Proof, not theory
Legal services is one sector, but IMS Legal Strategies and Orion Legal MSO sit at two different intersections inside it.
IMS Legal Strategies matches expert witnesses with litigators and corporations at scale, a dual-sided network. Orion Legal MSO runs the back office behind plaintiff-side law firms, a professional services business.
Same sector. Different models. Different value creation playbooks.
That's why the framework exists: a plan built for the business in front of us, instead of a plan borrowed from the sector average.
What we look for
- Companies operating at the intersection of our five business models and five services sectors
- Non-discretionary revenue drivers
- Headquarters in North America
- Systems & infrastructure to support value creation plan
- High-potential companies with $10-$40M of EBITDA
What working with us looks like
Sector expertise gets us in the room. Business model expertise keeps us there. Management teams bring extensive knowledge of their customers and industries. We bring deep sector expertise paired with business model expertise, supported by purpose-built playbooks, functional specialists, and pattern recognition developed across similar business models.
Management teams gain a partner with complementary expertise. LPs gain a repeatable investment philosophy built around it.
"The difference with Uplift wasn't that they knew our industry. It was that they understood how our business works. That changed the conversation from diligence to strategy almost immediately. Their approach reflects years of learning and best practices brought together in a very authentic way." - James Crane, CEO, IMS Legal Strategies