Category: M&A

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Vacant London nursery to re-open as franchise

New tenants are set to re-open a vacant North London nursery as a franchise under ...
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Autumn budget fuels nursery market surge

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has seen a 62.5% increase in day nursery ...
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Former nursery owner returns to market with acquisition

The former owner of a group of nurseries is returning to the early years sector ...
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Emperor Nurseries acquires Hampshire setting

Emperor Nurseries has acquired Dragonflies Childcare, an early years setting in Hampshire, in a deal ...
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Boutique buyer acquires nursery school

A "boutique buyer" has acquired Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School, a day nursery in Brockworth, Gloucester, ...
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Busy Bees acquires West Sussex setting

Busy Bees has acquired Sunshine Day Nursery in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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First-time buyer acquires Surrey nursery

A first-time buyer has acquired Farthings nursery in Surrey, in a deal facilitated by specialist ...
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Scottish setting sold to existing operator

Small World Children’s Nursery in Brechin on the east coast of Scotland, has been sold ...
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Inside the trends

Hannah Haines, head of healthcare consultancy at property advisor Christie & Co, provides insights into ...
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Why investors buy nurseries

Times are tough for many nursery owners but the sector as a whole is increasingly ...
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Shape the future

The Nursery Management Show takes place at the end of June at Birmingham’s NEC. Find ...
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First-time buyer acquires East London nursery

A first-time buyer has acquired Stepping Stones Childcare Limited in Leytonstone, East London, in a ...
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Grandir UK acquires Little Cubs Academy

Nursery group Grandir UK has acquired Little Cubs Academy, a group of two nurseries located ...
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Nurtured Childcare acquires three-setting nursery group

Broomhill Nursery, part of Elmore Kindergarten Group, which has been bought by Nurtured Childcare Nurtured ...
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Kids Planet acquires Warwickshire nursery

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has bought KCP Nursery in Warwickshire in a deal facilitated by specialist ...
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Nursery group acquires third setting

SADCO Nursery Group has acquired its third setting in a deal facilitated by specialist business ...
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Melrose Nursery invests in fourth setting

Melrose Nursery has bought Spire View Nursery in Salisbury, bringing its total portfolio up to ...
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Edinburgh nursery buys playgroup

Outdoor Nursery Edinburgh has acquired The Bees Knees Playgroup in Currie, Midlothian in a deal ...
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Global Educational Solutions buys Ilford nursery

Global Educational Solutions has bought Tamba Day Nursery in Ilford, Essex, in a deal brokered ...
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Little Academy buys Bradford setting

Little Academy Day Nursery has bought Rainbow House private day nursery, a Bradford-based nursery which ...
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Care group acquires nursery and nursing home

Church Farm Care has acquired Little Wrens Nursery and Preschool and Wren Hall Nursing Home ...
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Millfield Nurseries makes first acquisition

Millfield Nurseries has taken its first step into the childcare sector with the acquisition of ...
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Nursery Elite buys Birmingham settings

Fast-growing early years education provider Nursery Elite (Little Nurseries) has strengthened its footprint in the ...
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ICP Educare buys Oxfordshire Nursery Group

ICP Educare has bought Oxfordshire Nurseries in a deal brokered by Redwoods Dowling Kerr.
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Closed Swansea nursery re-opens following sale

Nursery operator Ty Enfys has re-opened a nursery setting which closed in 2023, following a ...
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MiChild acquires Lancashire nursery

Nursery group MiChild has acquired the premises of former nursery Little Angels in a lease ...
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Smooth transfer

Alison King, managing director at Bespoke HR, explains how to maintain staff morale and avoid ...
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ICPEducare secures backing for early years buy-and-build strategy

Innervation Capital-backed ICPEducare has secured a loan from OakNorth so it can pursue a buy ...
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Happy Days buys four settings in South of England

Happy Days Nurseries has acquired the Junior Childcare group of settings in the South of ...
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Kids Planet acquires Cheshire nursery

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has acquired the POD Nursery in Cheshire, in a deal brokered ...
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A strong start

Jenna Caldwell, director of operations at Redwoods Dowling Kerr, reveals the company’s latest childcare M&A ...
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A roller-coaster ride

As we find ourselves in the middle of one of the most significant changes to ...
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Investor buys nursery properties to let to The Old Station Nursery

Commercial property investor and developer The Harkalm Group is acquiring eight nursery properties across the ...
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Oldham nursery sold to Bolton owner

The owner of Zahra Day Nursery in Bolton has acquired Sunny Smiles Day Nursery in ...
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KidsKonnect acquires childcare sector training provider

Haarlem, Netherlands-based early years software company KidsKonnect has acquired Blackpool-headquartered childcare sector training provider NoodleNow.
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Happy Days buys Hampshire nursery

Happy Days Nurseries has bought Teddy Bears Nursery School in Hampshire, following a confidential sales ...
8 months
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80% of nurseries in large groups operate on leasehold basis

Eight in ten nurseries in nine of the largest groups in the UK operate under ...
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A guide to selling your nursery in 2023

Kush Birdi, managing partner of Birdi & Co Solicitors, explains his guide to selling your ...
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Selling your nursery: frequently asked questions

Kush Birdi, managing partner of Birdi & Co Solicitors, answers the frequently asked questions of ...
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