Childcare & Education

Childcare & Education

Innervation Capital backed ICP Educare continues its impressive growth strategy with acquisition of The Woodlands Nursery, Newton le Willows.

Wednesday August 13th, 2025

ICP Educare continues to deliver its targeted β€˜β€™Buy and Build’’ of high quality Early Years schools – backed by OakNorth. OakNorth – the bank for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs – previously backed both ICP Nurseries in 2017 and Cresswell Nurseries in 2019 before their combination as ICP Education and sale to Oakley Capital IV in June […]

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Childcare & Education

Innervation Capital-backed, ICPEducare, secures growth capital from OakNorth to pursue β€œbuy and build” of Early Years schools

Friday April 4th, 2025

OakNorth  – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided growth capital toΒ Innervation Capital Partners, the sector-focused, theme-driven investor to support the β€œbuy and build” strategy of its newly-launched Early Years provider, ICPEducare.

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Childcare & Education

Commercial property investor and developer, The Harkalm Group, to acquire eight nurseries across the UK, following Β£2.1m loan from OakNorth

Monday February 3rd, 2025

Led by CEO, Adam Harvey, The Harkalm Group, specialises in the retail, convenience, roadside and education sectors; Completing over 150 transactions in the last five years, the group has successfully invested over Β£400m to date, including over Β£30m in the UK’s early years sector; The Β£2.1m loan from OakNorth will support the acquisition of eight […]

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