The platform will become a stand-alone entity with A&O retaining a significant minority stake in the business it created in 2002.

Aosphere serves over 725 blue-chip clients including banks, asset managers and corporates, providing online legal analysis on a subscription basis across a range of key compliance topics in complex areas such as financial derivatives, shareholder disclosure requirements, cross-border marketing, and data privacy. The platform creates efficiencies for users by providing standardised legal analysis on complex and multi-jurisdictional regulatory areas, maintaining up-to-date, high-quality information working with local counsel across the globe.

About Barings
Barings is a $381+ billion* global investment manager sourcing differentiated opportunities and building long-term portfolios across public and private fixed income, real estate, and specialist equity markets. With investment professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, aims to serve its clients, communities and employees, and is committed to sustainable practices and responsible investment.

*Assets under management as of December 31, 2023

About Inflexion
Inflexion is a leading UK mid-market private equity firm, investing equity of £10m to £400m in high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious management teams and working in partnership with them to deliver growth. For more information, visit www.inflexion.com.

About Endicott Capital
Endicott Capital invests exclusively in technology-enabled, B2B information services companies that provide critical data and analytical tools to a wide range of sectors and end-markets. For more information: www.endicottgp.com.

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