Moore Kingston Smith advises First4Safety on its sale to Amtivo Group

Moore Kingston Smith has advised First4Safety, leading provider of online Health & Safety training courses, on its sale to Amtivo Group.

Amtivo Group is a provider of training and accreditation for business compliance, with particular expertise in compliance, finance and technology. This transaction marks the seventeenth acquisition made by Amtivo Group in the last four years, which supports their strategy of driving tech-enablement of management system certification in the TIC sector.

First4Safety is a long-time IOSH Chartered member and deliverer of online IOSH accredited training courses. Their courses range from management training, executive training and core skills such as working safely, fire safety and mental health awareness.

The Moore Kingston Smith Corporate Finance team was led by Dan Leaman, who lead the process and negotiations. Despite the volume and variety of buyer interest, this proved to be a smooth, efficient process from heads of terms to completion in just seven weeks.

Dan Leaman, Corporate Finance Partner at Moore Kingston Smith, said: “it was great to work with First4Safety and to deliver the transaction smoothly over such a short time period. The variety of interest in the business from quality buyers goes to show the potential First4Safety has and I’m happy to have found a great fit for them to take that business to the next level.”

John Pillinger Director of First4Safety commented, “The communication, hand-holding, looking after us was excellent throughout the process. Dan Leaman was great at understanding us, and operating and communicating at a level that worked well with us. He encouraged, stepped in when he had to step in, and let us know where we needed to perform slightly differently to get the best out of the process. If I had another transaction, I would definitely use Dan Leaman and Moore Kingston Smith.”