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Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners is a B2B information services provider in the legal sector. Inflexion led the buyout of Chambers and Partners in 2018 before selling its investment to Abry Partners in 2023, in a sale that valued Chambers at over £400 million. Inflexion subsequently made a minority investment into Chambers and Partners to support the business’s continued growth.

  • Sector

    Business services

  • Headquarters

    London, UK

  • Fund

    Partnership Capital

  • Investment date

    March 2018 - November 2023
    November 2023

  • Status

    Current

The company 

Chambers and Partners is an independent research, data and analytics company founded in 1990 that operates across 200 jurisdictions to deliver detailed insight into the world's leading lawyers. It empowers organisations to make informed decisions when selecting legal services, saving time and resources and reducing risk.

Ranking individuals and law firms, the business connects them to general counsels and buyers of legal services in supporting their marketing, business development and recruitment activities. Chambers also produces firm analytics, business information tools and practice guides, supported by a number of targeted events in the legal sector.

The Inflexion investment 

Inflexion first backed Chambers and Partners in late 2018. The business was sold to US Private Equity firm Abry Partners in 2023 in a sale that valued Chambers at over £400 million. Inflexion subsequently acquired a minority shareholding through its Partnership Capital Fund.

The Inflexion difference

Inflexion has supported the buy-in management team to professionalise the business, accelerate its growth and transition the business towards a ‘digital-first’ proposition. Inflexion has helped the Chambers team to identify and appoint talented executives into key roles, upgrade its premises, invest in a market leading digital team and develop the sales and marketing proposition. Our in-country experts are working with the management team to support in-country expansion opportunities in North, South America and Asia.

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