Litigation Support

Huron Legal Adds LECG E-Discovery Unit

Posted on March 31, 2011
CHICAGO, Mar 31, 2011 -- Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced the acquisition of a group of 13 e-discovery related consultants including Michael Bandemer, as a managing director, and Robert Hichens, Sergio Kopelev, and Alan "Skip" Westfall, as directors...

Wave Software Acquires iFramework from Intelligent Discovery Solutions

Posted on February 03, 2011
ORLANDO, FL (January 31, 2011) - Orlando-based Wave Software, a leading provider of early case assessment, legal hold and electronic data discovery technology for global corporations, today announced it has acquired iFramework from Intelligent Discovery Solutions...

Iris Data Services Acquires New York Based Itek Imaging

Posted on January 14, 2011
Following an acquisition of Lexsum, Inc. in January 2010 and an acquisition of Capitol Discovery Services in December 2010, Iris Data makes its third acquisition in 12 months, with the purchase of Itek Imaging. Iris Data predicts an 11 percent revenue increase from this most recent acquisition...

IVIZE Services, Inc. Secures New Growth-Oriented Investors

Posted on January 12, 2011
CHARLOTTE, NC ? Ivize Services, Inc., an industry leader in litigation support services, announced that Azalea Capital, along with Ivize CEO Ron Self and CFO Mark Marmon, led a recapitalization of the business to accelerate future growth. ?This strong financial support will allow us to pursue several growth initiatives and further differentiate the Ivize service offerings in our 14 regional markets,? said Ron Self, president and CEO...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Private Equity Firm Acquires First Advantage for $265 Million

Posted on January 05, 2011
CoreLogic in Santa Ana has spun off and sold for $265 million its employer services and litigation support businesses to Symphony Technology Group, a Palo Alto private equity firm, PEHub reports.The newly spun-off entity is named First Advantage. CoreLogic will retain its remaining businesses...

Document Technologies, Inc. Acquires California Based Unlimited Discovery Group

Posted on December 08, 2010
ATLANTA ? December 7, 2010 ? Document Technologies, Inc. (?DTI?), the nation?s largest independent provider of comprehensive discovery and on-site facilities management services, announced today its acquisition of Unlimited Discovery Group, one of the largest and most established discovery services providers in Southern California...

Iris Data Services Acquires Capitol Discovery Services in Phoenix

Posted on December 07, 2010
PHOENIX, December 6, 2010 ? Iris Data Services, a leading provider of discovery solutions, announced today that it has acquired Capitol Discovery Services, a major provider of full service litigation support including eDiscovery, computer forensics, imaging and coding to the Phoenix area...

DIGITS LLC and Avalon Merge to Form Strategic Partnership

Posted on November 28, 2010
Syracuse, NY. ? Avalon and DIGITS LLC announced the completion of a Strategic Partnership, which will effect the merger of their high-end technology service offerings across New York State. Avalon has unmatched capacity for large and complex litigation productions and E-Discovery processing, which will complement the wide-ranging computer forensics, corporate investigations and network advisory services offered by DIGITS LLC...

Thomson Reuters acquires Pangea3

Posted on November 19, 2010
Thomson Reuters today announced that it has acquired Pangea3, a legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider serving corporate legal departments and law firms worldwide. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Pangea3 is is growing at more than 20 percent annually and projected to exceed $1 billion this year...

KPMG Acquires Ledjit Consulting

Posted on November 17, 2010
TORONTO, Nov. 16 - KPMG LLP (Canada) announced today that it has acquired Ledjit Consulting Inc., Canada's premiere e-Discovery and Information Management (EDD/IM) firm specialized in the business of Bridging the Gap between IT and the Law®. With this acquisition, KPMG becomes Canada's first firm offering all of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), expanding on the services in which the firm is already a recognized leader...

Huron Consulting Group Acquires TRILANTIC

Posted on November 04, 2010
CHICAGO--Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced the acquisition of TRILANTIC International Limited, a top e-discovery business providing best of breed technology solutions to clients in Europe and the Middle East...

Wave Software Acquires E.L. Native Review from Electronic Legal Software, LLC

Posted on October 27, 2010
ORLANDO, FL and DENVER, CO (October 25, 2010) - Orlando-based Wave Software, a leading provider of early case assessment, legal hold, litigation support and electronic data discovery technology for global corporations, today announced that it has acquired E...

Audio Search Provider Nexidia Secures $23 Million In Funding

Posted on October 19, 2010
ATLANTA, GA. ? Oct. 18, 2010 ? Nexidia, the market-leading provider of audio search and speech analytics solutions, today announced that the company has received over $23 million in new equity funding to extend business growth and technology leadership in its key markets...

Grant Thornton UK Acquires UK eDiscovery Provider Legal Inc

Posted on October 19, 2010
Leading financial and business adviser Grant Thornton has announced the acquisition of litigation support and eDiscovery consultancy, Legal Inc to further enhance its forensic advisory service.Disclosure is a fundamental to any case and goes to the core of any judicial decision that is made...

D4 Forms Alliance with Canadian eDiscovery Leader Commonwealth Legal

Posted on October 16, 2010
Rochester, NY October 9, 2010 -- D4, LLC, headquartered in Rochester, NY, USA and Commonwealth Legal Inc., of Toronto, Canada have officially bridged their end-to-end eDiscovery services across the border, forming the first alliance of its kind in the eDiscovery industry...

