Operating Company Education

BARBRI Global

Dallas, Texas, United States

BARBRI is a legal education and technology company providing U.S. bar exam preparation and broader lifetime legal learning through content, technology, and data-driven insights and solutions.

Focus Areas
Legal education & training, Bar exam preparation, SQE / solicitors qualifying exam preparation
Website
www.barbri.com

Tracked deals

8

8 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

4 addon · 4 buyout

BARBRI Global Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for BARBRI Global. 2 2019 1 2021 2 2022 1 2024 1 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    BARBRI
    Target
    Lega
    Type
    Buyout

    BARBRI announced its acquisition of Lega, a platform that helps law students, legal professionals, and law firms build practical AI fluency through hands-on, build-as-you-learn experiences. The deal will integrate Lega’s experiential AI learning model across BARBRI’s product suite and appoint Lega founder Christian Lang as Head of Innovation at BARBRI.

  • February 6, 2025
    Buyer
    BARBRI
    Target
    Quimbee
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    BARBRI
    Target
    SkillBurst Interactive
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    BARBRI Global
    Target
    Strafford
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    BARBRI Global, Francisco Partners
    Target
    West Academic
    Seller
    Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    BARBRI Global
    Target
    PowerScore, LLC
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Buyout

    BARBRI Global, a Francisco Partners-backed legal education provider headquartered in Dallas, acquired PowerScore, a test-preparation leader for the LSAT and other standardized exams. The acquisition expands BARBRI's offerings at the front end of the legal education lifecycle and aims to accelerate PowerScore's growth through technology and new product-delivery methods.

  • Buyer
    BARBRI, Inc., Leeds Equity Partners
    Target
    Altior (Kaplan Altior / Altior Consulting & Training)
    Seller
    Kaplan Professional U.K. and Ireland
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Wales, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    BARBRI, Inc., Leeds Equity Partners, LLC
    Target
    The Center for Legal Studies
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    BARBRI, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired The Center for Legal Studies (CLS), a provider of paralegal and legal support training delivered via online and live courses in partnership with colleges and universities. The deal expands BARBRI's paralegal and legal support training offerings and broadens its online program management capabilities for university partners; financial terms were not disclosed.

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