Global LPO provider Exigent has acquired specialist technology and legal services provider mLegal, the company announced today.

The move means that Exigent adds a bespoke contract building and management tool to its offering. “This allows increased coverage and efficient delivery of corporate contract compliance while also tackling the core of the litigation problem through ensuring risk is minimized at the very start of the contract lifecycle,” the company said in a release.

The acqusition brings together the teams of Exigent and mLegal to create a 400-strong global workforce offering services which include process reengineering and optimisation, litigation support, end to end contract lifecycle management and a range of shared business services.

 Exigent clients include Anglo American Mining, Schlumberger, Linklaters, Pinsent Masons, Hogan Lovells, McCarthy Tetrault, Seyfarth Shaw, Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Ashurst.