies.
The page includes strategic law-firm and practice buyers (e.g., Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, BAL), legal operations and technology platforms (e.g., Carta), and service providers/investor-backed platforms (e.g., Consilio, Uplift Investors, Point Wild).
Targets include law firms and boutique practices, plus legal services providers such as eDiscovery/eLitigation firms (e.g., elaw), managed review and staffing providers (e.g., Hire Counsel), litigation support specialists (e.g., Jury Impressions), and niche compliance or resolution businesses (e.g., lien resolution at Juraspring).
Yes. For example, Carta’s acquisition of Avantia is positioned around integrating AI-native contracting and compliance workflows into Carta’s ERP; Consilio also focuses on integrating and expanding eDiscovery/eLitigation delivery through elaw.
Some transactions do. Align Capital Partners closed a single-asset continuation vehicle supporting the growth of Proceed, and an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners completed a continuation vehicle for Fletchers Solicitors.