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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Glendale-based LegalZoom , the online legal filing site which focuses on small businesses and families, has named David Yuan, a General Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) to its board of directors. According to LegalZoom, the addition comes as part of an investment by TCV in LegalZoom. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Permira said Friday afternoon that it successfully completed its acquisition of more than $200M of the outstanding equity of LegalZoom, giving it a majority stake of the legal document and services company. Permira said it is now LegalZoom''s largest shareholder, and will apoint a majority of the company''s board. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Glendale-based online legal documents provider LegalZoom has sold $200M in equity to private equity firm Permira Funds, in a secondary stock purchase deal, the companies said this morning. According to LegalZoom, the new funding will go towards its launch of new products and services. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Glendale-based LegalZoom , the online service which provides legal documents to consumers and small businesses, said late Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against competitor RocketLawyer. LegalZoom said that the suit alleges false and misleading advertising by RocketLawyer, trademark infringement, and unfair competition.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Glendale-based LegalZoom has officially dropped its IPO bid, saying in a regulatory filing that it has withdrawn its S-1 filing for an IPO, which had originally been filed in May of 2012. LegalZoom said the move came because it does not intend to pursue the contemplated public offering at this time. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2014

Glendale-based LegalZoom has appointed a new head of marketing, the company said this morning. LegalZoom said it has appointed Laura Goldberg as Chief Marketing Officer, to lead overall strategy and direction of the company, and lead the company''s marketing and product teams. legalzoom executive marketing' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2018

Glendale-based LegalZoom , which provides legal services and documents for the small business and family market, announced on Tuesday that it has sold a $500M secondary stake in the company to a set of private equity investors. The secondary stock sale reportedly values LegalZoom at more than $2 billion. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2019

Brian Liu , the co-founder and CEO of a new startup, BizCounsel , was the co-founder of LegalZoom, and thinks there can be a new way that every business owner can get access to dedicated business attorneys for legal work. Brian Liu: We're launching a new business, BizCounsel, which looks a lot like the big brother for LegalZoom.

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JULY 25, 2017

Glendale-based online legal referral provider LegalZoom says it is legal in New Jersey, despite a recent opinion issued by the New Jersey Supreme Court. A recent report had said that New Jersey had declared LegalZoom off limits to attorneys in the state , along with Avvo and RocketLawyer, over concerns of fee-sharing and referral fees.

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MAY 11, 2012

Glendale-based online legal documents marketplace LegalZoom filed for an IPO Friday, saying that it is looking to raise up to $120M on the New York Stock Exchange as "LGZ". LegalZoom reported net income of $12.1M The firm is venture backed by Polaris Venture Partners (35.1 percent ownership), Insitutional Venture Partners (14.7

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JULY 31, 2012

One of the most anticipated IPOs of a Southern California technology firm, LegalZoom is expected to hit the markets Friday, with pricing expected Thursday evening. The firm--which recently set its expected IPO pricing range of $10 to $12 per share--is one of two IPOs expected this week by technology companies.

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Glendale-based online legal documents firm LegalZoom announced Thursday that it has linked up with Sam''s Club , the membership warehouse club owned by Walmart, to offer up its services to small businesses. legalzoom sams club legal documents small business services warehouse' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Glendale-based online legal documents and help site LegalZoom has racked up 200,000 legal consultations, as part of its expansion into connecting consumers with attorneys, the company announced this morning. LegalZoom offers up referrals to attorneys through its LegalZoom Business and Personal Legal Plans product. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Glendale-based LegalZoom said today that it is expanding in the United Kingdom, after being approved as an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) in that country--the first step in allowing the company to provide legal services in the UK. international structure business alternative legalzoom' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

The long awaited IPO of Glendale-based LegalZoom apparently has been delayed , according to reports Thursday afternoon. According to Reuters, citing an "underwriting source", LegalZoom has delayed the offering due to marketing conditions. LegalZoom had been aiming to list on the New York Stock Exchange as LGZ. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

Glendale-based legal information and filings service LegalZoom is planning a launch into the United Kingdom, saying today that it has acquired UK law firm Beaumont Legal. Legalzoom said its UK arm, LegalZoom Legal Services Ltd.,

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Glendale-based LegalZoom , the online legal documents site which was co-founded by Brian Lee and lawyer Robert Shapiro, is reportedly about to file for its IPO, according to a report today. Reuters, citing sources close to the firm, said the filing is expected in coming weeks.

