LegalZoom
Permira invested in LegalZoom, an online legal document and business formation platform, in 2014 and led its 2021 IPO (NASDAQ: LZ). Critics argue LegalZoom's PE-backed growth prioritized subscription lock-in over helping users understand their legal options.
- FOUNDED
- 2001
- ACQUIRED
- Permira, 2014
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2001
LegalZoom founded
2014
Acquired by Permira
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