The acquisition of BPP by Apollo – and what it will mean for legal education
BPP Law School backs £300m takeover by US bidder
Legal Week: “The parent company of top UK law school BPP has accepted a £303.5m takeover offer from a US education provider in a move that will be closely watched by the legal profession.BPP Holdings today (8 June) made an announcement on the London Stock Exchange that the all-cash offer by Apollo Global worth 620p per share – a premium on Friday’s closing price of 567p – had been agreed by the board of BPP, subject to a shareholder vote….
I have done two podcasts to get an insight into this development.
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Lawcast 142: Peter Crisp, CEO of BPP Law School on the acquisition of BPP PLC by Apollo
Legal Week reported last week on the acquisition of BPP (and this includes BPP Law School) by Apollo, an American company. I interviewed the Chief Executive of the College of Law, Nigel Savage, for his reaction and today I am talking to the Chief Executive of BPP law School, Peter Crisp, for his reaction. |
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Lawcast 139: Nigel Savage, CEO, College of Law on the acquisition of BPP by Apollo
*** See also Charon post and comments section: BPP Law School backs £300m takeover by US bidder (1) |



BPP – student focused. Charon, is this the first of your comedy broadcasts ?
Anon…. Now now!