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MAY 4, 2011

Glendale-based LegalZoom said last week that it has added Institutional Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as investors in the firm. LegalZoom said it now has more than 500 employees and has served more than 1 million customers. LegalZoom operates an online service which allows users to purchase legal documents.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Glendale-based LegalZoom said Friday that it is turning to the San Francisco Bay Area, to extend its technology development efforts. LegalZoom said the new center will be led by co-founder Eddie Hartman and CTO Tracy Terrill. The new center will be the third location for LegalZoom, which also has an office Austin, Texas.

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JULY 23, 2012

Glendale-based LegalZoom has moved one step closer to the public markets, saying in a filing this morning with the SEC that it is now estimating that its initial public offering price will be between $10.00 LegalZoom has applied to list as LGZ on the New York Stock Exchange. and $12.00 READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

LegalZoom said the new service comes "without shocking bills or expensive hourly fees." LegalZoome explained that, in most states, users will be able to access an experienced attorney for free, and after an initial trial, will pay a low monthly fee for advice from an attorney on "virtually any legal matter." READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based LegalZoom is shifting its operations from Hollywood to Glendale, the firm said this week, and has signed a 10-year lease for a new headquarters space in the Glendale City Center. LegalZoom is a provider of online legal documents and templates, making them available to consumers via the Internet. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based LegalZoom , the online legal document provider, is the target of a class action lawsuit in Missouri, which is looking to block the ability of the firm to provide wills, leases, and other documents.

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JULY 25, 2011

The investment by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Institutional Venture Partners into legal documents firm LegalZoom was worth $66M, according to a report today. LegalZoom, which is headed by Brian Lee, announced the investment from KPCB and IVP in April, but had not announced the amount of funding.

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MARCH 1, 2011

and Glendale-based LegalZoom have linked up their efforts in the small business market, the firms said this week, via a strategic alliance. According to the two companies, LegalZoom will provide business customers with access to business consultation services from Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Brian Liu, co-founder and Chairman of LegalZoom, said the addition of Decker will help the firm through its next stage of growth. Tags: legalzoom legal documents executive susan decker yahoo. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2010

The latest Internet firm looking to shift its operations out of the City of Los Angeles proper appears to be LegalZoom, according to a report from the Los Angeles Business Journal. According to the LABJ, LegalZoom has told its landlord that it is looking to move when its lease expires in June, as a result of the city's new business tax.

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JULY 31, 2018

With this investment, LegalZoom’s estimated value totals roughly $2 billion. Glendale online legal technology company LegalZoom.com Inc. announced June 30 it completed a $500 million financing round from four total investors, its second since the firm’s founding in 2001.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Tags: documents legal austin texas jobs employment legalzoom.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

ChowNow said that Mancl worked on the IPOs of Lyft, LegalZoom, AppLovin, Snap, TheRealReal, GoDaddy, Wix, Eventbrite, and Upwork. Mancl was previously an investment banker, having previously been at Credit Suisse, where he served as the Global co-head of Internet Investment Banking.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Lee--best known for co-founding LegalZoom, as well as Shoedazzle--has been making investments from his own funds for a number of years. BAM Ventures , the venture capital investment firm founded by serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, is looking to raised $50M in a third venture capital fund, BAM Ventures III, L.P.

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MAY 19, 2013

Consider the case of LegalZoom, one of our cities great startups. LegalZoom moved from Hollywood to Glendale. But more damning is that LegalZoom decided to open its next big center of innovation in Austin, Texas, along with 600 new jobs and a $21 million office purchase according to this article. The result? Thousands of jobs.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The company said that Denny previously led business development for an EV company in Beijing and was the US marketing lead at Xiaomi, and Greer was previously in marketing and product development at LegalZoom.

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APRIL 13, 2015

The startup says it is backed by angels, including Kris Gutta, Rashesh Patel, Venkat Ketineni and Brian Liu, Chairman and Cofounder of LegalZoom. dubb marketplace mobile creative professionals market venture capital angel legalzoom' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

However, local companies seem to have been pursuing a much easier route to liquidity lately -- one of the companies most talked about for an IPO in the last few years was LegalZoom, which ended up dropping its IPO bid in favor of a sale to private equity investor Permira. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2017

The funding came on top of an earlier, $285,000 in seed funding the company received from Brian Liu (co-founder of legalzoom), Mark Goldstein, and Mark Goines (NOLO, Intuit Turbotax). According to the company, the funding came from Fika Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Greycroft. FairClaims is led by CEO Stephen Kane.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

NZXT's custom gaming PCs start at $799, but can be customized and can cost more than $3800.

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