ICP Educare continues to deliver its targeted ‘’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 […]
Founded in 2021 by educational entrepreneur Craig Brennan, Nurtured Childcare is one of the UK’s fastest-growing nursery operators; Employing almost 300 staff, Nurtured Childcare now operates 11 nurseries across the North of England, offering 700 places; Elmore Kindergarten Group, a privately owned cluster of three nurseries located throughout Sheffield, was acquired using a facility from […]
OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided growth capital to Innervation Capital Partners, the sector-focused, theme-driven investor to support the “buy and build” strategy of its newly-launched Early Years provider, ICPEducare.
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 £400m to date, including over £30m in the UK’s early years sector; The £2.1m loan from OakNorth will support the acquisition of eight […]
Storal is one of the highest-quality nursery operators in the UK, currently operating 30 nurseries and two out-of-school clubs; The investment will part fund the acquisition of Children 1st Day Nurseries which has a portfolio of 23 nurseries across the Midlands and South Yorkshire. OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has extended further debt facilities […]
The loan is to an SPV managed by OMNI Developments, an experienced Developer who specialises in student accommodation and high-end residential development; The capital will be used to develop a new six-storey, 222-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA); Situated opposite the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee Campus, the site will offer a unique combination of large rooms […]