Scaling a Next-Generation Platform Law Firm Through Debt-Funded Acquisition

Mezzle is a UK-based full-service platform law firm built around flexibility, autonomy, and technology. Founded in 2020 by Mel Kang, one of the UK’s longest-standing fee-share consultant lawyers, Mezzle offers an alternative to the traditional partnership model. Lawyers operate as consultants, retain more of their earnings, and maintain control over client relationships, supported by Silks (its proprietary workflow platform), an enablement programme for commercial skills and personal brand, a next-day payment guarantee, and a virtual-first operating model.

With strong momentum and a growing consultant base, Mezzle sought to acquire a well-established UK legal practice (“Project Delta”) to deepen capability and expand its client footprint. The deal required a £1.5M term loan, a lender prepared to fund 100% of the acquisition, and a structure tailored to legal-sector cash flows (receivables and WIP), all within a short, competitive transaction window. Traditional banks could not move beyond indicative terms given the leverage, M&A flexibility, and platform-fee model, so Mezzle needed a specialist debt solution that preserved equity.

Quest ran a targeted process with specialist growth lenders, resulting in White Oak providing a fully debt-funded structure for the acquisition. The transaction completed in just four weeks from lender outreach to close, delivering 100% debt financing, additional working capital headroom to scale consultant acquisition and organic growth, and flexibility to support future M&A. The deal is expected to significantly increase revenue and EBITDA, expand consultant capacity, and establish a repeatable acquisition funding model to support Mezzle’s long-term, acquisition-led growth strategy without equity dilution.