IBM Acquires PSS Systems

Posted on October 14, 2010
ARMONK, NY ? October 13, 2010 ? IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has acquired PSS Systems, a privately held company based in Mountain View, Calif. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.PSS Systems' software helps organizations analyze, automate and implement information governance policies across massive amounts of electronic business information and dispose of that information in an automated way...

StoredIQ Secures $10 Million Investment

Posted on October 13, 2010
Austin, TX. ? October 12, 2010 ? StoredIQ Inc., a leading provider of Intelligent Information Management solutions for eDiscovery, records and compliance management, today announced that it has closed $10 million in new investment financing and expanded its management team in preparation for accelerated growth...

Stroz Friedberg Receives $115MM Investment from New Mountain Capital

Posted on October 03, 2010
September 30, 2010 -- NEW YORK -- Stroz Friedberg?s unsurpassed expertise in managing digital risk and uncovering digital evidence has helped attract a $115 million investment from New Mountain Capital to fuel and accelerate the company?s growth.?This investment is with the perfect partner and happens at the perfect time,? says Eric Friedberg, Co-President of Stroz Friedberg...

Document Technologies, Inc. Acquires Daticon EED

Posted on September 24, 2010
As I noted in a recent post, the fourth quarter seems to be shaping up to be very active in regards to funding in the eDiscovery space.ATLANTA ? September 20, 2010 ? Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI), the nation?s largest independent provider of comprehensive discovery and on-site facilities management services, announces its acquisition of Daticon EED, one of the original and most widely recognized leaders in the electronic discovery services industry...

Investment Fund Seeking eDiscovery Acquisition Opportunities

Posted on September 19, 2010
OverviewA private investment fund (investor) has formed to locate, acquire, and operate a small to mid-sized company while increasing its value using proven management methodologies and capital restructuring as needed. Investor is looking for profitable companies in the e-discovery industry...

eDiscovery Funding Activity Picks Up

Posted on September 18, 2010
Although there has not been much funding news lately, investment interest and activity does seem to be picking up. Over the last couple weeks I have talked to companies and individuals on both the sell side and the buy side of the E-Discovery space, that are looking for opportunities...

IE Discovery Invests in Discovery Workflow Provider eDirect Impact

Posted on September 04, 2010
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - August 10, 2010) - IE Discovery, a leading provider of comprehensive Discovery Management solutions to the legal community, announced today it has acquired a majority interest in eDirect Impact. The investment will provide eDirect Impact with additional funding for development of its market-leading discovery workflow management technology, eManage...

Thomson Reuters Acquires CaseLogistix From Anacomp

Posted on July 15, 2010
Monica Bay reports in Law Technology News on July 14, 2010In what signals a significant move into the e-discovery market, Thomson Reuters has purchased CaseLogistix from San Diego's Anacomp. Terms of the deal were not announced.CaseLogistix offers document review, data ingestion, and production tools to help litigation teams manage the electronic discovery review process, says TR...

Veritext Acquired by Investcorp

Posted on July 06, 2010
NEW YORK, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, announced today that it has acquired Veritext Holding Company, a leading national provider of deposition and litigation support services to law firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and regulatory agencies in the United States...

Unify and Daegis Merge to Become Industry?s Most Comprehensive eDiscovery Company

Posted on July 03, 2010
ROSEVILLE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., ? June 29, 2010 ? Unify Corp. (NASDAQ: UNFY), a global information management company, and Daegis, a leading eDiscovery solutions provider, today announced that they have merged. Together, the companies will deliver industry-first solutions that integrate information archiving with electronic discovery management to bring organizations flexibility, scalability and predictability across the entire litigation lifecycle...

Precise, Inc. Acquires eDiscovery Software Provider LitSoft LLC

Posted on June 16, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) June 15, 2010 -- Precise, Inc. (www.precise-law.com), a trusted provider of electronic discovery solutions and trial support services, today announced the completion of an agreement whereby it has acquired LitSoft LLC, a provider of eDiscovery software as a service (SaaS) founded in 2006 in Annandale, VA...

AccessData Corporation and CT Summation Announce Merger

Posted on June 10, 2010
LINDON, Utah and NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AccessData Corporation and CT Summation today announce they've signed an agreement to join forces and merge into a single company, AccessData Group, LLC. The new company will deliver an end-to-end eDiscovery software solution capable of addressing all phases of the litigation workflow...

Altegrity to Acquire Kroll, the World's Leading Risk Consulting Firm, from Marsh & McLennan

Posted on June 07, 2010
NEW YORK and FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jun 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC), the global professional services firm, and Altegrity, Inc, an international screening and security solutions company, today announced a definitive agreement under which Altegrity will acquire Kroll Inc...

Navigant Consulting Acquires Daylight Forensic & Advisory

Posted on May 17, 2010
CHICAGO, May 17, 2010 - Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) announced today that it has acquired Daylight Forensic & Advisory LLC, an international regulatory consulting and investigative firm specializing in financial investigations, AML consulting, regulatory compliance, forensic technology services, and fraud risk management...

Advanced Discovery Services and American Data Services Merge

Posted on May 05, 2010
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Advanced Discovery Services and American Data Services announced today that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The combined company is well positioned to address the specific needs of today's law firms and corporate legal departments with regards to regulatory, investigatory and legal matters...

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.