Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Thomas Pollitt is a principal associate in our corporate education team with significant experience of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions in the education sector in the UK and internationally. Thomas also advises on collaborations, constitutional and governance issues and education regulatory matters.

Thomas’ recent and relevant experience includes advising:

Higher Education

•\tOn university M&A, including acting for private capital. Thomas advised Vanta Education on its disposal of BPP University to TDR Capital.

•\tA UK university on the sale of its business to a European education group, transferring the UK university from the charities sector to the for-profit sector.

•\tOn the merger of two higher education institutions (HEIs).

•\tAn international pathway college group on collaboration agreements with partner universities.

•\tUniversities on spin-out companies.

•\tHEIs on academic collaborations and trans-national education, including franchise, validation and articulation.

•\tOn the set-up of an HEI registered with the Office for Students.

Further Education

•\tFE College mergers, FE/HE group structures, service sharing and staff subsidiaries.

•\tThe establishment of Institutes of Technology.

•\tApprenticeship funding rules and subcontracting.

Schools

•\tIndependent school and nursery M&A, in the UK and overseas.

•\tUK schools on international expansion, including brand-licensing and joint ventures.

•\tAcademy conversions and transfers.

Principal Associate