Doctrine acquires Maite

● STRATEGIC | LEGAL

FEBRUARY 18, 2026

Doctrine (Summit Partners) acquires Maite

TARGET

Maite.ai provides a Spanish-language legal AI copilot for document drafting, research, and case law analysis, sold to law firms, corporate legal departments, and public administrations in Spain.

Ownership	Founder-owned
Headcount	11-50 FTEs
Headquarters	Barcelona, Spain
Leadership	Alejandro Castellano, CEO David Garcia, CTO Alex Rodriguez, CMO
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Doctrine

Doctrine operates a legal AI platform aggregating case law, legislation, and private documents to support legal research, drafting, and analysis for law firms, corporate legal departments, and public sector clients across Europe.

Ownership	PE-backed
Parent	Summit Partners
Investors	Summit Partners, Peugeot Invest
Capital raised	$13.8M
Headcount	278 FTEs
Headquarters	Paris, France
Leadership	Guillaume Carrère, CEO
Buy-side advisor	—

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Doctrine -> Maite  (2026-09-11)
strategic_acquisition | Legal | announced
Target: Maite.ai provides a Spanish-language legal AI copilot for document drafting, research, and case law analysis, sold to law firms, corporate legal departments, and public administrations in Spain.
Website: maite.ai | Buyer site: doctrine.fr
HQ: Barcelona, Spain | Ownership: founder-owned | Buyer sponsor: Summit Partners | Buyer ownership: pe-backed
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