BARBRI Global Acquires PowerScore

BARBRI Global Acquires West Academic

January 4, 2022

Education

BARBRI Global, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, has acquired West Academic from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. The deal combines BARBRI's global legal education offerings with West Academic's leading casebooks, treatises and digital learning products to broaden product offerings for law students and law schools.

Francisco Partners to Acquire BARBRI from Leeds Equity

March 31, 2021

Education

Francisco Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BARBRI, a leading provider of technology-enabled legal education, from Leeds Equity Partners. The deal, which was announced March 31, 2021, will transfer ownership of the Dallas-headquartered company to Francisco Partners and is expected to close in Q2 2021 subject to customary approvals.

BARBRI Global Acquires Strafford

July 18, 2022

Education

BARBRI Global, a Francisco Partners-backed legal education company, has acquired Strafford, a provider of CLE and CPE webinars for attorneys, accountants and other professionals. The acquisition brings Strafford's library into BARBRI's professional education offerings to expand its continuing education capabilities and reach.

BARBRI Acquires Quimbee

February 6, 2025

Education

BARBRI has acquired Quimbee, a digital learning platform offering subscription-based law school study aids, case briefs, video lessons and practice questions. The acquisition strengthens BARBRI's law school and legal education offerings by integrating Quimbee's subscription products and learning resources into BARBRI's global curriculum.

BARBRI Acquires SkillBurst Interactive

September 18, 2024

Education

BARBRI, the global leader in legal education, has acquired SkillBurst Interactive, a digital learning company serving law firms. The deal expands BARBRI's professional education portfolio by adding SkillBurst's multilingual, customizable e‑learning library and interactive training capabilities.

BARBRI (Leeds Equity Portfolio) Acquires Kaplan Altior

December 2, 2019

Education

BARBRI, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, acquired Kaplan Altior (Altior), a U.K. legal training provider, from Kaplan Professional U.K. and Ireland. The add-on expands BARBRI's UK legal training capabilities—including SRA-approved PSC, Trainee Litigation Programme and SQE preparation—and broadens its law firm client relationships in the U.K.