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Sector Brief - April 3, 2025

Professional & Tech-Enabled Services

Recent regulatory changes in select U.S. and international jurisdictions are rewriting the rules for legal practice ownership, making law firms—previously shielded from outside ownership—attractive targets for M&A in the professional and tech-enabled services sector. Access our Q1 brief for more on the factors driving investment opportunities and other insights, including:

  • What we’re reading 

  • Public company performance 

  • Economic and market trends

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Contacts

Harris-Williams Bio-Crop 0099 0596 DerekLewis

Derek Lewis

Group Head
Managing Director

Harris-Williams Bio-Crop 0089 0914 BrianLucas

Brian Lucas

Group Head
Managing Director

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Anthony Basmajian

Managing Director

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Bryce Walker

Managing Director

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Pete Morgan

Director

Harris Williams is a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries and geographies. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver superior outcomes to help them grow.


Harris Williams LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. Harris Williams & Co. Ltd is a private limited company incorporated under English law with its registered office at 13th floor, One Angel Court, London EC2R 7HJ, UK, registered with the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales (registration number 07078852). Harris Williams & Co. Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, number 5408952. Harris Williams Private Capital Advisory Ltd. is an Appointed Representative of Sturgeon Ventures, LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority number 452811. Harris Williams & Co. Corporate Finance Advisors GmbH is registered in the commercial register of the local court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under HRB 107540. The registered address is 16th Floor, Marienturm, Taunusanlage 9-10 60329, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (email address: hwgermany@harriswilliams.com). Geschäftsführer/Director: Paul Poggi, VAT No. DE321666994. Harris Williams is a trade name under which Harris Williams LLC, Harris Williams & Co. Ltd and Harris Williams & Co. Corporate Finance Advisors GmbH conduct business.