Bloomberg acquired BNA for approximately $1 billion
Itai Gurari · Itai Gurari, Judicata // Data Driven NYC 21 // Dec 2013 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital) · Jan 16, 2014 · at 8:14
Itai Gurari, CEO of Judicata, details major legal research acquisitions by competitors during his presentation.
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“More recently they bought BNA, which is a company that was founded in two, in 1929. For about a billion dollars.”
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