Learning Light
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14 February 2013
Learning Light collaborates with IBIS Capital to produce a
detailed e-learning market report
IBIS Capital Limited, a specialist investment bank focused on the
Media sector, has produced a 101 page report on the e-Learning
sector - with market information and analysis from Learning Light, a
consultancy with an in-depth knowledge and experience of the
e-Learning marketplace and how to use e-Learning materials
effectively.
Entitled, the 'Global e-Learning Investment Review', the report
examines, among other things:
• Education trends and technology innovation
• Analysis of the structure of the industry (Content, Management
Systems and Distribution)
• Valuation metrics along with a review of mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) activity
• Overview of investor and strategic interest in the sector
The report sets out IBIS Capital's 'Lessons for the Future' for
would-be investors in this sector. These include:
• The rise in peer-to-peer platforms will result in large amounts of
educational content becoming freely available. Business models will
focus on delivering chargeable premium bespoke and ancillary
services.
• Learning will become increasingly personalised with e-Learning
harnessing big data analytics to provide interactive learning that
is tailored to the meet the individual's learning patterns and
aptitude
• With the rise of mobile and tablet penetration, students will
increasingly access content "anytime, anywhere". The classroom will
become the arena for face-to-face tutoring of individual
requirements and open discussion.
• The need to improve skills, meet regulatory requirements and
manage training costs will result in e-Learning becoming part of the
fabric of virtually every business.
• As the range of e-Learning offerings expand, the need for
qualifications and standards to be recognised will become
increasingly important. The accreditation will become unified over
time and educational brands will reduce to a small number of global
players.
• The education process will continue throughout an individual's
life. Individuals will maintain a live log of their learning
experiences from the time they start their studies and then on
through their working lives.
The report also sets out 47 significant Education M&A transactions,
where 75% of these have been in the e-learning sector over the past
two years, amounting to approximately $3.8bn by transaction value.
David Patterson, a director of Learning Light, commented: "We've
been delighted to put our market knowledge at IBIS Capital's
disposal - to help put into context some of the events in the
e-learning world over the past couple of years.
"While any company that wants to acquire companies in this sector -
or which wants to be acquired - will be anxious to read this IBIS
report, Learning Light would stress the need for taking expert
professional consultancy advice when performing such tasks as 'due
diligence' in the run-up to any further deals."
Charles McIntyre, of IBIS Capital, said: "The e-learning sector has
reached a tipping point where we now have the digital
infrastructure, the mobile and tablet penetration, the software
platforms and most importantly the consumer demand to see education
innovation in the digital age become an integral part of teaching
and corporate training.
"The IBIS report will provide a window onto this world for anybody
seeking to invest or build businesses in the e-Learning sector."
The IBIS Capital report, 'Global e-Learning Investment Review', is
available, from Learning Light's website,
http://www.learninglight.com/e-learning-market-research
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Notes for Editors
About Learning Light Ltd
Sheffield-based Learning Light was founded, in 2005, as a centre of
excellence in the use of e-learning and learning technologies.
Learning Light provides advice and help to organisations seeking to
use e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business
performance.
It is one of the few organisations in Europe that publishes regular
research on the e-learning market. It has also delivered bespoke
research projects for a number of organisations seeking to know more
about this market. In particular, it publishes in-depth reports on
the UK and European e-learning markets, encompassing market size,
growth projections and technology trends.
Learning Light's research has been used widely by Governments to
inform economic policy; by universities and education
establishments; by journalists; by investors evaluating new
opportunities and by other research organisations.
Learning Light provides support for clients at the 'define and
determine', 'design and develop' and 'deploy' stages of an
e-learning project. It also offers ready-developed e-learning
courses in leadership and management, health & safety, health &
social care as well as a range of courses for the engineering,
manufacturing, waste management and recycling sectors. It is a
WAMITAB Approved Centre to deliver qualifications.
About IBIS Capital
IBIS Capital is a specialist investment bank, based in London,
focused on the media sector. The group is an advisor to European
media companies seeking to build their businesses through organic
expansion or acquisition. The group assists companies with both
raising capital and M&A.
IBIS Capital, through the funds it advises and manages, also invests
in media companies. Further information on IBIS Capital can be found
at www.ibiscapital.co.uk
Further information from:
David Patterson/ Gill Broadhead, Learning Light, +44 (0)114 223 2442
IBIS Capital, corporate.finance@ibiscapital.co.uk
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405
Notes for Editors
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