Janders Dean, the Anglo-Australian legal management consultancy firm, has been acquired by U.S.-based rival Morae Global Corporation.

The acquisition follows several joint ventures and collaborations between the two companies, with Morae confirming plans to further invest and expand the advisory team over the coming year.

Founded in 2007 in Australia, Janders Dean offers legal consultancy services to law firms and corporate in-house legal departments across the globe, particularly within Europe and the APAC region.

Janders Dean serves a number of top clients across the legal industry including Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills as well as in-house clients including BAE Systems, HSBC and UBS, according to the firm's website.

It assists clients with legal spend management, resource management, as well as technology investment.

Morae meanwhile was founded in 2015 and currently operates in 12 offices around the world from its headquarters in Houston. 

As part of the deal, the Janders Dean team in the UK and APAC will continue to be led by the firm's founder Justin North, in his new role as a managing director. 

Commenting on the acquisition, North said that the acquisition will see the combined entity "growing from a jurisdictional point of view, solidifying some of the regions that Morae's already in, and also adding to the breadth and depth of the offering."

Deal terms were not disclosed.

The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Morae including the purchase of Phoenix Business Solutions in May 2019 and the Clutch Group in 2017.