The past weeks have seen two major e-discovery M&A deals, with Consilio and Advanced Discovery joining forces and CloudNine taking over LexisNexis's e-discovery portfolio. Perhaps lost in the shuffle was another announcement: Both newly formed companies were able to make M&A deals because of new investors. In the past, the line was that Silicon Valley was not eager to jump into e-discovery because the revenue simply wasn't there. But now, that paradigm seems to be shifting, and more money is pouring into legal technology than ever before. With that in mind, it's good to take a recap: Who actually owns e-discovery companies today? Here's an update from LTN's own reporting with a heavy assist from Crunchbase. This isn't an exhaustive list—some companies, like Ricoh and Thomson Reuters, are divisions of large companies. Others, like BIA and Exterro, are still privately owned. But for most part, private equity pervades. Editor's Note: If you're having trouble seeing the slideshow, you may need to turn off your browser's ad blocker.