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Mike Suchsland

Venture Partner at Bridge Venture Fund

Glencoe, Illinois

Overview

Work Experience

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - Current

    We bring together a community of the world’s most forward-thinking business leaders, experts and advisors to accelerate innovation in the legal world.

  • Venture Partner

    2018

    Invests in tech-enabled and digitally native brands. Legal technology portfolio includes Priori, Legalmation, Lawmatics, TermScout, Abstract, and formerly Casetext prior to purchase by Thomson Reuters.

  • Principal / Founder

    2014

    Assist private equity sponsors of legal tech companies. Identify growth pathways and source and diligence acquisition candidates. PE clients have included Astorg, Warburg Pincus, Providence, Hg, EQT, Parker Gale, Quad-C, Ontario Teachers Private Pension, OpenGate, Welsh Carson, Great Hill, Serent, and many others.

  • Chairman of the Board

    2023

    Assist law firm management with front and back office workflow solutions.

  • Interim Chief Executive Officer

    2022 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2022

    Helped the business achieve a successful exit from Parker Gale Capital to Aquiline Capital Partners.

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2023

    A global leader in the development of advanced eDiscovery software solutions. The business achieved a successful exit to Reveal.

  • Board Advisor

    2019 - 2021

    Delivers innovative document technology solutions to the legal community. .

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2019

    Provider of eDiscovery, forensics, managed review and consulting services to law firms and corporations. The business achieved a successful exit to Xact Data Discovery.

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2016

    A worldwide provider of legal services and technology. Helped position for sale at a 42% premium to unaffected share price at a total value of over $1B.

  • President, Legal Business

    2012 - 2014

    World-class content and technology empowering today’s most informed professionals.

  • Various Executive Roles

    1998 - 2011

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