Adding to a growing trend of acquisitions in the e-discovery industry, Xact Data Discovery (XDD) announced it has been recently acquired by New York-based private equity firm JLL Partners.

While the terms of the acquisition were not publicly disclosed, a release noted that XDD's founder and president Bob Polus, as well the company's current leadership team, will continue at the helm of the e-discovery company as it strives to grow its market presence.

In addition to its managed e-discovery data management services, XDD is best known for its BlackBar redaction tool and its XEDD e-discovery processing tool.