HaystackID Merges With NightOwl Discovery for 'Full-Service' Corporate E-Discovery Offering
Author: Zack Warren – Law.com
… HaystackID has been aggressive in the e-discovery M&A market in recent years, with acquisitions such as eTERA Consulting, Inspired Review and Envision Discovery. Now, the services provider is looking to expand further into the corporate market, announcing Tuesday a merger with NightOwl Discovery…
The eDiscovery market continues to stratify into global players and boutique shops. The merger of HaystackID and NightOwl does seem to have potential synergy since both focused on corporate managed services at different phases of the eDiscovery lifecycle. It will be interesting to see if we have a small round of layoffs after the dust settles. Can the merged company successfully pull market share from Epiq, KLDiscovery, Xact, Driven and other global ALSPs.