Bridging brokerage, compliance, valuation, and growth for Australia’s education sector.
Australia’s Most Trusted RTO Brokerage
At EDUsales, we don’t just broker Registered Training Organisations—we build legacies, unlock value, and navigate the complexities of compliance, valuation, and strategic exit with precision and integrity.
Founded by two of Australia’s most respected professionals in business sales and vocational education, EDUsales combines deep sector insight with unmatched deal-making experience.
Years Combined
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Business Sales
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RTO Scale Journey
$2M
Experience That Moves Deals
Meet the Founders
Frank Walmsley & Matt Sutherland unite brokerage, valuation, and compliance to maximise exit outcomes.
Frank Walmsley
Principal Broker
With over 300 successful business sales across two decades, Frank Walmsley is one of Australia’s most accomplished and trusted brokers. As the Principal of EDUsales, Frank has built enduring relationships with vendors, buyers, and industry stakeholders—earning a reputation for discretion, reliability, and results.
His experience spans industries, transaction sizes, and deal structures, but his passion lies in helping business owners achieve clean, confident exits.
Matt Sutherland
Strategic Advisor & VET Sector Specialist
Matt brings 17 years of leadership in the vocational education and training sector, including executive roles in ASX-listed education groups. He has not only bought and sold RTOs—he’s built them from the ground up.
As a founding executive and strategic architect behind multiple high-growth education businesses, Matt has led the development and transformation of RTOs from startup phase through to national prominence. His leadership has taken organisations from $200,000 valuations to over $250 million, driven by acquisition strategy, operational excellence, and compliance innovation.
Matt’s experience includes:
Navigating ASQA audits, CRICOS registration, and government funding frameworks
Building RTOs from inception, including curriculum design, LMS integration, and trainer onboarding
Leading mergers and acquisitions across domestic and international education markets
Designing governance and compliance models aligned with the 2025 Standards
Driving shareholder value and investor confidence in publicly listed education groups
Having operated as a buyer, builder, and seller, Matt offers vendors a rare depth of insight into what makes an RTO valuable, saleable, and future-ready. His strategic lens ensures EDUsales delivers more than brokerage—it delivers transformation.
