Case Study: Fir Tree Partners achieves 50% faster negotiation turnaround with Ontra

Fir Tree Partners Slashes Turnaround Time for Negotiations by 50% with Ontra

Fir Tree Partners, a New York–based private investment firm, faced a growing volume of increasingly complex NDAs and vendor contracts that slowed deal flow and consumed legal resources. To standardize contracting, reduce outside counsel costs, and speed turnaround, Fir Tree partnered with Ontra to leverage its outsourced contracting platform, negotiation services, and document management capabilities.

Ontra implemented a fully outsourced platform staffed by experienced ex‑BigLaw account managers, created custom scorecards for NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and vendor contracts, and enabled automated reporting and data extraction. The engagement processed 225+ negotiations and 90 vendor contracts, cut NDA turnaround time by 50%, unlocked contract data for benchmarking, and freed Fir Tree’s legal team to focus on higher‑value work.

Fir Tree Partners

John Ringwood

Deputy General Counsel