PERSUIT Acquires Apperio to Transform Legal Operations
PERSUIT, a leading platform for outside counsel selection and management, has announced its acquisition of Apperio, an innovative legal spend management solution. This strategic acquisition reinforces PERSUIT’s ability to deliver an integrated platform that transforms how legal departments scope, price, select, and manage outside counsel, making legal operations a strategic driver of business impact.
PERSUIT has always had a clear vision: to create a world where every legal dollar is an investment in value creation, not just a cost to manage. At the heart of that vision is PERSUIT’s belief in alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) and outcome-based pricing as the foundation for modern legal departments. To fully realise this future, legal leaders need more than better firm selection; they need complete control and insight across the entire lifecycle of outside counsel management.
With the acquisition of Apperio, PERSUIT is taking a bold step forward in building an end-to-end platform that powers smarter decision-making, from intake to invoice approval and payment. Combined with PERSUIT’s strengths in AI-powered firm recommendations, dynamic scoping, and pricing intelligence, the addition of Apperio delivers complete transparency into legal spending and real-time invoice validation, ensuring that the value delivered always matches the value paid.
“This acquisition accelerates our ability to connect every point in the outside counsel workflow with intelligence,” said Jim Delkousis, CEO of PERSUIT. “We’re not just managing spend; we’re turning it into performance.”
This move is part of a broader product evolution that delivers superpowers to in-house legal teams:
- Intelligent firm recommendations at matter intake
- AI-powered scoping and pricing requests, tailored to matter type and desired outcomes
- Firm and attorney performance insights that drive smarter panel decisions
- Invoice validation that protects against overbilling and confirms ROI
Together with Apperio, PERSUIT offers legal departments an unmatched platform that combines matter-level RFPs, relationship management, performance feedback loops, and financial validation in one place.
“We’re thrilled to join forces with PERSUIT,” said Dominic Aelberry, CEO of Apperio. “Together, we’ll give legal teams the actionable data across every workflow step needed to manage spend, maximise value, and lead confidently.”
This acquisition reinforces PERSUIT’s role as the outside counsel platform of record for legal departments ready to lead with data, align with the business, and redefine legal performance.
About PERSUIT
PERSUIT is a leading platform for selecting and managing outside counsel. Mobilising value-based pricing models from matter intake to invoice review and payment, PERSUIT improves how firms are engaged, matters are structured, spending is managed, outcomes are delivered, and performance is measured. With real-time insights, in-house legal teams and their legal leaders can align with business goals and create a lasting impact.
About Apperio
Apperio provides real-time legal spend visibility, empowering legal departments to manage budgets effectively, improve collaboration with law firms, and enhance financial forecasting accuracy. Apperio’s robust analytics enable transparency and strategic spend management across the legal department.
