The Unseen Group is excited to announce that it has completed
the acquisition of Pagoda Projects, a global internships
provider, into its growing group of brands.
The addition of Pagoda Projects marks the sixth acquisition by
the Unseen Group and the largest by team size to date. The
move increases Unseen's headcount by 70% and sees
revenues across the Group grow to £7.5m for 2023, up 78% from
£4.2m in 2022.
Zac Williams, CEO of Unseen Group said: "Pagoda is an
amazing business with a great team behind it. I'm really
excited to bring them on board with us as we continue
full-steam ahead with our buy-and-build strategy."
"Pagoda's mission to make better employment outcomes
possible for students from all backgrounds perfectly
complements our own mission to provide opportunities and
choices for the next generation of talent, so it was clear
that our companies aligned when it came to values and
purpose," he said.
Pagoda Projects partners with universities in the UK and
overseas to deliver part- or fully-funded internships, a
service offering that diversifies and strengthens the Unseen
Group's existing ability to cater to its long list of
university and employer client base.
Pagoda will join forces with Gradcore, another member business
of the Unseen Group that operates in an adjacent part of the
higher education sector, and the two businesses will work
closely together to unlock growth potential. Jamie Bettles,
Founder of Pagoda Projects, will continue to lead the Pagoda
business, as part of Gradcore.
He said: "When I first met Zac in 2023 I was really
impressed by his vision and the company values he had built
into the Unseen Group. After creating a successful graduate
jobs website, the growth journey Zac and Unseen have embarked
on inspired me to join the Group, knowing I'd be uniting
with a supportive and high performing team of leaders within
our space."
"Being part of an innovative group of impact-driven
companies will help us to offer our university partners and
student participants high-quality, high-impact programmes with
even stronger graduate outcomes," he concluded.