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LegalZoom company history timeline

2001

The company began offering legal service products to the public on March 12, 2001.

2008

Francisco Partners previously owned Aderant, a business software company heavily used in the legal space, but exited in 2008.

2012

In September 2012, LegalZoom formed a partnership with the United Kingdom-based legal services provider QualitySolicitors, as part of which the companies jointly offer online legal services in the United Kingdom including company formations and divorce documents.

2014

However, the investment stands to significantly raise LegalZoom’s valuation from just a few years ago—in 2014, European private equity firm Permira acquired between 47 percent and 50 percent of the company for $200 million, a deal that valued LegalZoom at $425 million at the time.

2015

In 2015, LegalZoom announced they were to make their first UK acquisition.

2021

In 2021, LegalZoom acquired Earth Class Mail.

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