Counsel Press Serves Up Market Expansion with Legalex Acquisition

CLEVELAND & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) outsourced legal services platform Counsel Press Inc. (“Counsel Press” or the “Company”) announced the Company’s expansion into the service of process market with its acquisition of Legalex LLC. Headquartered in New York City, Legalex is an all-in-one technology-enabled platform designed to support process serving, court e-filing, skip tracing and investigative services across all 50 states.

The acquisition of Legalex serves as a strategic pillar for Counsel Press' continued growth in the service of process market, which significantly increases the Company’s TAM and creates cross-sell opportunities with Counsel Press’ thousands of litigator customers. The Legalex platform can integrate with law firm’s existing case management tools or be offered alongside Counsel Press’ own Case Anywhere solution. Further, this technology can be leveraged by future process serving add-ons.

“Counsel Press is a natural fit for our technology platform that is purpose built to drive efficiency and outcomes for litigators,” said Mitchell Nathanson, Founder and President of Legalex. “Together, we’re delivering a true one-stop-shop solution for law firms nationwide.”

By adding Legalex, Counsel Press strengthens its value proposition of simplifying the litigation process while maintaining compliance with the highly nuanced procedural rules of trial courts, appellate courts and alternative dispute resolution venues.

“This acquisition presents an exciting opportunity to enhance our e-filing and service of process capabilities through a scalable, tech-forward platform,” said Scott Thompson, CEO of Counsel Press. “We’re thrilled to welcome Legalex’s clients into the Counsel Press family.”

The transaction marks the Company’s seventh add-on acquisition since ACP partnered with Counsel Press in 2023. ACP and Counsel Press remain focused on pursuing further M&A opportunities across appellate services, process serving and trial case management. ACP team members Matt Iodice, Rob Langley, Joe Eazor, Matt Bowen and Sarah Mahosky supported the transaction.

About Counsel Press

Counsel Press is a technology-enabled legal services platform built to streamline litigation across the entire lifecycle of a case. Founded in 1938 and widely recognized as The Appellate Experts®, the Company has evolved into a national, multi-dimensional platform operating across three core business units: appellate services, trial services and service of process. Counsel Press provides end-to-end litigation support, including appellate brief preparation, filing, and service; trial court e-filing and eService; process serving; skip tracing; legal research and writing; and litigation workflow and case management solutions. With a focus on operational precision and technology-driven efficiency, Counsel Press enables litigators to navigate complex legal procedures with greater speed, clarity and confidence. Learn more at counselpress.com.

About Align Capital Partners

Align Capital Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm that partners with business owners and management teams to help create shared success. ACP manages $1.8 billion in committed capital with investment teams in Cleveland and Dallas. ACP brings experience and resources to help lower-middle market companies accelerate their growth, to the benefit of management, employees and the firm’s investors. ACP makes control investments in differentiated companies within the business services, technology, specialty manufacturing and distribution sectors. For more information, visit aligncp.com.

Disclosures: This press release is not an offer to sell securities or interests in any fund managed by ACP.