Youth Services
The youth services industry provides range of services and activities aimed at providing support, education, and guidance to young people, including organisations such as youth clubs, charities, and government-funded services.
Recent trends include the reconfiguration of services in the context of reduced budgets and the need to achieve greater efficiencies, a move towards integrating services and adopting locality-based delivery, a greater focus on targeted work and, in some cases, moving delivery of all open-access work outside the local authority, to external providers. Therefore, there is a significant opportunity for businesses to build scale and value.
Recent Transactions
Acquisition of app-based mental wellbeing support provider to US-based Terryberry
Sale of ProActive Prosthetics to Ability Matters Group, backed by G Square Healthcare Private Equity
Sale of Double First, a leading education Management Information System for private and international schools, to Australia's Education Horizons Group
Advised on debt restructuring of education supplies business, following COVID lockdown, with funding provided by Arbuthnot Latham
Management Buyout of arts and crafts educational supplier, Specialist Crafts (three weeks before lockdown!)
Debt advisory for KIMS Hospital with Clydesdale bank providing senior debt and Magnetar Capital providing mezzanine for new-build hospital
Debt advisory for expansion of Harley Street cancer treatment specialist, The London Clinic, with Barclays Bank Plc
Investment in adult education and skills business by Bridge Ventures
Assisted in MBO of Southampton-based fertility clinic
Business planning, strategy and bidding for healthcare services in East Kent
General advisory in relation to this health and social care provider
Assisted management with its renegotiation of facilities with Santander
Sale to management
Assistance with Dental Medical Plan's development of online practitioner training
Equity raising from Altitude partners for schools travel business