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Acquisition: Cactus Worldwide Limited

Geert Struyven
03/02/2022
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Crowe has advised on the acquisition of Brighton-based lanuage course provider, Cactus Worldwide Limited (Cactus) by British Study Centres Limited ("BSC").

Crowe has advised on the acquisition of Brighton-based lanuage course provider, Cactus Worldwide Limited (Cactus) by British Study Centres Limited (BSC).

BSC specialises in the delivery of high quality English language training to adults and young learners, teacher training courses for UK and overseas teachers and University Pathway programmes in partnership with NCUK, a consortium of leading UK universities.

The acquisition of Cactus enables BSC to add to their existing portfolio and take a further step towards their strategy to build a global learning experience group.

Crowe's role and team

Crowe’s Corporate Finance team consisted of Geert Struyen, David Payne and Oliver Weston. Tiina Weekes and Jack Paine also supported from the firm’s tax team.

Client quote

"This is a strategic acquisition for BSC as Cactus offers a very complementary service. We look forward to working with the existing management team to support and expand the Cactus business."

Nick Alexandrou, CEO

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