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Hildebrandt and Baker Robbins & Company to Merge

According to an official press release distributed Friday, December 4th, Hildebrandt and Baker Robbins & Company, two leading legal consultancies, have announced their plan to merge into one company, known as Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, as of January 1, 2010.  

Together, the new firm will be the largest and most diversified consultancy serving the legal market, with over 120 consultants working around the world in a broad range of practice areas. According to an related article in the AmLaw Daily, Hildebrandt managing director Jim Jones and Brad Robbins will be responsible for the combined company's day-to-day operations, with Hildebrandt's founder, Bradford Hildebrandt, still having a prominent presence.

Both are part of the Business of Law group of Thomson Reuters.

Capsoft Buys HotDocs Software Business from LexisNexis

According to the press release...

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND & NEW YORK, NY, November 17, 2009 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Capsoft, a leading international provider of document automation software and services, and LexisNexis, a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the sale of the HotDocs® software business to Capsoft. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

You can read the entire press release here.

Total Attorneys Acquires Virtual Law Office Technology

Total Attorneys, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Virtual Law Office Technology, LLC. 

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Total Attorneys, Inc., a managed-services provider that helps small law firms and solo practitioners, announced today its acquisition of Virtual Law Office Technology, LLC (VLOTech). Based in Wilmington, N.C., VLOTech provides a secure, web-based interface that streamlines the delivery of legal services to consumers and businesses.

“Combining with VLOTech furthers our mission to improve the quality and delivery of legal services for consumers and attorneys,” said Kevin Chern, President of Total Attorneys. “The addition of VLOTech to our product portfolio is yet another way we’re making it convenient and affordable for lawyers and their clients to work together.”

Read the rest of the official press release. 

XMLaw acquired by Thomson Reuters

This week, XMLaw has announced that they have been acquired by Thomson Reuters.  According to Rob Saccone, XMLaw's President and CEO, "We will be aligned with Hubbard One, the premier client development product and services provider. "  You can read more from XMLaw's announcement here and Hubbards One's announcement here.

Interwoven Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Autonomy

Direct from their site...  "January 21, 2009, Interwoven entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Autonomy, the clear leader in enterprise search and the front runner in Meaning-Based Computing. The combined company will have more than 2,000 employees and 20,000 customers. Following the close, Interwoven will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autonomy. This acquisition brings together two quality, high-performing software companies who share a vision to fundamentally change the way organizations discover, analyze and manage information. "

Link to the FAQs on the Acquisition

Link to the Webcast (log-in required)

Link to the Press Announcement

Vista Equity Partners Acquires ADERANT

Official release from ADERANT...

San Francisco, CA and Atlanta, GA – Nov. 3, 2008 – Vista Equity Partners today announced that it has completed the acquisition of ADERANT Holdings Inc. (ADERANT). Vista, a private equity firm with over $2 billion in committed capital, invests in private and public software and technology-enabled companies, focusing on successful organizations committed to maintaining industry leadership.

 

“We are very pleased about our partnership with Vista Equity Partners, especially because we share a common focus on delivering long-term value,” said Michael Kohlsdorf, President and Chief Executive Officer for ADERANT. “I am fully confident that Vista will help us further energize our business, and I look forward to working with our current management team and dedicated employees to reach the next level of our company’s growth. In that context, we remain focused on developing world-class products and providing unrivaled customer service and support.”

 

Vista focuses on vertically specialized companies that develop and market software, software-as-a-service, and technology-enabled business services. Acquiring ADERANT is consistent with Vista’s strategy of partnering with exceptional executives in technology-oriented businesses. Vista chose to acquire ADERANT because of its strong market position, product offerings, loyal and satisfied customers, and its highly-talented and devoted employees. Leveraging its experience with numerous other vertically oriented software and technology-enabled companies, Vista is uniquely qualified to help position ADERANT for continued growth and will enable the company to strengthen and expand its position in its respective markets.

 

Vista Founder and Managing Principal Robert F. Smith said, “We are long-term investors in technology companies that are committed to market leadership. We are tremendously excited about working with ADERANT. We look forward to working with the management team to both continue serving the needs of their current customers as well as building on their platform to offer additional solutions to existing and new customers. The company has an impressive list of global clients and a shared vision to be a best-in-class provider of software products and services. The management team, led by Mike Kohlsdorf, has done a tremendous job transforming and growing a great company over the last few years.”

 

ADERANT is a leading global provider of integrated, mission-critical applications for law firms and professional services organizations. The company’s flagship practice and financial management application suite, ADERANT Expert, is deployed to a large and loyal base of more than 545 clients throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, including 45 of the top 100 global law firms and three of the top accounting and consulting firms. ADERANT Expert provides these leading firms with comprehensive, integrated functionality based on an open and advanced Microsoft .NET Framework technology architecture.

 

Harris Williams & Company acted as financial advisor to ADERANT. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Interwoven to Acquire Discovery Mining, Inc.

According to the press release...

"San Jose, Calif., — July 24, 2008 — Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV), a global leader in content management solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Discovery Mining, Inc., a leading eDiscovery provider to professional services firms and corporations. Discovery Mining significantly streamlines and simplifies the discovery phase of litigation and investigations with a software-as-a-service solution for processing, reviewing and producing massive volumes of electronic data.

Under the terms of the agreement between Discovery Mining and Interwoven, Interwoven will pay approximately $36 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Discovery Mining and vested stock options, and assume certain existing employee stock options...."

FTI Consulting to Acquire Attenex

According to FTI Consulting's Website...

FTI has signed a merger agreement to acquire Attenex Corporation, a leading electronic discovery software provider based in Seattle. Built on a successful four-year partnership between the two firms, the acquisition will add critical intellectual property and software development, support, sales and marketing capabilities to FTI.

• Read the press release: “FTI Consulting, Inc. to Acquire Attenex Corporation"

• Read the Overview and FAQs for Clients
• Read the Overview and FAQs for Partners