LLCP-backed Law Business Research picks up MBL Seminars

MBL is a provider of compliance-led learning and development products for professional services firms.

  • LLCP first invested in LBR in December 2017
  • MBL is LBR’s fourth acquisition under LLCP’s ownership
  • LLCP is a middle-market private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, US

Law Business Research (LBR), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired MBL Seminars, a provider of compliance-led learning and development products for professional services firms.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

MBL is headquartered in Manchester, UK.

LLCP first invested in LBR in December 2017.

“The addition of MBL bolsters LBR’s product portfolio while reinforcing its mission of informing and connecting the global legal community,” said Andrew Alexander, MD at LLCP.

MBL is LBR’s fourth acquisition under LLCP’s ownership. The company’s previous acquisitions include Globe Business Media Group in 2018, Docket Navigator in 2021 and Legal Monitor in 2022.

LLCP is a middle-market private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, US. The firm currently manages $8.7 billion of assets.

LBR is a provider of business information, legal analysis tools and networking for global legal markets. The firm is headquartered in London and has offices in the US and in Hong Kong.

LLCP was advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Kirkland & Ellis.