The latest effort to scale up professional services in e-discovery firms comes from Franklin Data, who last week acquired the assets of Texas-based consulting group Scarab Consulting. A statement released by Franklin notes the transaction will give the company access to Scarab’s Relativity data hosting environment in addition to its operations in both its Texas and New York offices.

Franklin Data CEO Matthew Blake said that while the company cut its teeth on the data science side of e-discovery, it was looking to bolster its professional services.