Impact Futures Group
Direct Lending
27 May 2026
Direct Lending supports August Equity and Impact Futures Group with the acquisition of HSG
Our role
Our UK Direct Lending team is pleased to be providing senior debt facilities to support the financing of August Equity’s portfolio asset, Impact Futures Group, with the acquisition of The Health & Safety Group (“HSG”).
The acquisition further strengthens Impact Futures Group’s position as a leading mandatory training provider to critical sectors including health and social care, following the recent acquisition of CaringforCare. HSG will further enhance the Group’s proposition for customers and learners.
About Impact Futures Group
Impact Futures Group provides apprenticeships and commercial training programmes to customers in licence-to-practice healthcare and education end markets. The Group helps >5,000 learners each year to access high quality vocational training that leads directly to skills development and career progression.
About The Health & Safety Group
Founded in 2004, The Health & Safety Group is recognised as the No. 1 mandatory classroom training provider in the UK, training circa 50,000 healthcare professionals each year. The business delivers over 80 accredited classroom and e-learning courses through a nationwide network of more than 50 UK venues, alongside in-house training for employers. Its programmes are supported by recognised accreditations including RoSPA membership, City & Guilds Assured status, BILD and Oliver McGowan.
About August Equity
August Equity is a UK-based private equity firm focused on backing ambitious, high-growth businesses in essential service sectors, including healthcare, tech-enabled services, and professional services. Impact Futures Group represented the debut investment from August’s latest flagship fund, Fund VI, which closed at an increased hard cap of £350m in October 2025.
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