Our Corporate Finance team advises learndirect on its acquisition of AT&F Solutions

Our Corporate Finance team recently provided financial due diligence and buyside advice to Queen’s Park Equity backed learndirect on their follow-on investment in AT&F Solutions, specialists in providing CPD-accredited online health and safety training to businesses in the UK.

Wayne Janse van Rensburg, Chief Executive Officer at learndirect, commented: “We’re delighted to bring AT&F Solutions into the Group, serving our B2B customers with quality health and safety training. AT&F has developed a strong customer base over the past 25 years and additional demand is expected across the UK driven by increasing regulatory requirements. At learndirect, we take great pride in providing online education directly to individuals looking to better their lives, and now we can feed that passion into meeting the needs of businesses seeking high quality training solutions.”

Terry Breslin, Managing Director at AT&F Solutions, said: “Here at AT&F Solutions Ltd we are super excited to be joining learndirect, a true market leader in the ever-changing world of eLearning. AT&F Solutions Ltd has been specialising in ‘compliance health and safety’ for 25 years and during this time we have grown substantially, focusing on key topics to help fulfil our client’s growing needs. However, in order to support and expand a wider range of services our strength will come from this unique partnership adding to the expertise of the group, along with offering a wider portfolio to all our clients.”

The team at James Cowper Kreston was led by Stuart Williams, who commented: “We are delighted to have advised learndirect and Queen’s Park Equity on this transaction. Having advised QPE on their initial investment it has been great to stay involved as learndirect continue to expand the courses they offer as they cement themselves as a market leader in the online training and education sector. I wish Wayne and the team every success in the future and look forward to working with both them and Queen’s Park Equity again as they continue to build on their success.”