The finalists of the 2025 EducationInvestor Awards have been announced.

Organised by Education Property publisher, Nexus Media Group, the winners will be announced at a ceremony at London’s Hilton Park Lane on 17 June.

Operating for more than two decades, the awards celebrate the very best in health and social care investment, across categories including advisory and finance, clinical services, property, and more.

The finalists are as follows. The shortlist will be announced in the coming weeks.

For more information on the event, click here.

ADVISORY & CONSULTANCY

 

Consultant of the Year – Strategy

• Cairneagle
• Castlegate Education
• EY-Parthenon
• LoEstro Advisors
• MTM Consulting
• PwC
• Thuso

 

Consultant of the Year – to Deal-making

• Cairneagle
• CIL Management Consultants
• EY-Parthenon
• Navagant
• PMSI Strategy
• PwC

 

Financial Advisor of the Year

• Adam Street Advisers
• Clearwater
• DC Advisory
• Grant Thornton
• Hazlewoods
• Houlihan Lokey
• LAVA Advisory Partners
• Navagant
• Novistra Capital

 

Legal Advisor of the Year – to Deal-making

• Birdi & Co Solicitors
• Burges Salmon
• Eversheds Sutherland (International)
• HCR Law
• Mills & Reeve
• Pinsent Masons
• Stevens & Bolton
• VWV

 

Legal Advisor of the Year – to Education Institutions

• Bevan Brittan
• Birkett Long
• Browne Jacobson
• Clyde & Co
• Eversheds Sutherland (International)
• Fragomen
• HCR Law
• Mills & Reeve
• Pinsent Masons
• VWV

Property Advisor of the Year

• Christie & Co
• Knight Frank
• Newmark
• Savills

 

Recruitment/ Executive Search Firm of the Year

• Spencer Group
• The PIE Talent
• Vision for Education

INVESTMENT & FUNDING

 

Bank/ Capital Provider of the Year

• Barclays
• HSBC
• Investec Bank
• NatWest Group
• OakNorth

 

Investor of the Year

• Downing
• Global Education Holdings
• Mubadala Capital
• Patron Capital

 

Property Investor/ Developer of the Year

• Cain International
• Fusion Group
• Nine Points Property
• The Harkalm Group

EDUCATION PROVISION

 

Ed Tech & Content Provider of the Year

• BrightCHAMPS Tech
• Crimson Education
• Edubook
• Eleven Plus Exams Tuition
• HubGem
• IU Group
• Studiosity
• The Profs
• xUnlocked

 

Higher Education Institution of the Year

• Arden University
• Eaton Business School
• London College of Contemporary Arts
• QA Higher Education
• Vantage Education

 

Nursery Operator of the Year (Sponsored by The Harkalm Group)

• Ashbourne Day Nurseries
• Bright Horizons
• Fennies Day Nurseries
• Kids Planet
• Kindred Nurseries
• Nurtured Childcare
• Storal Nurseries

 

Private School Operator of the Year (Sponsored by MTM Consulting)

• Blenheim Schools
• Dwight School London
• Globeducate
• King’s College School Wimbledon International
• Sedbergh School
• Wellington College International

 

Private Tutoring Provider of the Year

• A to Z Educational Services
• EduBridge Tutoring
• Eleven Plus Exams Tuition
• Enjoy Education
• Eximus Education
• Explore Learning
• Immerse Education
• Ivy Education
• Professional Home Tuition Services
• Telios Tutors
• The Quran Hub

 

Skills-Training Provider of the Year

• Berlin School of Business and Innovation
• Corndel
• Global University Systems
• Kindred Nurseries
• Knovia
• Learning Curve Group
• SCL Education Group
• Supporting Education Group
• Tiro Training
• TTC Group
• UniHive Education

 

GRANDS PRIX

 

ESG & Impact (Sponsored by LAVA Advisory)

• Cognita
• Explore Learning
• Fennies Day Nurseries
• Global University Systems
• London School of Business & Finance
• MLA College
• The Edwin Group

 

Exporting Excellence

• Blenheim Schools
• FinlandWay International Preschools
• King’s College School Wimbledon International
• m2r Education
• Skilled Education

 

Market Entrant of the Year

• Affinitas Education
• Blenheim Schools
• Boost11+
• Educational Intelligence
• KMK Kinderzimmer UK Holding
• Oaklands School

 

SEN Supporter of the Year

• Bright Heart Education
• Enjoy Education
• Horizon Care & Education Group
• Hypothesis
• Melrose Education
• Odyssey Education Group
• Supporting Education Group
• The Edwin Group
• Widgit Software

 

Education Business of the Year (Sponsored by VWV)

• Corndel
• Immerse Education
• Learning Curve Group
• London School of Business & Finance
• Sommet Education
• Supporting Education Group
• The Edwin Group
• The National College