The Legal Tech Land Grab: Why Consolidation Should Worry Law Firms
Source: Bloomberg Clio’s billion-dollar acquisition of vLex late last year signalled what many suspected: legal tech consolidation has begun in earnest. Power players are now pitching end-to-end super-platforms – AI-enabled research, case management, document generation, workflows, and more – all in one place. It’s a potent proposition. But Keith Porcaro, writing from Duke Law School, […]
Spendesk Acquires Okko to Fully Integrate Procurement and Spend Management
When spend management meets procurement!
Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega deal
Source: Legal Business Skadden, Fried Frank, Kirkland and Debevoise have all taken lead advisory roles as BlackRock announced on Friday (12 January) that it will buy Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for an eye-watering $12.5bn. The transaction will give BlackRock a total of $150bn in infrastructure assets, rocketing it to the top tier of infra funds. The transaction sees BlackRock […]
Clifford Chance advising Informa on strategic combination with TechTarget
Informa has agreed to contribute its Informa Tech digital businesses and $350 million of cash in exchange for a 57% stake in the combined company.
Allen & Overy sells legal tech unit to private equity groups
UK law firm is latest business to take PE money to help expand non-core units.
Crowdfunder acquires crowdfunding platform for legal fees
Fundraising platform Crowdfunder has acquired CrowdJustice, a platform for raising funds for legal fees.
DealPulse to Acquire Matterhorn Transactions
DealPulse, a Maker5 Venture Studio company, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matterhorn Transactions
Iomart Group Acquires Accesspoint Technologies
The tech company announced the acquisition as part of its consolidated results for from the six months ending in 30 September this year.