Buying and Selling Nurseries

If you are buying or selling a nursery, our specialist lawyers provide common-sense legal advice to ensure the process runs as smoothly as possible.

Our nursery purchase and sale experts advise owners and sellers across the UK from our offices in Bristol. We understand the challenges business owners face and pride ourselves on providing straightforward advice tailored to your needs.

Buying a nursery

When buying a nursery, you take on all aspects of the business and the property it operates from, which can often feel daunting. Barcan+Kirby’s corporate and commercial lawyers have proven expertise in nursery purchases and can put you at ease from the start.

Our lawyers solicitors advise clients on buying all types of nurseries; from family-run day nurseries to pre-schools and children’s centres. Our expertise includes:

  • Advising on transaction structure
  • Advice on funding and financial considerations
  • Helping with pre-purchase documents such as heads of terms, exclusivity agreements and confidentiality agreements
  • Drafting and negotiating the main purchase agreement
  • Due diligence
  • Advising on property considerations, e.g. leasehold/freehold and planning concerns

Find out more about our nursery purchase expertise here.

Selling a nursery

Selling a nursery can be emotional as well as stressful; after all, you will likely have worked hard to build the business and have formed relationships with staff, parents and children. Our expert team can advise you on the legal and regulatory aspects of selling your nursery, leaving you to focus on planning for your next venture; be that purchasing another nursery or business, changing career or retiring.

Barcan+Kirby’s nursery sale experts can advise on:

  • The structure of the sale and deal
  • Pre-sale documents such as confidentiality agreements and heads of terms
  • Coordinating the due diligence process with user-friendly electronic data room facilities
  • Working with our Commercial Property team on the the transfer of freehold or leasehold properties, and advising on new leases
  • Negotiating the sale documents and managing the completion process

Find out more here.

Get in touch

If you are buying or selling a nursery, our corporate and commercial solicitors will use their experience to find pragmatic solutions and ensure the transaction proceeds smoothly. Call 0117 325 2929 to speak to a member of our team or fill out our online enquiry form and we will be in touch.