Sequence Advisers is pleased to announce that it has advised Legal 500, the leading global legal benchmarking platform, on its acquisition of Mondaq, the knowledge-sharing platform renowned for its expert intelligence on legal, regulatory, tax, and financial matters.
This transaction brings together two highly complementary businesses and creates one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated intelligence platforms for professional services content. The acquisition enhances Legal 500’s global editorial, data and distribution capabilities and expands its footprint across more than 100 countries.
This deal builds on Sequence’s strong track record advising on high-growth subscription data and information services M&A.
Legal 500 is the global leader in legal rankings, editorial and analytics, used by corporate counsel and law firms around the world to identify leading advisers and benchmark performance. This acquisition brings together Legal 500’s data-driven research capabilities with Mondaq’s rich AI-enabled intelligence, data and analytics, creating a uniquely powerful resource for legal professionals, in-house counsel, and businesses worldwide.
Mondaq provides trusted insights, thought leadership and regulatory intelligence to millions of professionals worldwide. Its content partners include thousands of law firms, tax specialists and advisory organisations, helping clients stay ahead of fast-changing market, regulatory and jurisdictional developments.
Tony Harriss, Executive Chair of Legal 500, said: “The Sequence team have been essential in making the deal happen. Calm under pressure, forensic in their workings, and hugely commercially savvy, they have been an incredibly supportive and instructional partner in this acquisition.”