JS Group secures £5m funding package from NatWest

Deal typeTransaction Services
IndustryEducation
Client nameJohn Smith & Son Group Limited

The Southampton-based company will use the funding package to expand its network of partner universities. It currently supports 27 institutions across the UK.

The business will also develop its range of Aspire programmes, which aims to enhance student engagement.The funding will drive forward its growth plans. 

"We were pleased to secure the £5m funding package from NatWest to drive forward our growth plans and accelerate our expansion.  We appointed BDO to help us in this process and were impressed with their collaborative approach and tenacity throughout, not least given the restrictions placed on all of us during the pandemic. BDO added considerable value to the process through their understanding of the business and their transactional experience."
Chairman/CEO, Peter Gray, JS Group