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On Litigation Prediction (or not): we've mused about before I wrote about litigation funder LexShares Inc. “I still think we're a long way off from AI and predictive analytics being helpful in making underwriting decisions,” Greenberg said. “It's helpful to provide some of our underwriters with some baseline context. And we've proven it's successful at originating deals. But from a pure underwriting perspective, we're a long way out from AI being able to successfully underwrite deals and affect pricing and make investment decisions.” announced a data analysis drive Stewarts unveiled last week “The use of data extracted from judgments, and smart analytics derived from that data, is one more way to supplement our expertise and further enhance our innovative approach to litigation—including litigation funding.” On Deals and Deals: O.G. reported that the deal significantly increased “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. Bloomberg estimates the new valuation at $2 billion.” recently told LTN Yet another legal tech transaction: deal that I wrote about “HighQ, founded in London in 2001, has found success in its home market. It currently serves 49 of the top 50 U.K. law firms. Legal Anywhere, based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, had a predecessor bought for $10 million in 2000 before starting its current iteration in 2003. Together, HighQ and Legal Anywhere serve 39 firms listed in the Am Law 100.”