Horizon to invest £20m in Juniper Education.

Horizon, an investment company, has agreed to invest £20m ($25m) in Juniper Education, an education software and services provider. Juniper’s strategy is to consolidate the large and fragmented market for software and services provision to primary and secondary schools in the UK. The business has two divisions: one focused on software provision and the other on services including HR, finance and professional development. “This is an exciting time in UK education with a clear opportunity to consolidate software and services to reduce workloads and simply let teachers teach. The Horizon team’s track record in scaling software and service businesses and supporting buy-and-builds aligns well with our strategy for Juniper.” Gavin Freed, Juniper Executive Chairman.