Corporate Finance
When you have ambitions to grow or are preparing for exit
Businesses operating in the education space are entitled to be ambitious. You are in a sector that is alive to the huge value that a first class education system contributes to the economy and wellbeing of our nation.
Whether you find yourself with the challenge of addressing curriculum developments, are keen to introduce more innovation into your products or services or look to expand into wider markets, this takes more than the commitment of you and your team – it will also require investment.
How our corporate finance team can help
As your legal advisors, Freeths can provide support, experience and expertise, whether obtaining debt or equity funding for working capital requirements or securing ongoing investment via seed capital, venture capital or private equity.
Furthermore, Freeths will be able to assist business owners when starting to plan a form of exit - working collaboratively with management and other advisors to help demonstrate to the maximum the value of the business. This may be a sale of the business and assets, a sale of shares or a listing to a public market.
Our Corporate Finance and Banking teams are on hand to support your preparation for and execution of transactions that you are embarking upon – helping you successfully execute your proposed transaction.
Our expert legal advice covers many requirements, including:
- Equity fundraises
- Shareholder and joint venture agreements
- Articles of association and related governance issues
- Convertible loans
- Debt finance transactions
- Asset and finance based leasing;
- Group restructuring
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Client case studies
National law firm Freeths have played a key role on the buyout of Now Education Group advising Alex Westworth, the new CEO of Now Education Group, as well as the wider management team.
Now Education is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of staff for primary, secondary and SEND schools across England and Wales, has announced a management buyout led by its co-founder and Managing Director, Alex Westworth.
The deal, which has been supported with institutional investment of £14m from Prefequity LLP, values the business at £28m.
Founded in 2010, Now Education supplies around 1,600 supply staff to more than 800 schools per week across England and Wales. It recruits in more than 20 regions and has permanent offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London and Nottingham. Comprising a team of nearly 40 consultants and ten back-office support staff, 95% of its business is from contract revenue with more than 75% of placements six weeks in length or longer.
National law firm Freeths has advised the University of Oxford’s Wadham College on Planet Positive Lab, the world’s first university-based, operator-backed and industry-driven climate tech programme for students, academics and alumni.
Planet Positive Lab is a new initiative between Wadham College, Founder’s Factory and Planet Fund (a ClimateTech investment fund).
Planet Positive Lab will provide students, academics and alumni with a programme of climate advice, operational support and capital to founders to help push forward science-based innovation that addresses the global climate crisis.
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