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September 14, 2026

‘We are in a land grab moment’: Lexroom CEO on the race to buy up legaltechs

The Italian legal AI startup has just acquired its first two companies

Tom Nugent

6 min read

Europe’s legaltech market has a new acquirer. Italian startup Lexroom, an AI platform used by law firms and corporate legal teams to automate daily research, document drafting and case analysis, has just made its first two acquisitions. 

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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