Legal Services Acquisitions in 2020

Lexitas, a Houston-based legal support services provider and portfolio company of funds advised by Apax Partners, has acquired Steven H. Gentry & Associates, a court reporting firm based in Mesquite, Texas. The add-on expands Lexitas' coverage in the Dallas–Fort Worth market and brings additional court-reporting and remote-deposition capabilities into its national network.

Lexitas, a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax Partners, has acquired CD Photocopy, a California-based records and document retrieval firm focused on defense-side workers' compensation and civil liability matters. The deal expands Lexitas' presence in Southern California (Tustin and Riverside) and strengthens relationships with major third-party administrators to support national growth of its records and litigation support services.

Lexitas, a Houston-based provider of legal support services, has acquired Registered Agent Solutions Inc. (RASi), a national provider of outsourced registered agent and corporate compliance services. The deal, funded with additional capital from funds advised by Apax Partners (which acquired Lexitas in 2019), expands Lexitas' service offering by adding registered agent representation and subscription-based corporate compliance capabilities.

Fastcase acquired the legal technology assets and team of Judicata to integrate Judicata's California-focused legal research, analytics, and workflow tools into Fastcase and Docket Alarm, and to scale those capabilities nationwide. The Judicata team, including its CTO, joined Fastcase to help build the next generation of Fastcase research tools.

Boundless Immigration acquired RapidVisa to expand its service offerings, triple supported immigration categories, and accelerate application processing. The deal, financed in part by a $7.5M Series A-1 led by Foundry Group, doubles Boundless's team size and expands its global footprint with offices in Las Vegas and the Philippines.

Innovative Discovery has acquired information governance consultancy Integro to expand its e-discovery offerings and provide end-to-end services across the EDRM. Financial terms were not disclosed; Integro will initially continue to operate as a separate brand while its management (led by CEO Scott Burt) will lead Innovative Discovery's information governance services. The deal is being executed with Innovative Discovery as a PE-backed platform (backed by Silver Oak Services Partners).

HaystackID and NightOwl Global have combined in a merger facilitated by majority investor Quad-C Management, creating an expanded global eDiscovery and legal discovery services platform. NightOwl's senior leadership will join the combined company as shareholders and operate under the HaystackID brand to deliver an expanded suite of data, cybersecurity, and legal discovery services.

Computershare has acquired Verbatim Global Compliance, a U.S.-based provider of managed corporate secretarial and governance services, from law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. The deal expands Computershare’s Governance Services capabilities and allows it to offer integrated entity governance, advisory and managed secretarial solutions to its global issuer and corporate clients.

Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented middle market private equity firm, has acquired Juris Medicus, a San Antonio–based medical expert sourcing and case management company. Trinity Hunt will partner with founder Gilbert R. Meadows and the senior management team to accelerate growth through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions while management remains significant shareholders.

Limerston Capital-backed HR services group AdviserPlus has acquired Nottingham-based employment law specialist Halborns. The acquisition, completed in early March following regulatory approval, adds employment law capability and a subscription-based Intelligent Employment platform to AdviserPlus as part of its strategy to build the UK’s leading technology-enabled HR services group.

Eureka Equity Partners completed a recapitalization of LegalPartners, an alternative legal services provider focused on outsourced team-based legal solutions and legal staffing. Eureka partnered with LegalPartners’ senior management (founders Jim Kosciolek and David Gruskin) to support the company’s growth, planned geographic expansion and service extensions; Stifel Bank & Trust provided debt facilities to support the transaction.

Lexitas, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, has acquired Houston-based Team Legal, a provider of medical record retrieval, deposition services and data-mining capabilities. The acquisition expands Lexitas' Records division and strengthens its service offering and market presence in Texas.

InfoTrack US has acquired One Legal, a Petaluma-based provider of litigation support and eFiling SaaS, to expand InfoTrack's presence and services in the California legal market. The acquisition aims to deepen end-to-end workflow integration for law firms, leveraging One Legal's connections to California courts and its established client base of legal firms.

Axiom has acquired Bliss Lawyers, absorbing Bliss's flexible legal talent network and expanding Axiom's global roster of on-demand lawyers. The deal broadens Axiom's access to curated legal talent, gives Bliss clients and lawyers access to Axiom's technology platform, and retains Bliss's three co-founders as executive consultants.

Computershare Limited has agreed to acquire the business and assets of Corporate Creations Enterprises LLC, a US registered agent and entity compliance services provider. The acquisition expands Computershare's registered agent capabilities and national US network, and is expected to close in Q1 2020 subject to regulatory review.

KLDiscovery Inc., through its subsidiary KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, has acquired Richmond-based Superior Document Services, Inc. (SDS), a full-service eDiscovery and litigation support provider. The acquisition expands KLDiscovery's local service capabilities in Virginia and integrates SDS's team and clients into KLD's global eDiscovery, information governance and data recovery platform.

Litigation Services LLC, a Las Vegas–based litigation support and court reporting firm, has acquired Verbatim Reporting Services of Santa Rosa, California. The acquisition expands Litigation Services' local court-reporting capacity and coverage in Sonoma and Marin counties; Verbatim's partners Denise Veirs and Roseanna Spinale will remain on the team.