Services
Your partners for tailor-made growth.
01 · What we do
Investments, M&A & Private Equity
£200m+
Worth of deals supported*
* Represents total deal values across our advisory services.
One integrated corporate finance practice: investment advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity for the higher education sector.
We help universities and education businesses access the funding they need to scale. Whether it's equity investment, debt financing, or strategic partnerships, we provide the insight and support to secure the right capital at the right terms, connecting clients with suitable investors, preparing robust business cases, and supporting fundraising throughout.
Our M&A experience spans buy-side and sell-side advisory, valuation, and post-merger integration, ensuring every deal creates sustainable value for both buyers and sellers.
Through our private equity work we identify and transform undervalued educational assets, optimising governance, infrastructure, and academic offerings to achieve regulated or university status and unlock higher valuations.
- Identifying and evaluating funding options, and building compelling investment cases
- Identifying acquisition targets or potential buyers, valuations and financial modelling
- Managing negotiations, due diligence, deal structuring and post-merger integration
- Transformation plans and governance improvements that position assets for a profitable exit
02 · What we do
Strategic Transformation
25+
Clients supported
We work with leadership teams to rethink, reimagine, and reshape their institutions for the future.
Our approach combines deep sector knowledge with data-driven insight to unlock growth and operational excellence.
We work with the largest institutions such as universities and smaller providers including private colleges and EdTech businesses.
- Growth strategy and market entry planning, especially internationally
- Organisational restructuring and governance
- Academic portfolio and student recruitment strategies
- Digital transformation and operational efficiency
03 · What we do
Compliance: PlethroPro
E10
OfS condition covered
PlethroPro is our compliance toolkit for subcontracting and partnership arrangements in UK higher education.
Regulatory expectations around subcontractual partnerships have tightened considerably. PlethroPro gives universities and their delivery partners a structured way to evidence compliance with the Office for Students' condition E10, replacing scattered spreadsheets and email trails with one clear record.
Alongside the toolkit, our team advises on partnership governance, oversight and reporting so that compliance becomes a routine part of how partnerships are run rather than a scramble before review.
- OfS condition E10 subcontracting compliance toolkit
- Partnership due diligence and risk assessment
- Governance, oversight and reporting frameworks
- Preparing institutions and partners for regulatory review
04 · What we do
Education Delivery: Acourze
17+
Accredited courses
Acourze is our education delivery platform, offering UK-accredited, Ofqual-regulated online qualifications that progress students to a full UK degree.
Acourze delivers British-accredited diploma programmes online, giving students a faster, more flexible and more affordable route to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees in the UK and beyond.
For institutions, Acourze provides a ready-made delivery and recruitment channel: flexible learning designed around students' commitments, dedicated tutors and counsellors, and clear progression routes into UK university degrees.
- UK-accredited, Ofqual-regulated foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate diplomas
- Fast-track pathways progressing students into UK university degrees
- Flexible online delivery with instalment-based fee options
- Dedicated tutors, counsellors and student support throughout
Client feedback
"Plethro Advisory was instrumental in securing the funding we needed to scale our operations. Their team not only connected us with the right investors but also guided us through every step of the process, from refining our business case to closing the deal. Thanks to their expertise, we've expanded our presence and increased student enrolment significantly."